Carat Discussions

Hi all! I work in digital marketing / organic social. For those in organic social what platform do you use for scheduling posts, analytics, UGC, managing influencers etc? We currently use bizzare voice/curalate. I work for a national retail brand so we are posting 2x a day with tons of UGC and in house content. Your thoughts and opinion are appreciated with all platforms! :)

Please tell us, since COVID started:

-weirdest thing you've eaten
-weirdest thing you've watched
-weidest thought you've had.

Anyone else hear that post-CRT partners will get fired this year in commercial advisory? How the hell does a partner get fired....

I’ve been in tech sales for 20+ years. Have an opportunity to take a position at a tech company in Sales Enablement. Anyone have some insight into this type of role? Is it interesting, challenging, collaborative?
Thinking about coaching others in sales could be fun for me at this stage.
Would love some input as this is a new field unfamiliar with.

Does everyone have a refrigerator from the mid 2000s in the garage that they use to store drinks? 

I’m trying to get a job as a pharmacist at bcbs. Anyone ever worked there or have experience there? Any tips on how I could make my resume stand out for them?

Still not loving a newish gig. My responsibilities have been cut compared to my last role, my direct report and I continue to step on each others’ toes, etc. Advice? Nothing is changing after convos.

Social media is changing, from IG going to video and Twitter….well. It has become clear how important focusing on multiple social media channels can be.

Have you ever taken a job you know you will hate because you needed the money right away? I have a family to take care of. I don't want to be plowing through our savings for selfish reasons like my mindframe at work, but I don't want to make our lives worse by being miserable. It's a matter of really ruining some of our financial future if we don't get money soon.

I'm someone who has jumped firms a lot and am currently being pushed out of my current firm. I don't want to jump again, but I also don't want to lose this job with nothing lined up. Has anyone been in this situation? Were you let go without a job? How did you recover?

All our interns in our group that needs H1B didn't get return offer. Is that a firm wide thing now? EY didn't give offers to international students? That's really sad.

Does the IRS $61,000 total contribution limit include IRA contributions? Or just 401k (employer, employee before tax or Roth, and after-tax)?

Can you sell your used shrm cp books from the learning system? If so where?

For how long, we will do job in IT companies? When is the time to settle and stick with one company? I don't see new jobs for ppl with too high experience like 25+.. what are your pension plans and what is the age to get retirememt from this job? Shall side business be startwd along with the job now?

#foodforthought #generalopinion #foreseingfuture #unpredictablethough

Any pre-sales professionals here with around 5 YOE? Need some guidance please.

Is this also happening with you? Since morning lot of recruiters are calling for openings.

What are some tips or pieces of advice that have profoundly changed your career for the better?

Best books to study for case-study interviews? Or methods people have used? Coming from the consulting industry already but not a pure strategy role so need to catch up to speed fast

Don't be fooled. Recruiters never have your best interest in mind. Find your own dream job.

How much have you saved from refinancing your student loan?

What's a fair share of taxes? In my view, ideally 0. But curious to hear what people here think.

Talk me out of (or into!) buying a 2000 M Roadster. $14.5k, 111k miles. Mechanically sound with records, cosmetically nothing I can’t repair/replace.

Just started Prozac a week ago. Do the side effects diminish? If so, when....any first hand experience?

Exam tomorrow - super nauseous which makes me even more anxious 🥲 anyone get this and how do you cope?

Any bicycle recommendations to get around the city? Not a hardcore bicyclist or anything, so looking for something that has good value on the price and performance spectrum.

Has anyone heard about layoffs in PwC? And is it in PwC india or PWC Ac?

Trying to get my fat consumption up but don’t like the taste of coconut oil (most fat bombs are made of those) Any tips on what you snack on?

Do you get any goodies with laptop as part of joining kit? #GoogleIndia

I’ve been dating a guy who’s in the process of separating from his husband. I’ve found it emotionally difficult that he is not available as much as would be expected - he has to sleep at home most nights, we can’t really have a social life together yet, our weekend time together is weaved in around his family obligations (they have a child), etc. How do I tell whether I’m being unreasonable or whether I’m in an unhealthy situation?

Pls like this post. Need 11 likes for DM.

About how big is the Charlotte office?

Do pharma producers make significantly more than they would at a traditional agency? If so, how much more (ex. Sr. Producer)?

Is there a way for me to automate creating columns to do this so I can drag across and create my columns? For example--
1Q2021 2Q2021 3Q2021 4Q2021 2021 1Q2022?

Anyone joined IBM GBS recently... what are the contents in the welcome kit/ goodies?..which brand laptop are they sending?

Can I pay income tax challan using credit card?