For those with more experience in the industry: How secure are agency jobs in a bear market or recession? Do layoffs tend to happen? I lived through COVID but my agency didn’t have tons of layoffs. Just a few here and there.

One of my senior managers is a boomerang and told me she was laid off when she was 7 months pregnant about 10 years ago. I think she was a senior or manager. She was in a specific group and everybody was laid off. It wasn’t performance based.

Would you work at your company again if you were laid off?

I just got laid off from my job as a gov contractor because the project I was working on ended. I’m currently a grad student part time and was hoping to work that job until finishing grad school before applying to consulting roles. Should I go ahead and try applying for those roles now since I don’t have a job? Or should I wait since I’m still in school until next May?

Any other first year associates feel like their firms don’t really appreciate how much COVID/WFH has stunted their development? I’ve been working at a biglaw firm for 5 months and don’t feel at all like a part of the team, and am extremely stressed out by the isolation of WFH most days. I’m not really sure that anyone at the firm realizes this is happening.

Hi Doordash 🐠, has there been discussions of layoffs? Is DD planning on doing any? Thanks, from a potential hire

Hi Sharks,

I got an offer from FTD for permanent work from home. But i am not sure about the company.. Also the market conditions are bad too.. There are many layoffs from various companies.. Looking for suggestions..

How many of you have experienced or know of any teachers who have gotten the Coronavirus at work?

Tax Senior here. I’m well liked around the office, I put in the hours and work hard, I haven’t had any dumpster fire projects, but I am a mediocre performer compared to my peers (not as strong project management, communication, not as confident). I just got told they’re firing me. Should I expect severance? Have other people been fired for similar? What did you do with your career?

Is it as hard to take PTO as people say? I have a couple of long weekend trips planned (covid willing) in May and June, which is right after I start, but have heard that it’s normal to have to cancel plans due to last minute deals coming in. Any tips??

My mom visited India for 2 months and got stuck there due to COVID. Can she apply for unemployment while she’s in India? Her company has reduced of hours due to COVID also. Please advice. Appreciate it

Hey everybody. Got laid off at D. BTA within strategy and analytics. Mostly LS/HC experience. Anybody can help out with a referral anywhere? Thank you!

If you were an Uber employee that got laid off, how have you been faring?

Most staff/sr assoc would make 80% of salary for the next 4 months if fired & yet firms are considering pay cuts.

Like at this point just fire me idk what kool aid some of you are drinking

Sick of people saying don't wear a mask. Wear a mask people, if you have one. The CDC says only wear them when you are sick. But isn't that the tricky part of Covid19? That you can be asymptomatic?

How about the future of Cyber Security Engineer in India?
How much paid in this CS domain?

What’s the best ergonomic mouse y’all recommend? Can you please provide a link? TIA

Notice there are so many people with debate experience in consulting. Kinda impressed. Any highly recommended books related to debate or communication in general?

Any scrum master opening with complete wfh option?

I’m starting to slowly get into product marketing at my job, eventually fully transition in product marketing. I’d love to get some advice on how to best work with a product team and build a relationship. Seems like our product is never quite ready (new features, updates, etc)

Given that a lot of ZSers ate joining Novartis, do you think that we can have a whatsapp group for the same? Thoughts?

I have a trinity offer for 25% more total comp than ZS. @trinity folks- how do you like the company? Should I make the switch?

Can anyone explain the grades in HSBC ?
What is GCB-5?

I have just got an options trader job at a prop trading firm. But I knew nothing about options/trading/finance. The firms said they’ll be officially training us once we start. But in the meantime, what are some books/resources that you would recommend to start learning first?

If anyone here is interested in transitioning to a firm with great WLB and a wonderful culture, our E&U group is hiring across all levels as we're rapidly growing. If interested to hear more, please dm me.

Hello fishes!
I will be moving to Germany next month to pursue my Master's and will need a part time student job to sustain my living expenses. I have 7 years of work experience in SAP UI5/Odata/ABAP areas. If anyone has any relevant opportunities or any kind of leads, please do connect. I can work 20 hours per week and I have German A1 certification so far, working on improving it further.
Thanks in advance!

Hi Fishes,
I'm currently looking for a job change in UX field.
I have 2yrs of relevant experience. If anyone can refer me that would be of great help

Thanks in advance 🙂

Hi All,

I have 6.5 years of IT work experience in supply chain domain and life science domain. I am looking for a good opportunity in SCM domain as a business analyst/ Product owner/ consultant/ etc.

Note : I am serving notice period and next month 23 nov will be my last working day with TCS.

Since disconnecting with past stories my reality has drastically bent. My stories programmed my reality, attracting what I told myself I was/wasn't.

Guys.. just a headup.. dnt join epam anywhere .. they dnt have projects.. they are re-evaluating people again .. same technical interview of 1.5 hours ... Not sure wat is the outcome of the technical interview after geeting offer letter n joining epam.

Is it true for Assoc 602 level who hasn't completed one year, can't have S. My managers(functional and local) gave this reason for my OOO?

My functional manager personally messaged me later and said his recommendation is SOS but they cannot work past through the rules of less than 1year

Any1 who have joined recently or 6 months back...Could you pls confirm if Cognizant is that negative as discussed in many forum.
1)Howz the hike goes
2) Howz the culture especially in kolkata
3)Is this right time to join there...
4) Promotions

I was furloughed yet it doesn’t start until Friday. Per the VPs, this week we have to “transfer our knowledge” to our bosses. Bosses who haven’t been on these projects. Any advice?

Newbie on the block wanted to ask how long the hiring process usually takes (for a junior or intern)?

Are there any amazing creative directors in Minneapolis? I need someone I can believe in if I'm gonna move there.

Just got promoted to ACD. Will be taking on more leadership roles. Any books, workshops, resources that helped you learn leadership skills?

Worst email accidentally sent to the wrong person? Yours or anecdotal...

What's the highest salary you know for a fact that someone in advertising is on, and what's their role and city?

I’m looking for some new things to read or listen to — doesn’t need to be ad-related. Books, podcasts, whaddya got?
I’m not really into fiction, but open to anything. Last books I enjoyed were Junior and Moonwalking with Einstein, last podcast I binged was Startup (Gimlet).

Any tips for securing freelance work with US agencies when you live abroad? My work is pretty solitary and I could fly in for workshops or a major presentation.

Who’s all-in on BitCoin?

How do you handle remote teams being in different time zones? Right now we have a ton of team leaders on the west coast with the core team on the east coast and because of that urgent requests keep coming down after hours with the expectation to address it immediately. So at this point we’re working from 8am until like 11pm and nobody knows what to do to push back on it

Any other second city improv students/grads here? Wondering if you found it valuable to your career. ( I’m talking base classes, not “failed to make snl I so went into advertising “ ☺️)

Can someone explain how billable hours work? At a new agency and although I had to fill timesheets at my previous agencies, they were mainly used to ensure we weren’t over servicing a client/for setting the appropriate retainer for contract renewals. I asked ppl at my agency but haven’t gotten a proper explanation. I get the impression that billing to the agency admin code isn’t recommended, and my manager said he bills everything to client codes, but that doesn’t make sense to me .

Like I’m sure many of you, I’m tired of the word “empower.” But the thesaurus isn’t really giving me anything that feels right. Have you seen any unique or more authentic alternatives?

Has anyone successfully made the leap from digital to brand planning? Any advice?

My new agency’s healthcare plan only has ONE physician in NYC listed as in-network... is a plan this limited the norm?!

“Back in the day, I think adland did a better job of giving clients what they never imagined instead of giving them exactly what they wanted.” Paraphrasing, but read something like this recently. True or nah?

Layoffs at Omnicom shops today?

Been thrust into being a hyper-consumer recently. Holy shit, every "disruptive" store is the same (Casper, joybird, etc etc). This is a boring age of design and iconography.

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