Anyone here eligible for the COBRA premium assistance subsidy under the American Rescue Plan Act 2021? If so, have you received a refund or rebate yet?

Omnicom asked me to fill out the eligibility form but are still charging me for COBRA 3 months later.

Does Singapore offer national healthcare services like in Europe? I am an expat and it seems to be that expats can only get business healthcare insurance

I tried asking this in my own bowl with no responses, so seeing if other consultants have run into this situation. I’m on parental leave, I got an offer for another firm, great opportunity and pay. How does one go about a resignation mid-leave when you would start the new job before the leave ends? Two weeks notice or just say I am not returning effective the day of the new job? Any things to consider besides potentially repaying the employer healthcare premium?

Does AWS really only offer 2 weeks of PTO when you start?

Hi Fishes,

Could you please share CGI benefits for lead analysts. Recently joined CGI.

How is S&P Global?.
Pros and cons
Employee benefits and Culture

Thanks in Advance! 😊S&P Global

Any one please give me some clarity on TCS maternity policy. My wife is 5 months pregnant now and my joining date in tcs is 21- March. I'm I eligible for insurance amount for maternity expenses. If yes how much.

Does NTT data give a probation of 6 months for lateral hires?
Can one take leaves in this period ?

Does EY’s vision plan not cover eye exams?

EY 🐠 - potentially starting with the firm soon, and my partner is due to have our first in April. Given the 1 year service requirement for leave, would I have the option to take PTO during birth and use parental leave after my 1 year of service? Appreciate any guidance here

What is normally asked for a Business Intelligence analyst role at GS?
The hike offering is quite low compared to other companies, so what are the other employee benefits?
How much is an average yearly hike one can expect?

Can we discuss the sad state of affairs that is the Publicis maternity/paternity leave?

How is the medical insurance policy at HCL Technologies?

How many leaves can we take during the notice period?

Hi Fishes, what is Reimbursable flexible benefits in PwC offer? Will that be a part of my in hand salary?

How does the pre-tax parking benefit work at kpmg? There isn't much detail on ssc or benefits connection but it seems like it is on the honor system vs a separate account like FSA?

Does tech mahindra provide sabatical leave to employees for higher education?

Got offer for Band 6 Manager Credit Risk Kolkata, how is it, benefits, work culture and balance wise

Anyone ever mount a tv in their apartment and then suddenly hear way more noise from your neighbor?

Breakup etiquette- we broke up and I was supposed to go to his relatives’s wedding in a couple of weeks. I know the couple, not super well, but have hung out and texted individually as well. Should I let them know I won’t be attending and wish them well or don’t reach out to them?

If I start a full-time position as a Product Engineer, what salary should I expect within the Metro-Detroit Area?

Openings for Graphic Designer with 5+ yrs of experience.

DM for referral or Suggest your friends as well.

DM for Company name & Other details 🤝

My friend was on the price is right today. Productivity gone.

Which is the best salary account in Nagarro

Actively referring folks with ServiceNow and low code backgrounds looking to learn/move into cyber, should anyone be looking or interested.

Didn't have top grades, wasn't on law review. Worked at a midsize firm and was laid off in march-- have about 3 years experience in a hot practice area. Have been applying and had some interviews at larger shops but nothing has come of it. I'm still applying to roles (not many out there) in my area but coming to the realization based on number of larger firm rejection letter that I may not find a role. Where would you go from here if you were me? Was making good money at the midsize...

Any one here from HCL Bangalore working DBS project as a L2 Enginner?

If I leave big law for ADA will I get canceled?

I have just recently accepted a position as Director of Compliance at a Fin-Tech company here in Naples, FL.. My previous 17 YOE were strictly in the Financial industry. Does anyone know what the average salary is for this position? I have a sinking feeling that I accepted the role too quickly without comparing salaries. The position only pays $50k/year. That seems low to me.

JOBS!!
Neptune Retail Solutions is hiring an Art Director/Senior Art Director. Amazing work life balance! Feel free to DM if you have any questions :)

Thoughts on this offer? $145K base + 10% bonus + $5K signing (TC year 1: $165K). No stock. No RRSP matching. Role is BizOps Senior Manager (IC). Industry is Insurance. Is it too low? Thanks.

Hello new to the Fishbowl, currently seeking new employment in the Cash Application Accounting, system implementation, order to cash Management or non management roles. Also, open to new opportunities in other areas. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated ☺️

What do consultants do? I see Consultant titles pop up on here all the time and wonder what do y’all do? What are you consulting on? Seems interesting but i I googled and am still confused.

My back hurts so I’ve been laying on the floor looking at Fishbowl all day instead of doing my job.

Anyone have any good office chair recos for sedentary potatoes that wfh?

This morning (about 6am) my mom walked in on her 26 year old son whacking off wearing a pair of purple silky and black lace trim panties. I had the laptop going watching a naughty video and everything 🫣. All I could muster was “uhm, a little privacy please???”

Are agencies pretty good at hiring on if they “wanna try you out Freelance first”?

Just got word that I didn’t get a gig I was excited about for 48 hours. Freelancing is like a drug. High from the email asking your availability. Low if it doesn’t go through.

Is there a good spot/website I can look for a “checklist” of things to do before going freelance? Or can any of you fine people help me out? Would love to hear from creatives in particular.

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.

Old coworker/friend wants to hire me for a freelance project. Anyone have any idea what kind of number I should charge her? I want to give her a good price, but don’t want to underestimate the work.

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?

Creative director in NY daily rate?

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?

On a gig with an end date but a hold for the following week. Got strong interest from a place that wants me to break the hold (not the booking) is a longer gig and is offering more $$. Advice?

A client wants about 20 speciality icons made for a brand guideline, but it’s out of scope and was not included in the original ask. What is a normal price for something like this?

thoughts on “net 30” payment terms? has a company ever not paid on time? what do you do when that happens?

How much higher should my 1099 hourly rate be compared to hourly breakdown of annual salary? Like add 30% for taxes, then roughly how much more considering no benefits etc. - like 10-15%?

How do you deal with references as a freelancer? Most of my past gigs - I had managers on paper but it was a formality as I led my own work so don't feel comfortable asking them to be a reference.

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!

Anyone have an amazing CPA for freelancers on the west coast?

1099 or w-2 ? I have been given the option though the company prefers w-2. It’s a day rate booking couple of months or more (no end date). I already have 1099 from similar company this year and am leaning towards 1099, but I don’t want to be difficult. I do take home office deduction and they are not supplying any equipment. Suggestions?

Any freelance awards writers out there? We've got a Cannes submission for a big brand that we could use some help with. Any hand raises or recs for someone with experience in this area = much appreciated 👍

What’s the best way to negotiate more money during a contract to FTE conversion? My manager and I had the conversion convo today and he said he’d like to convert me immediately and took the action item to do so. In terms of comp he said they should already have what I’m expecting but I don’t think I communicated any FTE number to my contracting company. In this job market with all the layoffs, should I count my blessings and take what I can get or is there wiggle room.
YOE: 10

So is clients asking for a unpaid writing test “that shouldn’t take more than two hours” really a thing? When I asked the recruiter how they intended to pay me for those two hours, I was told it’s an unpaid test but’s she’d see if they would make an exception 🤔

I politely passed on the opportunity.