Fellow Fish - how often do you meet with your direct reports? (working remote)

We’re a UX team of three servicing 10+ products within our company. I’ve recently transitioned to leading the team & am trying to balance how frequently we meet (as a team & 1:1) with everything else. The other two members (my direct reports) are fairly green when it comes to the corporate world and UX. Currently, we meet twice as a team & I meet with them twice individually per week at their request.

Team is already talking about eating hours. My utilization is down cause I was in unassigned for a month in Dec/Jan. What's worse pissing off the partner or having a low utilization? -staff 1

Need advice - I've been talking to a Partner contact at a big-4 firm where I REALLY want to work. She sent my info to the managing partner in my city, but I haven't heard anything for about 3 weeks. Been playing it cool because I know these things can take time, BUT, I just got let go from my current firm. I have til 12/15 to find a new job.

Do I tell her my timeline is now a month, or is telling them I'm getting fired going to tank my chances of getting the job?

Have an interview with a growth stage startup, what should I wear for a virtual interview ?

It’s funny - I’ve been rejected so many times in my short career. But when it happens, I still feel a small sting. Just got dinged from an interesting role - how do you deal with the aftermath?

How to manage an employee who always makes excuses for his/her mistakes?

I have accepted an offer.

My “future boss” will go on maternity leave within 30 days of me joining the new company.

How can I make it easier for myself and worthwhile for my boss to trust me while she is gone?

Any tips will be highly appreciated.

Past tc 190
New Tc 273
Non tech
10 yoe ( not all in finance)
New York

@women in the ME, I’m moving from NYC to Dubai. Is there some things to consider for attire in a business environment or is it the same as in NA? I’m thinking about business travel to other countries like KSA 👀

Just came back today to the office from a 3 day bereavement leave. Performance reviews were apparently done Tuesday. Senior partner who does the reviews left out of town Wednesday. Concerning?

⚠️Toxicity Alert ⚠️

My previous manager would track us by hours daily, made a fuss everytime anything stretched and guilt us for that and the unplanned leave too unless it was COVID. Hinted him a lot of time, this is problematic but apparently he considered it "standard practice for agile".

Now 8/10 teammates have switched within < 1 year of project start (6-7 months with him) which tbh had good work in our opinion and even team was fun to work with even though none of us ever met in person.

Have too much on your desk? Maybe one of those briefs is a bit boring?
Send it my way, I'm here to flex my copy muscles for you.

All I ask is you give me feedback when I send it back.

Do you guys respond to emails and phone calls over the weekend or have you been able to put boundaries in place wit your boss?

My male boss recommended the book “The Confidence Code” which is a self help book for women. It was recommended to all the females that work under him. I feel like that's a little inappropriate?

Hi fishes!

I am seeing too many post about awards like rising star, Kudos, etc. People keep telling there managers recommended them for these awards.
My manager doesn't interact much with us. I consider myself as some one who has worked hard for project and other intiatives. Should I ask my manager to consider me and if yes how should I initiate it.
Part of MC team.

Thank you.

Ladies, what heels / brands do you recommend for work? Looking for shoes I can walk around in (mostly) comfortably

Hello. What's is type of shoes do you wear to work
Flats, heels or sneakers?

I'm not the best at coming up with lines on the spot. I can write good lines when I'm by myself in front of my laptop, but not when I'm talking with my CD or someone else. Is this considered an issue?

how do you deal with work when you’re having a flare up?

how much do you tell your co workers/managers?

I've only been in the industry for a few years + am noticing the same tendencies across agencies. How can I promote change w/out stepping on anyone's toes or being labeled "that black girl"?

Another salesman told a client their ad campaign would be ready next week. Today our supervisor told me to help him, but he has hardly even started the work. Is there any way for me to point this out without feeling like a jerk

Was sending photos of my cat in his Halloween costume to my friend group and accidentally dropped them into the client group chat. Old-school CPG client lead was not amused. Turns out he hates cats

Any Chicago Jr Ads out there looking to make a change/find a job and want to team up? I'm trying to apply as a team.

Looking for an art director role in NYC. If anyone knows any agencies hiring - please hit a sista up! Thank you fellow creatives ❤️

Anybody applied successfully for Sr.Business Process Consultant with SAP (North America)?
How was your experience?
What was the process?
How technical was the interview?

Best Bay Area golf / country clubs? I’m moving out west and trying to get a sense for the private golf scene. What are joining processes like, down stroke, monthly’s, etc.

Current a commercial banking II analyst at truist, $95k total comp. Looking at switching into tech sales, got an interview for an account executive position in fintech. Anyone know comps for Florida or recommend the move? Heard WLB and perks are great.

What’s the fastest/youngest you’ve ever seen someone make partner?

I'm a master's student at U of M pursuing graduation in Engineering management. I'm looking for summer internships in business development and Marketing domain.

I have an year of experience in project management domain and I have managed 2 projects of around $55k and $80k.

I'll be grateful if someone could help me or point me in some direction.

Our firm needs a ln experienced paralegal, is there anyway to find one besides the typical job boards?

Hi Fishes,
I have learned basic c# concepts n OOPS. Now planing to learn Asp. Net core. Is it good to learn html and css before starting the Asp. Net core?

Bonobos Pants/Jeans? I just bought three jeans from them and a couple of chinos. Fitted well and quality looks good. Any concerns?

When RFPing for a piece of business. A Client wants to have a preliminary chat to ask questions to see if the agency is suitable. What kind of things could they ask?

I am generally uncomfortable when I’m around my mother-in-law’s husband.

While he is overall a decent guy, his anger issues, yelling at his wife for the slightest issue, and insulting nature makes me uncomfortable and triggers my own anger due to his blatant disrespect for just about everyone around him.

My mother-in-law says he’s worked on things, but it’s been 10 years of this and I’m not sure I want such behavior around my wife and our kids since we’re trying to conceive soon (cont).

hw is aws in term of work life balance
plz suggest

I am doing my MBA on side. I am looking for ideas on what workshops or session series I can conduct that relates to exciting non work topics or work related (this would be boring though). If you have any other ideas throw it my way.

Anyone willing to refer to a role at Flatiron Health?

Any pharmacists on here? I am trying to read a label and the notation doesn’t make sense.

Oral Solution 100mg/M

What unit is M? Is that pharmacist for milliliters (ml)?

Hi Fishers, currerntly at tcs 8 exp with 25l salary as a data scientist.. what hike should i expect next.

Looking for junior FP&A roles at tech companies/startups/anywhere I could work remote at least 3/5 days of the week. 1 YOE in institutional asset management. Anyone know of any opportunities?

I am product designer with a fair amount of experience (6yrs).

Recently was interviewed for a Sr. role in Booking but unfortunately, the team finds me better suited as a core individual contributor.

I am also in the advanced stages of some lead designer positions in other companies.

However, I am really interested in joining the team at Booking, especially because of the design culture.

What should be my reasons to accept or not accept the offer from booking?

Have a portfolio presentation interview with CEO for a Graphic Designer position.

Can someone please send me any referral links or youtube video to practice?

Looking to connect with fellow design managers, new and experienced. Would love to have a space to share and connect.

I’m building my first iOS app. I only have experience in material design. I’m looking for easy to comprehend specs around standard design elements: headers, chips, buttons, etc. The iOS UI support material is nearly impossible to understand. Any advice for the best place to find that info? I’ve tried survival kits that aren’t very consistent. I’d also be willing to buy a quality iOS kit. Thanks in advance for the help!

Hi 👋 Any good UX books for senior designer level that helps with strategy, and good frameworks, or anything that will help me with my thought process? I have the basic books like don’t make me think, and 100 things. I’ll be joining a startup soon as chief designer, and will be back to being a full stack designer — I’ve been an IC for the past few years, so I definitely need to improve on strategies and maybe frameworks when it comes to UX. Will appreciate any suggestions. Thanks! 🙏🏻

Welcome everyone.
Will be posting some great resources soon.

Please feel free to invite your friends, Any mentors who would be interested in joining and contributing to the community 🙂

Which is the most structured Figma course you've ever taken?
I need something which is really structured like Linkedin Learning.

Has anyone had any experience in Augmented Reality design? What tools do you use?

I think I've failed twice in answering these correctly in my interviews
This is for a Visual designer's position
1. What was the breakpoint for design
2. Did you design the components and design system?
3. How was your handoff to developers (I've never one that)
4. Wht was the most challenging part of this project.
5. What is something you would re-design if you were to go back.

Hello! I’m looking for a mid-sr. product designer role in tech and hoping to connect with any recruiters or other product designers with openings on their team. I have 6 years of experience in the B2B SaaS space and over 2 focused specifically in product design (previously marketing web design). Anything helps, thank you :)

How to make a leap from UI/UX into product design? What skills should a PD have? With 5 YOE and I still feel like a junior. I have a good eye for visual design, but I'm a bit scared of the business strategy, analytics and testing part. Where do I start to learn those skills? I know the basics of testing and conducting workshops, but I don't know how to develop those skills further. My company focuses on UI and I haven't been lucky to land a PD job. Do companies really look for all those skills?

I’m transitioning from Art Director to UX/UI Designer. As an AD, I’ve worked on UX/UI but it wasn’t the only thing I did. I don’t know how to title myself on my resume with all my experience being an AD and/or Designer though.

Does anyone have some advice on how to approach applying to jobs during this transition?

What skills/experience does one typically foster when working at an e-commerce company?

Does having ecommerce product design experience look impressive in a resume or portfolio?