26 years old, starting jr art dir position. Was working on something else before I am here. Long way to go. Feel too late and too old among peers, but most of the times, I am glad I am here.

Hi Fishes,

I have received offer from commonwealth Bank of Australia service private limited company for position of associate Quality Assurance Engineer. Can somebody please help me on review of this company? Wheather it's good to join?

Thanks in advance

Hello everyone ,

I'm looking for openings for business analyst or senior business analyst roles. Kindly help me out with referral. YOE - 3.4

AbbVie just posted Director of Innovation role. Does anyone know about this team? Seems like a good exit opportunity but would like some inside scoop.

Hello Fishes,
Has anyone landed a role of SRE with Arcesium recently?
I wanted to know how much CTC to ask for and also some comments on the quality of work and tech stack would be helpful.
YOE - 4.2
CTC - 13 (fixed)

Is it true Deloitte is not sponsoring H1B visas? I have a friend considering joining as an SC after MBA. However, they are concerned that Deloitte is not sponsoring. Are these fears correct? How does this work from a recruiting perspective? They would be hired as an off-cycle campus hire via PPMD referral, not within the standard pool of campus hires. Thanks!

Anyone in herspiegel? I’m looking for a referral for a consultant/sr consultant position in life sciences if you are hiring. Have 2 YOE.

How many YOE required to apply to Google technical program manager role?

Has anyone else worked two programming roles at one time?
I currently work as a Contracted Software Engineer and I’m set to finish my contracted time at the end of October. To stay ahead of game I started to move forward in the interview process with another opportunity as an Application Software Programmer and just received notification that I got the position. I definitely could use the extra paycheck to help out with my financial obligations. Just wanted to see if anyone has done this before.

What are some common exit opps for strategy (MBB) consultants in London?

Hello everyone! I'm a Paralegal in Michigan with over 7 years of Paralegal/Legal Secretary experience. I'm looking to transition into an in-house Paralegal position either here in Michigan or remotely. I've already applied to a few places, but I wanted to check here to see if anyone else can refer me to any in-house job postings.

I’m looking to exit B4 audit to transfer to B4 FDD/TAS. Has anyone made this move? Advice for interviews? I am not a CPA, however would consider pursuing my CFA. Is there a license requirement to make manager at the B4?

Hi all, I have an offer in hand from Coforge (20+1) and indegene (22+1). Confused which one to go for as both are offering IT delivery role.

Looking to transition into an HR leadership position. 17+ years experience in running a startup managing 50-100 people (15 years) and handled all facets of hiring, firing, compensation, negotiation, training and employee relations. Responsibilities also include other non HR functions such as business dev., client relations and expansion, logistics. Currently studying for the SPHR and plan to take the GPHR as well. Thoughts on difficulty of moving into an HR leadership role?

Do you have any advice for a career in a bank?(Position in IT)

Where to eat tonight ?

When I first joined Fishbowl, I was so productive in the Tech and Startups bowls. Learning, networking, contributing.

Then I discovered the Confessions Bowl and got sucked in. I haven't been in the Tech bowl in two weeks. 😕

What are the steps to turn in two week notice? Email a word doc to HR then let me counselor know?

How to handle your own procrastination? Any tips/advice?

Has anyone ever done evening team check-ins and found benefits to having status updates at the end of the day vs morning? Asking about this in terms of working from home on an audit. Thanks!

Any suggestions for healthy self help books? Or healthy eating or understand why we get cravings? Looking for self help books alone those lines to help get my eating right

Has anyone gotten to the point where it is physically painful to try and concentrate? Not sure what to do at this point; had Ritalin for a bit, but I adjusted in like 10 days before the benefits went away. Now I’m scared I’ll just keep getting worse

Any potential flags/benefits for dual agency? My agent and the seller's agent work for the same company.

Does anyone have suggestions for a refresher course/presentation on critical care? I'm an OB/GYN wanting to keep myself educated.

Planning a trip to Tulum, Mexico for about 12-15 people. I am wanting to get a house near the beach with a c or can come every day. Any suggestions on where to start? Would we also need to rent cars?

What’s everyone’s favorite bars?

Does PwC let you use your own card for business travel?

Any recommendations on lume watches

Hi,

What base salary could I expect for 13 years experience to work as Senior System Software Engineer?

I teach British Lit. For anyone else who teaches this, what are some of your favorites to teach? I have been doing Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales, Macbeth, Etc., but want to add something new this year

Happy to inform that this bowl is now 1000+ times stronger! 1.2K members and counting! 😀

Can someone share the salary for a UX designer with 5 years of experience in Microsoft. I have cleared all rounds and I am not sure what do I ask as my expected salary going by microsoft standards

Is it normal for every single call (client or internal) everyone dials in from their desks at an open format office? Everyone avoids takings calls together/conference rooms like the plague.

How long can you go without having anything to do before you get laid off?

I've seen quite a few people make jokes about being "aged out" of advertising. Could someone please explain what that looks like and when that typically happens? Forgive the dumb question, I'm a newbie to the industry so I'm a bit confused. Wouldn't agencies want people with more experience?

Who has more earning potential: Creatives or Producers? Talking about two aspects: mid-career salary and lifetime earning potential? I feel like producers peak earlier but creatives have higher max?

How much do senior strategists in LA make? Moving from NY to LA and wondering how much of a hit in pay I’ll take from lower cost of living or whatever recruiters will say

Great paying job, toxic work environment - how long do you stay for?

Serious question - which one lasts longer: real Donald Trump or Marcel?

For all the Q3 and Q4 misses, looks like most of our agencies are projecting big rev increases for Q1. Trump effect 📈 ?

A post-mort meeting scheduled with:
6 account
2 strategists
1 creative

Sounds like an ambush!

Happy, found out most of my team is unhappy, now I’m unhappy, too.

Best time sheet system you’ve ever tried in a job?

When negotiating salary, what’s the highest you’ve ever asked for and actually gotten it? Did asking for a crazy amount ever backfire on you?

Most beautiful places to escape within three hours' driving of NYC? Forests, lakes, ocean, camping.

Thank you all for existing on Fishbowl and for being such a supportive community. It’s been a difficult year, but at the end of the day, I’m glad to have people to commiserate/celebrate with ❤️🙂❤️

Why do I literally chew my nails off throughout the day. Need to know so I can stop

Media arts lab. What does everyone think about it? Culture/work life etc?

I get it.Every request is urgent/priority/bs. But I got thrown a “highest priority urgent” today so just want to confirm..does this come before or after “extremely urgent” on the scale of urgent-ness?

Which portable standing desk converters do people have and recommend. I live in a tiny NYC apartment so use my dining table as the office during the day but need to put it away at night.

Shoutout to the recruiter who ghosted on a meeting they setup! Gotta love the professionalism 👏

Has anyone been able to negotiate anything extra or terms when being laid off?