Anyone else seeing an uptick in work? I just had to turn down a freelance gig recently because I have way too much going on. 6 months ago things were QUIET.

Every other week I host an Advisor meeting for the advisors in my branch. I like to mix up the topics. What topics would you suggest or have been valuable to as you have attended similar meetings?

Do you set up any standards when you date with anybody? I’m currently dating with a Mexican man. He is older than me 10 years old (I thought 6 when we first met). His job is construction and made less than me. He is insecure about the money but I’m not really. But, the one bothering me is that he is illegal immigrant. Other than that, He is a cure, nice and independent guy. When dating, he split money/ or want to cover for me. He cares about people around. I am happy but not sure about LT.

How many leaves are there in virtusa in a year

London, Dublin, Luxembourg, Munich. Choose a place to move to from NYC. Fuck H1B.

Does anyone have Organization Design case study experience?? I’m hoping to get some insight to help prep for my Consultant interview in some days with Deloitte.

Hi everyone, I am looking for a nanny in the Chicago downtown area. Does anyone here have any leads? Thank you!

On MBA resumes, how should I describe my company? Work for a company that the ad comm probably won’t know. What details should I include?

What you didn't know about engineering...

Do you ever regret your career choice? I’m beginning to realize I may not have wanted to be a mechanical engineer after all. What other career options are there for me with my current degree?

I was promoted to manager 1 last year. What is the % hike i can expect this year. What is the salary range of managers? Service line : tech consulting

Got H1B lottery picked up last year (2021). Now I have an approved petition. But I am not holding visa.

In this situation - can I able to switch company? Can I able to change the petitioner(new employer) in this approved petition?

I’m visiting Singapore soon via VTL (US resident). For any foreign nationals who have travelled to Singapore since the pandemic or is familiar with the process—is there any documentation I can provide that includes my proof of address while I’m there? I’m living with my fiancé and his family.

When choosing the city to immigrate to Australia, to continue your career as leader coach in IT, which city do you consider has the biggest opportunities?

Typical exit ops for M&A operational due diligence?

Hi all, I am trying for role - Customer Engineer GCP. I have 5 years exp in (GCP cloud predominant for 3 years now) DevOps field in Financial Services area including FinTech (Fidelity Investments), Bank (HSBC) & Insurance(CNA Insurance - currently working). Also have a Masters in MIS. I have got & cleared calls from AWS for AWS Developer, Architect roles & failed on-site FB Production Engineer role interview. I have applied but not got a callback from Google? Any advice, highly appreciated.

On the verge of turning an hourly client into a retainer. Any tips?

I was laid off, and I am now trying to pick up freelance while also on unemployment. Last week I made roughly double my UE benefits from a freelance job.

Does anyone know if this will disqualify me from future UE benefits, even though it was a temporary, one-time job?

What’s the longest an agency has kept you waiting in reception on your first day of a gig?

All of my writers are busy. Went FT, family stuff, already booked. I had to leave a 5 week contract on the table because I don’t have a deep enough writer pool. I’m 17 years in the biz, have awards and primarily do TV and Digital. CD/AD. Anyone interested in building a professional partnership? Let me know.

Any 100% remote PM positions out there?
I’m kicking back 10k for the referrer at 30Days in. I travel between Canada and Mexico.

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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.

Does anyone know of a coworking spaces that focus on creatives and/or marketing companies? All the ones I know of like technexus, wework and 1871 in Chicago are tech company focused.

Is booking 40hrs a week freelancing for one company a good idea? Or does that seem like you don’t have anything else going on? I would like a good work life balance with the ability to take off weeks at a time in the middle of all this.

Any advice on how to get clients to pay your invoice on time / what to do when they don't? I'm currently working with an agency who agreed to net 30 terms, but has been late with every invoice so far...It's probably a lost cause on this particular job, but Im wondering if there's anything I can do in the future to avoid this situation. Does anyone charge a fee when invoices aren't paid on time? Or is this just par for the freelance life?

Question to freelancers: why?
What are the benefits and the odds of being a freelancer and how did you make that choice?

Have you ever regretted your choice?

If I contribute to a solo 401k, is the additional profit-sharing contribution (the 25% of compensation after the $19500 contribution) based on my gross income, or is it based on gross income minus expenses? Thank you🙏🏼

Is charging $1 per word reasonable for someone w/10 years of copywriting experience?

Friendly reminder folks- don’t work for Havas Health and You. They cut the freelancers hourly rates, again and made it so there’s no OT. The resource manager at HOV said if I couldn’t swing $80 an hour as an HCP copywriter, she’d have to find someone else. Good luck 👍🏻

Have any American Producers ever successfully been able to freelance abroad (London or Amsterdam)? Any advice?

RE: Day rates and exempt status. Any problems working way over 40 hours in media especially? It’s been about 7 years since I last freelanced but was able to claim overtime then. (cont’d)

How is the freelance world looking in Chi right now?

Anyone have experience with cold emailing CDs looking for freelance? My network hasn’t been coming through lately. Is it an annoyance, or could it be worthwhile?

Question: what’s best practice for LinkedIn? Listing all the agencies you’ve freelanced at in your description, or having each stint in your job history?

Is LA the worst right now or am I just the worst?