Has anyone tried the LinkedIn business platform to let clients request find you? I've been receiving messages requesting my services. However, they seem to be scammers. How did this happen? I thought LinkedIn verified people's identity when they joined the platform. So far, most are scammers. Has anyone had the same experience? Any suggestions for other platforms?

Holy cow. Meta’s 11,000 layoffs today is insane. If we weren’t knee deep into a recession, we are now.

For SDEs do you feel like coding ability/tech skills should outweigh everything else when being considered for a role or promo?

Not legal-related but: thoughts on A Jazzman’s Blues? I loved it. Been a while since a movie has stayed on my mind long after it ended, like this one has. Shocking Tyler Perry wrote it. “Paper Airplanes” is a hauntingly beautiful song.

Offer Evaluation:
I have offers for product manager roles from the following companies:
1. Airmeet
2. Razorpay
3. Flipkart
4. Meesho

YOE: 5 years
Offered(Approximate): 50 LPA + ESOPS
I would like to know which company is best and do I need to negotiate more on the offers?  

How is Sr Technical consultant role in Salesforce ? Can someone share their reviews about working in Salesforce

Any suggestions on volunteer opps in Atlanta? Would really like to mentor, but not sure if that’s possible given covid, so taking any suggestions.

Client wants to buy individual stocks for his portfolio. Don’t care to manage unfettered stocks from clients that we catch blame when underperforming. What is your response to this client?

If I contribute to a solo 401k, is the additional profit-sharing contribution (the 25% of compensation after the $19500 contribution) based on my gross income, or is it based on gross income minus expenses? Thank you🙏🏼

After decades of system iterations can someone please answer me the question of why I have to build the same general customer master data report because SAP refuses to have a standard transaction for it?!? Just me venting, carry on :)

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Is there any vaccancy in Accenture (Bangalore Location) for Semi-Qualified CA (Articleship if done from Deloitte)?
If there is any kindly let me know.

Soft layoffs at ProServe today ?

How much time off do you get for the holidays? I have 1 week off. Social workers or therapists at hospitals or treatment centers especially.

Is it okay to request to delay the joining date by 2 months?

Are any consulting case books on Amazon worth it, and if so which are they?

Massachusetts freelance but go to NY/travel for work occasionally. I am looking at marketplace insurance and leaning towards a Tufts plan. Anyone have problems with Tufts? The BCBS higher cost but there does not appear to be a good reason. I’m afraid of some of the smaller places/never heard of. Transitioning off Cobra with United Health. Anyone have advice?

What kind of liability insurance do you have? I'm a consultant for brands + agencies and i'm deciding if general liability, professional liability and/or Errors & Omissions are necessary. Any advice?

does anyone here have experience freelancing while taking care of a newborn? would love to hear your approach/perspective. my husband and I both work from home and his job is so lax, it’s practically part time. trying to formulate a plan for returning to freelance life after the kid is born.

Anyone looking for short term freelance support the next 2 weeks, my schedule opened up. Background; new business pitches, data driven strategy, research and analytics. Unlike most analysts, I work well with creatives :)

Are y’all worried about the availability of work with the projected upcoming recession?

Freelance design fish:
What’s an appropriate budget for a designer to make a boilerplate agency creds deck gorgeous? (exactly 20 slides)
Small agency without brand guidelines.

Have any American Producers ever successfully been able to freelance abroad (London or Amsterdam)? Any advice?

Hi, my wife and I are expecting this upcoming year. So we are looking for health insurance that can properly cover her maternity visits and labor. Any recommendations (Florida)?

Does anyone know of a coworking spaces that focus on creatives and/or marketing companies? All the ones I know of like technexus, wework and 1871 in Chicago are tech company focused.

Friendly reminder folks- don’t work for Havas Health and You. They cut the freelancers hourly rates, again and made it so there’s no OT. The resource manager at HOV said if I couldn’t swing $80 an hour as an HCP copywriter, she’d have to find someone else. Good luck 👍🏻

Question to freelancers: why?
What are the benefits and the odds of being a freelancer and how did you make that choice?

Have you ever regretted your choice?

Is charging $1 per word reasonable for someone w/10 years of copywriting experience?

All of my writers are busy. Went FT, family stuff, already booked. I had to leave a 5 week contract on the table because I don’t have a deep enough writer pool. I’m 17 years in the biz, have awards and primarily do TV and Digital. CD/AD. Anyone interested in building a professional partnership? Let me know.

Any New Yorkers have the magical code to get a real person on the phone at the unemployment office in Albany on the teleservice line?

I’ve been a freelance print production designer for many years, and usually on-site in the before times. Now I work remote, and am finding it uneasy dealing with billing. Before I always billed hourly, which made sense, but it’s becoming an issue now. Some companies don’t have a full days’ work, so it seems wrong to bill full days, and it allows me to juggle projects for different companies, but my billable hours are down. I know I should bill a daily rate, but not sure that will fly. Thoughts?

On the verge of turning an hourly client into a retainer. Any tips?

What’s the longest an agency has kept you waiting in reception on your first day of a gig?

Clauses to add to my next freelance contract when working on a day rate??