As much as being able to manage direct reports is important, managing up is also such an important skill to have. What tips or strategies do you have for managing up and tackling that relationship with your direct/skip level managers?

What does your firm offer in terms of career development and support and how would you rate the quality of those initiatives? I feel like I've plateaued and haven't grown professionally for some time.

I am joining LTI tomorrow.

Just have few ques about the company. Can someone pls clear those.
Band: P3, YOE: 6.5, CTC: 15.5
1. When can I be eligible for next promotion in the company?
2. How is the annual hike in the company?
3. When(which month) do we receive our variable pay?
4. Is there any other benefit provided by the company? like wifi bill, petrol bill etc.

Try being a middle aged black immigrant woman—It’s a counterproductive attitude, as the experience, skills and talent brain trust is kept outside of the good work that all of this brings.

Why associate consent is necessary if he/she is got SA project?

Fall is coming...

Possibly.Wrong.Choice - #oscars #Envelope #LAoffice #160,000Fee okay I'm done this is getting so old

Been flinging my resume at some roles with no luck, anyone have tips for getting seen for industry roles

Need a referral for Engineering Manager or Technical Project Manager in Pune or Bengaluru or Hyderabad, India.

I have 6 years experience in Project Management and team management. 9 years experience in various technologies and cloud services.
Total experience

Please DM if you feel suitable.

Anyone that is WFH but rents a small office space to work from?

I don't want to have to go to an office with coworkers, but I do feel like I'd be more productive getting out of home office a couple of days per week.

Feel the same?

Scheduled to retake AUD in 4 weeks and take REG 4 weeks after. Ready to finish this beast!

Does anyone have a preferred car service company? I am looking for a service that can consistently provide traveler alerts such as when car has arrived, passenger is on board, trip competed, etc. across US cities. I have found a company that will do this when I book travel in NYC, but when my Professionals arrive in their destination cities the affiliates do not offer this same feature. Any suggestions? Thank you!

People talk about doing industry research as part of free Friday afternoons or other downtime, but I'm not sure where to even start. I'm a Project Manager.

Going into another week, make sure you're taking time to take care of yourself and congratulate yourself for making it in an industry that was never ever meant for us. Just the fact that you're here is an inspiration to those that will come after you!

Very specific to retail and/or hospitality in-house roles: has anyone found a good solution for predictive scheduling? Our retail division has one set of software for scheduling and one for payroll, and neither of them can handle predictive scheduling compliance issues unless they’re used for both the scheduling and payroll functions. I’m coming up empty on ideas for them to bridge the gap, but I’m also new to my compliance counsel role, so I would be overjoyed if anyone has suggestions.

Who’s negotiated severance? Any tips?

Polling those willing to share. What is your OTE? And does your base comp ever increase based on performance or a merit increase?

Hourly pay rate

Someone talk to me about Isobar and/or IA Collaborative. 👍👎❓

Looking for in-house work, feeling depressed about the options in Chicago. Anyone have any leads or advice?

Is $180k OTE competitive compensation for a Head of Product Design in a startup? Remote role. East Coast US hours. Managing a team (hands on too) so likely not a checkbox 40h work week.

Any packaging designer available for a small gig? Not agency project, helping a friend’s start up.

Can we get a thread going of Senior Product Designer salaries.

I am currently a contractor and make $65/hr.

How much should I expect to pay to a contractor for building a fully clickable prototype in figma? The design is multi platform and contains roughly 12 screens.

How do you count years of experience? Lets say you were a web master for 5 years. Then you transitioned into a proper UX role and did that for 5 years. Is that 10 years of experience or 5?

Hi all
I started out as a graphic designer. Worked for about 4yrs in different roles. Then i started a digital design role for 2 yrs and then made my transition into ux. i have been in a ux role for 5 years. But i want to steer my career towards something more creative. Like in 5-10 years I wouldn’t want to be a specialist or a ux director. I d like to be an art director or creative director. I love branding & marketing but also product. Would love something that allows me to do both?

Does anyone know of a good place online to look for UI/UX designers who specialize in Figma?

Hello friends,
I wanted to share that I am in my first job as ui/ux expert and I am the only ux/ui person in the team. I am expected to take care of entire research and design of the product. It becomes very overwhelming as the product that I am working on is in a early phase and I am expected to think about ui as well as ux and also design entire app on my own.There is no user interview or user testing happening as my project manager thinks it can be done after product is launched. Please help!

What sites/tools do you use to create and maintain your portfolio site?

Any book recommendations for soft skills at an agency/studio? For stuff like giving feedback, meetings, presentations, client interaction, etc.

Many predict that the true economic impact will start in September. As a designer, how do you prepare yourself: Become more specialized? Move somewhere cheaper? Change field? ...

I'm a baby UX designer and am curious how others landed their first gig? I'm in GA's 6 month program and we haven't developed portfolios, is it possible to get an entry level position with just work samples?

Want to switch from graphic design (mostly doing print, some digital) to UX/UI. Some advice, tips on how to make a transition? Classes, videos, books, interning? How to find first projects? Thanks.

What are actionable items one should strive for when trying to grow as a designer after landing their first role? I hear a lot about ways to grow to land the first job but very little about how to improve after you know the basics.

If you see an open job posting at a company you want to work for, what steps do you take to apply? I’ve been told that cold applying and making no contacts is usually not going to lead to anything, and that’s been true in my experience. But should I reach out to someone first? Should i apply and then email someone? In HR? Or someone who’d be directly supervising me? Or someone at my level? And what should i say? Thanks!