Glad I got laid off AFTER I did all my Christmas shopping

Review coming up. Is now an okay time to ask for a raise? Part of me is nervous if I get a raise I’ll be the first to go if layoffs happen with the way things are going right now

Hi Fishes,

I have been laid off due to no project in EPAM anywhere. Please help me in getting immediate job with Manual testing, API testing skills. Total experience is 7.11years ans relevant experience is 3.2years. Last da will be 20th September 22. Preferred Work from Home location.

Is it safe to join CISCO? I have heard the layoffs happens there yearly.

Can you get fired for having low utilization as a senior? My billable hours this busy season have been much lower than my peers.

I have been interviewing for a new job but I keep hearing about layoffs and a recession coming. Is now a bad time to switch jobs?

Deloitte US just announced layoffs. Any other B4 started layoffs too ?

Those let go by Y&R/VMLY&R - did you get severance and how many months?

What are some things a recently laid off junior can do right now that’ll benefit them once agencies start hiring again?

Anyone here get laid off and then lateraled? Are you happier now?

What are some concrete reasons why someone in consulting would be fired, other than the obvious stupid things?

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!

How long can you go without having anything to do before you get laid off?

Has anyone been able to negotiate anything extra or terms when being laid off?

Should I negotiate a severance package even though it’s not in my contract and it’s not required by UK law?

Laid off, 10 years exp, tired of acct management. Feel so lost. Don't want to go back to agency side. What should I do? I feel like 💩

Coworker got fired because they stole my clients! We have a policy stating that the realtor who initiated the contact should be the one closing the deal to give them a fair chance. I feel bad but they should have read the policy...

Thoughts on Veteran status and the ongoing corporate layoffs?

The partner in charge of my office had a nearly hour long conversation Tuesday with our new hire, behind closed doors. I didn’t hear yelling, but the bits I heard weren’t good. Will he be fired?

I have heard lay off happens in CitiusTech, is anyone aware about this

Can anybody actually play Caldera? I cannot actually load into a game. I get in the warm up lobby then get disconnected from the servers.

What is the usual procedure companies do follow while giving offer letter to a potential employee with a notice period? How the date of joining and all will be decided ?

Austin recruiter recommendations? Looking at real estate/finance/corporate!

If Fauci and Birx say it’s safe to vote in person, why is mail in voting so important to be rushed? Not talking absentee ballots that has a chain of custody. Georgia said over 1,000 people voted 2x in their primaries.

Anyone work for CSAA or any other AAA company? What do you do and how do you like it?

Hi there - I currently work at an agency and am thinking about transitioning over to in-house. I’m curious about what kinds of client interactions are involved compared to agency life (which is of course client facing all the time!)

Any insight would be helpful. Thanks!

Interviewed for a GS-15 (same agency but different office) and totally aced the interview with excellent answers. They know I’m a top performer with senior references. However I noticed there was an internal candidate who has been there for few years and interviewed that’s a veteran. I feel my chances just sank and want to gauge thoughts.

Any benefits for employees by this merger?

Currently Talenttree doesn’t have opportunity based on my profile

Help me to choose among following options:

1. How long do I need to wait for the matching profile meanwhile continue doing 201 certifications?

2. Should I resign or no need to because bench period early release might be negotiable?

My priority date is end of 2013. My husband is only petition - we filed in oct 2020 when my date became current. If he decides to switch his job right now, will there be a lot of additional paperwork/ rework? Is it not recommended?

“Fuck it I’m going to PDF this bitch"

Describe your current deal in 10 words or less.

Quarantine vices you are picking up. I’m drinking a can of Coca Cola every day

So, 100% of the times I’ve got further in the interview process and I’ve got an interview with the ECDs or CCOs, I got the job. Always.

Except for the 2 last ones. And the only difference was...cont

Just had someone in NYC I want to work for ask me my salary. It's illegal now but I didn't know how to tell them. I told them my range. What would you have said?

Is anyone else unable to change their title on comments? It switches to my company and won’t let me change it to anything else.

This may sound odd, but can you run an agency without an ECD/CCO?? (Asking for a friend)

Who's got the most fishbowl points?

Not sure if if this would be helpful to those furloughed, laid off due to C19, but here is an open source document of agencies currently interviewing. Please edit, add as needed.https://docs.

If you could change one thing about the ad agency culture, what would it be?

Rename each agency as a trendy artisanal brand with the “Blank & Blank” format.

Pretty over agency life, best brands to go client-side?

I keep hearing about Consulting girls coming for and getting traditional advertising work...and I believe it. As a Strategy exec in Pharma advertising, what's keeping me from jumping ship to McKinsey

have you ever accepted a job you were maybe underqualified for? how did it work out?

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).

Overheard: "How can you 'imply' cheese??"

I think I’m finally burnt out on agency life. What’s a logical next step? Freelance? In-house? A new career all together?

Are raises given after yearly performance reviews?

Anyone willing to share their companies project management career path? They seem to vary and I’m curious what titles are out there.

Given the outbreak, are places actually going to be hiring right now? Recently laid off from 9-5 and my freelance is starting to fizzle.

What is the shortest amount of time you think you could work somewhere without burning that bridge?

Is anyone expecting agency layoffs at the moment?

I just got called about a job on Thursday, showing interest. They’re already back in the office so the job would require me to be. Said they’re classified as an essential business because most of their advertising is for healthcare. Is this a hard red flag? Really Seems like it.

We’re in such a vicious business. You give your heart & soul to an agency, a client, a brand. Then the wind changes & you’re laid off, reassigned, chewed up, spit out, on to the next. I’m tired.