Can any folks in the post house world explain what a creative fee is and how it’s different from a day rate? I’ve heard of a few different arrangements including staff (fixed salary) and draw against percentage of net annual billing, and it’s all rather opaque. Any insight would be much appreciated, thank you.

Any googlers willing to give a referral? Corp finance and strat consulting experience - 10 YOE. Looking for strat / Biz dev roles.

What is ideal ctc for 8.5 yoe Dotnet lead developer? I have worked in cognizant and EY. Now looking for change.

Hello, in my previous organisation I worked in development domain (Oracle IAM Tool and Java)and my post was software Engineer, i joined Wipro as project Engineer in April 2022 and was assigned non technical project as an analyst.

I fought my way hard to get released from the project. However my designation is changed as Analyst. Should I ask for change in designation as I know that analyst is non-technical profile? Would my designation impact my future role as well?

New to the city and looking for people to hang out with!
23F, if that matters!

Took PM robitussin instead of DM 🤦 mad tired right now..😴

What are the criteria for LTI Grant to individuals and what are the amounts for Level 8,7 and 6 if it gets offered in India ? TIA

Hi fishes,
Need you help

I have total 5.2 yrs experience into testing, 2.5 years in Automation(Java, Selenium, Cucumber, Karate). I'm planning to move out, current CTC is 9.5. Is it good time to move(heard hiring freeze in many orgs) & how much expect from 9.5 according to current market?

Who uses Oracle and why do people like it? I’ve seen mostly Workday and SAP so curious why people still choose Oracle HCM

Where did you come from? How has your onboarding experience been?

Anyone take SHRM? How many hours did you study?

Deloitte guys - Serious question.
How is Analytics & Cognitive doing at D? I have an offer and I am not sure if there will be layoffs again. I am on work visa so will be difficult.
Role will be for Google Cloud & Analytics. Current job doesn't suck much though.

I have below offers in hand with 9years of experience.
1. MassMutual (India) 25LPA +3L joining bonus
2. Synechron Tech 28LPA (only fixed)
3. TCS 28LPA
4. Tech M 30LPA
Can anyone please suggest which one to join.

Can I sue a company for posting my address on social media (cont’d)

if youve been talking to someone for 3 months and u catch them in a lie by stalking their friend on IG, should you call them out or is that too crazy

Anyone currently enrolled or will be enrolled in the online masters cyber degree at Georgia Tech?

Most South Asian names seem to be anglicized in the US. Since it seems inevitable, any new parents have experience with getting ahead of the curve & going with an anglicized version in birth cert?

My brother-in-law (age 30) told us recently that he is transgender. How can we support him? (‘Him’ as we haven’t discussed pronouns yet). It was a surprise to us!

A question for the entertainers out there (magicians, dancers, DJs, really just anyone who is hired to work at parties). Have you ever turned down a job because something about the person asking to hire you just felt "off"?

Are ad agencies typically signatories of Local 700 Agreements?

I’m so glad this bowl finally exists.

Can anyone explain how it works getting paid at a post production facility with editors on roster ? (trim / final cut / Whitehouse post) what's the range of salary typically ?

Anyone still using avid on commercials? In NY it seems to be 100% premiere now

Does anyone know a good website where I can search for movie clips based on categories “man mowing lawn” etc.

Roll call. How much experience? Do you staff in a boutique? An agency? Freelance? If freelance, do you usually work in agency studios, prodcos...? Do you bring on a post producer to help on big jobs?

Why do so few producers take interest in learning technical information?

Which agencies have the best in-house departments?

Beginner video editing advice wanted - I’m working on a personal side gig project. As part of that, I’m recording short interviews with people currently using a camera and/or iPhone .. (cont)

What platforms do folks use for vault / element management these days? I need to build a new library. Is it still klugey FileMaker databases?

How much does a post house typically charge an advertising client for editing in NYC? Whether that’s hourly, daily, etc.

How’s everyone doing out there? Busy? Slow? Remote? In person? Lower rates?

What would you do in this situation? I signed a schedule A for one weeks work at Company A for $600 per day and then company B offered me 2 weeks work at $800 per day.

Thinking about making the jump from senior level in-house to freelance. 12+ years experience. Shoot, edit, color, after effects, mix, etc. What kind of day rate could I expect in Mpls or Chi?

Yet again I’m watching a client fuck up a nice spot so bad I can’t put it in my reel. Absolutely disheartening.

Does anyone include a bit on invoices like "Accounts not paid within terms are subject to a .75% monthly (9% annual) finance charge" or something like that?

Tangentially, has anyone had an invoice with 30-day terms kicked back for revisions because the client's terms are longer, or do they just ignore what you've stipulated?

Are post-houses ramping back to in-person? I’m freelance and so far have had a couple in-person sessions but everything else has still been remote. I’m in NYC.

What are some mid-level commercial edit shops with a good reputation? Ones that do good work but not necessarily big budget/super high end? Hopefully NY based? Tyia

What’s everyone working on these days? Anything fun?