After being laid off last year I was talking with some friends about my experience and a few of them said that I definitely experienced sexual harassment. I’m not sure
1. if it really was sexual harassment given I’m a fairly ‘open’ person myself as a gay man
2. If it was, how do I go about reporting this if without it sounding retaliatory (I have a new, better job and would never go back) against the agency?

We’re in such a vicious business. You give your heart & soul to an agency, a client, a brand. Then the wind changes & you’re laid off, reassigned, chewed up, spit out, on to the next. I’m tired.

Am I more or less likely to be laid off if the economy tanks even more if I just started as an analyst two months ago

Any word on layoffs at JPM?

Having tough time deciding between IB & Consulting. My thought process: I have a "better" background for IB (TAS/valuation) and with tech layoffs, this might push more potential would-be tech applications to pursue consulting (there by increased competition)? Additionally, you can do IB intern and full time consulting but not vice versa. I prefer consulting, but IB seems like the "safer" option? And if consulting does get hit hard, I would hopefully have a full time IB offer via internship.

So are the layoffs at Deloitte over ?

Hi Team, I was part of the layoff at Elastic last week. Our whole midmarket AE department was eliminated.
Does someone hire for a midmarket/commercial AE position in The Netherlands?
I am a native German speaker. Of course I already applied via LinkedIn, but I urgently need a new job in January.
Thanks everyone!

Hi all,

If people are getting fired from companies only.because they are on bench for more than 3 months, is it wise approach to switch with higher salary now?

Please list companies who are firing people or asking them to resign so that we get a fair idea of which company to join?

Share thoughts pls 🙏

Any creatives impacted by Forsman Bodenfors layoffs? That agency does beautiful, powerful work.

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

History of BCG layoffs anyone?

Should people be fired for lack of people skills?

Hi fishes,
Looking for a job change in sales industry, currently working with byjus and having to much toxic environment these days due to layoffs . Kindly recommend .

Hello everyone. I have 9 years of experience in iOS development. I have worked in swift, react native, reactjs, blockchain. Was working a product lead. Got laid off last week. Looking for an opportunity.
Thanks in advance!

I just got laid off from my job as a gov contractor because the project I was working on ended. I’m currently a grad student part time and was hoping to work that job until finishing grad school before applying to consulting roles. Should I go ahead and try applying for those roles now since I don’t have a job? Or should I wait since I’m still in school until next May?

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

With so much uncertainty in the economy and waves of layoffs that have hit tech especially hard... do we think there's really such a thing as a recession-proof job anymore if you're not an "essential worker"?

Other than Medtronic, which med device companies would you consider the cream of the crop?

What are all the agencies “return to work” policy? Are most agencies offering flex schedules / reserve a desk approach?

Any general anecdotes about moving from a market-paying law firm to government? What was the experience like? Any regrets? How bad did the pay cut sting?

Hi everyone,
I joined nagarro in July,22 and my first salary credited in aug,after that i was able to declare flexi and tax components ,then my second salary credited for sep month and it was very less ,bcoz of flexi declaration.but when i calculate declared flexi amount is ~25k ,as per nagarro it is tax saving component which you can claim later.but I am still not understanding why my executive allowance is very less this time from which ,i got in august 112000 and in sep it is ~21k in payslp

How much package should a data engineer get for 3 year exp?

If I did good on the first two interviews but just “okay” on the more technical third interview do you think I still got the job?

Welcome to the 30s and 40s singles bowl! Here’s to hoping the posts in this bowl are a bit more mature. Relying on the honor system here, try not to lie about your age.

Totally disinterested in tax, have 2.5 years experience and masters in accounting. Banking and finance jobs for about 3 years before I got into accounting. I don’t like the stuff that comes along with public, such as time tracking and hours goals. A transfer to audit is low on my priority list (also tough to pull off). Just started actively looking in industry, but fear that if I continue to stay in my current position, I will get pigeonholed into tax only positions in the future. Cont...

Sorry for going somewhat off-topic but I figure this is a good crowd to ask: anybody have a fountain pen they like below 200€? Looking to graduate from stealing ACN’s disposable pens, but I want to ease into it in case I lose it (pen won’t be strapped around my wrist)

Is montblanc’s horology legit? Might sound like a dumb question but I think of them as a stationary company first before a watch company

Dogs in offices are cool, but who's offering some comfy siesta benefits? 😴💤

Hey All. Anyone here knows if there’s a minimum employment period before PwC’s military leave policy (differential pay) kicks in? Will be doing National Guard basic training soon, but haven’t been with the company for a year. Thanks in advance.

Hey guys… I’m a case worker in child safety and I’m someone who loves being outdoors/dies at a desk all day. I’m hoping to organise that at least once a week I can go to a cafe and catch up on all my case notes that need to go into the system.
So far the only reason I’ve been told no is that “if you do then everyone will want to and then no one will be in the office” … how can I convince them that I work better out of the office and get this freedom & mental break for myself?

Do we have access to learning platforms like Coursera and udemy or anything else? Or do we have an option for reimbursement?

Planning director vs strategy director. Whats the diff? Is there a diff?

I feel like a planning director wouldnt know how to manage digital strgy while a strgy dir would be much more well rounded

Do any of u have book recos that give you the low down for digital/social (inclusive of what reporting means ect)? Just joined a team and would like to be proactive since everyone is super busy for

What’s the biggest difference between junior and mid creatives?

How do you handle remote teams being in different time zones? Right now we have a ton of team leaders on the west coast with the core team on the east coast and because of that urgent requests keep coming down after hours with the expectation to address it immediately. So at this point we’re working from 8am until like 11pm and nobody knows what to do to push back on it

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

CFOs shall be regretting any budgets approval for Cannes right now.

Thoughts on AI copywriting software? It's so cringy to me to think people actually are trying to get rid of copywriters with AI. Those taglines, headlines, etc., that are generated are terrrriblleee.

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 💩

Has this happened to anyone else recently?

Recruiter on LinkedIn: Hey we saw your work and were impressed with your ____ project. we’d love to setup some time to chat.

Me: ok great. Here’s when I’m free_______

Recruiter on LinkedIn: Sorry have to cancel the meeting, doesn’t seem like your experience matches the job we are currently offering.

This has happened 4 times in the past few months. Like you reached out to me??

As a designer, do you still use a print portfolio? Is that even a thing anymore? If not, do you use tablet, laptop, or...?

Just saw a commercial that was definitely filmed in my apartment building in downtown LA. Felt kind of weird.

How many agencies give cost of living/yearly raises vs just a “yearly bonus” ?

Can ya guess which one Barkley is?

I am 38, but I swear I was 18, like, the other day! I don't understand...😱

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

What's Your Take?:

Asking creatives to work on a project with lots of award potential but minimal budget/billable time allocations. So the majority of the work would be done on personal time.

A couple of ppl in my previous agency, saw a competitor acct try a very interesting idea that we thought was cool — but their execution was super localized, in europe, and was not even done to its fullest potential. So, they didnt get ANY press (just like two articles from random websites). Fast forward and Im at another agency, thinking that now more than ever, that idea could be done better. Is it fair game?

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

@Long-time creative freelancers, please enlighten the masses about why you might make a better staff hire than say, someone with nearly all staff role experience. Help clear up this weird prejudice.

📊 Curious to learn how diverse is Fishbowl? What's your age and nationality?