Do you mind sharing advice for preventing slack from taking over your days and nights? I’m struggling to get any real work done (during work) because I feel like slack has turned me into a call center or something.

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Easy. Just slack off.

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Put it on do not disturb mode when you need to focus. People will understand.

Then limit to checking in on the hour or whatever works.

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Keep it off your personal phone, so that you aren’t tempted to check it during your off hours. You’re also welcome to keep the app closed during the day. It does have a status marker, so people will know you’re not online.

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Mute all channels except the ones directly relevant to what you're currently working on.

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Is it possible to only have slack on your phone or tablet? And keep it off the computer you’re actually doing work on? That way you can silence the phone or tablet when you’re trying to focus

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I’ve worked at places that all have different holiday policies. EA has at minimum a nice 10 day shutdown from Christmas Eve through New Years. It’s great to know that there will be no slack messages or an exploded inbox to come back to while away. I’ve been at other studios that only give you Christmas Eve & Day and New Years Eve & Day and then the rest is up to you to request for PTO and this is obviously the suck.

Wonder what it’s like for you?

I am curious how other inclusion teachers are being utilized when the school is doing remote learning. I find that I am sitting in the zoom class and have very little opportunity to contribute. I am having discussions with my teachers on ways that I can better support them and the students when remote.

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I was recently offered a Zoom interview. The school had 10 interview slots for me to choose from. Three were one day this week and the rest are next week. I chose the first time slot available. Should I have waited until one of the last slots so I was fresher on their mind when choosing a candidate? I am just sitting here stressing out until I here something. Also, do interviewers still appreciate a hand written thank you for the interview?

Has anyone seen any unique places to find UX portfolios or post jobs other than the usual suspects?
Some UX Slack channels were doing well for a while but I definitely don’t see as much traction there. Meetups obviously came and went. Even the portfolio sites like Dribbble and Behance don’t seem that same.

About to interview for Tech Architect role in Slack Any pointers on what I should expect in the first round?

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Has anyone had a client request zoom and virtual house showings?

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How are you teaching middle or high school chorus in the fully virtual realm? I’m looking for new ideas and techniques. I hate that my choirs can only sing on Zoom with everyone muted...that’s the opposite of choral singing :-(

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Is joining cisco with 26 base 3 lk bonus and 3.5 joining bonus with 6yoe in Cisco webex good?

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Congrats to team Zoom Zoom on winning the Fish Bowl F1 fantasy league!

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Zoom meetings have been fantastic. I can highly recommend my home group SOS. 7:30 daily. Great way to get grounded as you start your day.

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Let’s finish this up strong! What are your year-end self development plans?!
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Hi Team,

I have cleared all the interview rounds (WebEx & HR on call) for the position: VERIFIER, and also submitted documents (authentic as per my knowledge) for background verification on Aug. 25, 2022.

How much time usually ICICI bank takes to generate Offer Letter, after all the verification process??

Hi Dance Teachers! What have been your favorite “get to know you activities” over zoom on the first few days of school?

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I have an interview for a Principal Renewals Manager role at Slack/Salesforce this Wednesday and I was hoping for some advice on how I can wow them? Ive done a lot of research and made loads of notes but get very nervous in interviews and dont always articulate how I would want to / say everything I want to cover. It also doesnt help that the job im in at the moment makes me absolutely miserable and im desperate to leave… help!

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Hi Fishes,

I got offer Letter from infosys 2.5 months back, now when I am trying to decline the offer by sending a mail to HR, it was not getting delivered as HR left the organisation 1 month back, I forwarded mail to feedback team of infosys but still got the mail from onboarding team with joining details and WebEx link, kindly suggest how to proceed in this case.

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Does anybody else think that the Wharton Slack & Discord groups are kinda quiet/inactive compared to admit groups from other schools?

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Will Cognizant offer 35 lpa for 11 years exp. And senior manager role?

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What is the notice period in Cognizant. I joined on JAN 2021 they didn't mentioned on the order letter as well Cognizant

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Looking for Azure cloud based jobs in Accenture UK - solution architect would be the best fit. Have 4 years of hands on experience at Microsoft - any team hiring or anyone willing to give a referral?

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Mommy, please don’t be mad at me for finishing your coffee….
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1.8 yrs.of experience as a salesforce cunsultant
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Please help in referring to infosys Chandigarh...
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Best photography courses in LA?

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Not much action on here...are there any other BA related bowls? I'm new in town...

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Leadership: They’ll be working long hours, quick turn around times, lots of spreadsheets, models, and presentations
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What are realistic expectations for 3rd Year Analyst / Direct Promote Associate bonus range at a BB? Note that at MS, 2nd year bonuses in my group last year were 90-115K, while MBA associates received a pro-rated 90K stub (~40k). Personally would be pretty unhappy to take a pay cut between 2nd and 3rd year…

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I had to leave the US before my lease ended due to visa reasons and subleased the apartment. I will be returning to the US on L1A shortly after the sublease ends (but before the term of the lease expires), could that jeopardize my return on L1A?

Hi folks, I'm a new joinee in tcs. I have been allocated to a project in tcs a month ago and still my on boarding at client side is not completed. All they say is it is stuck at client side and we'll update you. But its been more than a month. What should do in this case? Should i speak with HR or my department SPOC? Please suggest.

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Karen complaining about people derogatorily using the name Karen is the most Karen thing ever.

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Anyone know of headhunters in publishing or entertainment, or good ones in our world who are savvy in such things?

Confession: Sometimes I’m afraid to ask for more resources in my role, because what if I have everything I need to succeed and still come up short?

Anyone else experience this and successfully push through that fear?

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Perhaps an old concept at this point but who agrees that creatives need to be left and right brain these days?

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Does your company pay for parking (if they don’t have a designated lot)? If no, do you believe they should they pay for it? Thoughts on this?

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If yes - where do you work and why?

How do I make another agencies offer into a raise from my current agency without making it feel like an ultimatum?

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Looking to move to New York - does anyone know which agencies are hiring these days?

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Is there a cool way laying out IG stories in your book? Or should you just leave them out completely?

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How many unread e-mails do you have in your box right now?

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I expressed a need for a promotion or raise to compensate for the major increase in responsibility, a responsibility that is not currently in my description.

They pushed back.

Wtf do I do

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