After 10 years of working as a FTE PM/producer I’ve now been laid off (thanks Covid) and am looking to start freelancing for the first time. What advice do you have for a new freelance PM/producer?
Also, what kind of insurance do you take out as a freelancer?

Should people be fired for lack of people skills?

Deloitte US just announced layoffs. Any other B4 started layoffs too ?

Lots of people loosing jobs due to Layoffs. Please ping me I can refer you in Accenture!

The COVID creative slump is strong with me these days. What are you all doing to combat it?

So I had been working as medical interpreter up to the early part of this year. Today, during an interview, the Director with whom I was interviewing genuinely urged me to consider pursuing a career as a PA or even attempt to go to medical school. I had considered it in passing before but today was about the third or fourth time that someone had earnestly nudged me in that direction. Has anyone here made such a career pivot before? I love working in healthcare, there’s nothing like it.

New here & looking to break into healthcare consulting. Any places hiring for a background like mine? Have a masters in a health science field, 4 years of direct clinical/hospital work, 1 year of military health work. Thanks!!

Laid off, 10 years exp, tired of acct management. Feel so lost. Don't want to go back to agency side. What should I do? I feel like 💩

If you still believe the election was stolen, you should be fired from your job because no client deserves a consultant with such poor critical thinking skills.

Anyone at West Monroe willing to chat? Applying to the experienced consultant position for healthcare.

Can some tell me how much your premium for malpractice insurance was when you first signed up?
I’m in NYC 3 years in practice need insurance.

Looking for respectful ways to manage helping people in need of a job or seeking mentorship. I get 3-4 requests a week from mutual contacts asking if I can connect with a former colleague (always broad). Typically the ask is a 30-45 min call. I’ve been laid off, I know how hard a time it is, but equally am working long hours, parenting and want to reserve time for those I know. How do others manage these extra calls into their weeks?

Hi All - anyone working in the swiss market here?

Looking for some insights of different firms there in terms of Comp., WLB but also brand within Health&Pharma would be useful

Thanks!

There was interest on another thread to get folks in Dallas networking and connected post COVID. I setup a WhatsApp group if you’re interested in connecting. See thread

Where do you go to keep up to date on new Healthcare benefit products, regulations, etc? Is there an industry/regulatory resource?

Currently I make a base of $63k/yr and $1k/mo in bonuses pre-tax. I manage a performance for a team of licensed insurance agents (service-based role in a direct business environment), maintain our business relationships, and support adhoc training needs. Is there anyone else in this type of role who is able to share how this compares to similar positions and your general location?

Thoughts on visiting Singapore right now w coronavirus at a lot of the connection ports in Asia? Healthy (to my knowledge) 23 year old girl. Flights are cheap af

It’s been 3 years since I (27F) moved to Seattle and still don’t have a solid social circle. Not necessarily a big group… I’m talking 3-4 friends who are easy going and not flakey/ hard to make plans with.

Idk if it’s due to Covid, Seattle freeze, a combination of the two or other factors. Any transplants out there who are NOT the outdoorsy type and feel the same? And if so, how did you get past it?

I have Covid. I am on day 3 and still getting sicker. Vaccinated and boosted. I feel like everyone just moved on, including myself, and disregard this as a threat. My office says it’s just a cold and I should be able to work from home. It’s not just a cold.

Anyone wants to play board game in Downtown BK after work today?

Hi wanted to know what is the current Operations Manager Salary as per market

Are their recruiters that specialize in placing CD level creatives in Creative Director roles at cool brands? Brands like DWR, Casper, Aesop, SweetGreen. Tired of surfing LinkedIn, Indeed etc. Help!

Have you been laid-off, furloughed, or fired yet? And how were you told this? Do you know anyone, personally, who was laid off?

Hi Guys, Is somebody can tell me how GCP Engineer interview will happen in Virtusa ? what type of questions I can expect.

Thanks in Advance :)

Dear Partners-
Have any of you switched firms to make P? Worth it? Tips? Have always planned to make at my firm, but my firm isn’t keeping up their end of the deal, so I’m job hunting....

Holy shit flight attendant lady... Why can't I use my laptop while we are de-icing for 30 minutes... Or why can't I use my internet on my phone while we are waiting to get to the Tarmac...

Looking into preowned watches under <$10k resale value...patek, vacheron, or rollie?

Hi guys
Anyone got information regarding job opportunity in renewable energy sector?

Hi, I am looking to be referred into some top consulting firms. I am a Project Coordinator at Nielsen with 1 YOE. I have applied thru various job portals but the application does not seem to be viewed or going forward. Would be really helpful if my fellow fishes can refer me. I will be happy to discuss further on this and share my CV. Have a good day!

So l just started a new job (I work in
higher Ed) but I would like another
stream of income. I am interested in
adjunct faculty but I find it so hard to
get into and I think it's because of
experience teaching. Can anyone be if help with landing an online adjunct position for teaching college readiness or success? I think to start my teaching journey that type of course would be best.

Men - do you try to get out of an argument/fight by pretending like nothing happened? Why so?

Which of the following, if any, are damaging to an attorney’s professional reputation and odds at equity partnership? DWI, bankruptcy, or divorce.

I don't know about you, but this is the longest my husband and I have gone without getting into a argument. Forced to be together forces us to behave?

I'm a first time Junior English teacher. What are some tips for differentiating an honors class from a regular class?

Can’t wait until all the F1 races are in America 🇺🇸

At my current freelance gig, they hold 47% of my gross paychecks for taxes. Is this normal or way too much?

I’ve been freelancing for 5 months and I hate the lack of control and inconsistency in work. At what point do you just call it and get a full time gig again?

I don’t want to bore you with billing ?s and the usual inquiries from people who are thinking about making the switch but curious to know if any of you regret it and why.

Starting the job search again very soon and trying to get a good idea of what to set my day rate as. I have three years of experience, and no awards. Looking at NYC

I may need a freelance senior (ish) AD to partner with for the month of January, in house at a start up. Post your books!

I keep on being asked ‘are you open to full time after this contract is over?’ Is this also common for you or is it just me and my role? 🤔

I’ve been a freelance print production designer for many years, and usually on-site in the before times. Now I work remote, and am finding it uneasy dealing with billing. Before I always billed hourly, which made sense, but it’s becoming an issue now. Some companies don’t have a full days’ work, so it seems wrong to bill full days, and it allows me to juggle projects for different companies, but my billable hours are down. I know I should bill a daily rate, but not sure that will fly. Thoughts?

Full-time, but doing my first moonlight freelance job. I want this to be the first of many. Should I start an LLC?

Trying to get ahead of late payments & revisiting my invoice template. What do you guys use? Do you include the due date?

Creative director in NY daily rate?

Any California freelancers/ self employed know what’s up with the CARES Act being implemented? When can we expect to apply?

How’s the freelance market in SF right now?

FL tax questions: 1.) last year I had 4 longer w2 gigs. Should I get tax preparer or do myself? Seems easy enough but im new to this so 🤷🏻‍♀️. 2.) do you write-off travel/lodging for out of city gigs?

I’ve been dabbling with the idea of getting into copywriting as something to soon the side but I have no experience doing it. What steps should I take (books to read, gigs to start with or pursue, etc) if I want to go from $0 and next to ) experience to $40k or so a year?

Right now I’m currently unemployed and taking a break from my fine art stuff to try to get back into tech sales, but I was looking to expand my skill set and also generate extra money at the same time.

What’s it like being a pregnant freelancer? Is it hard to get jobs when you are far along?