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Hi Fishes,

Anyone from Optum Gurgaon up for a quick meet tomorrow in office. I have joined last week, will be visiting office for 1st time. And my team is Hyd/US based. So, DM if in.

I am a freelance director that does real people doc style commercials. I would like to connect with commercial production companies in the west coast. Any recommendations?

How does Strategy & Consulting differ from Business & Tech Integration? It appears to me, looking at the profiles of people in these different divisions, that most of the time at the Consultant-ish level, both divisions are just providing Business Analysts? What am I missing?

Bored for the night M (25) in NYC. Typically described as tall, dark, handsome, and had too much caffeine/etc tn so wide awake and willing to entertain ppl until I get tired. Hmu w DMs/comments/IGs/etc if ur in a similar mental space 😂

What is churn looking like at your firm? Trying to work out if my firm is out of the norm or whether every company is losing people like crazy

Have a big interview tomorrow. The question I dread the most is about why you’re looking for a new job. The honest answer is that there isn’t enough work to go around at my agency and I want to get ahead of the inevitable layoffs. What’s the best way to tell them this? Do I just make something else up entirely?

When is Novartis calling people to office?

I’m a rebellious teenager trapped in a 30-year old woman’s body

any ADs wanna do young lions with me next year? i know it’s early but i’m eager. let’s meet up, do some spec, have some fun.

Best noise-canceling headphones that are comfy when worn for a few hours? Thank you in advance!

Has anyone used a career coach? Not a recruiter but someone who can give advice on making career changes. Any good names come to mind?

What is the actual transaction work like at a growth equity firm like Norwest, TCV, Capital G, etc. I’m interested in learning more about minority investments in the $10-$100m range. What is the diligence like, timeline, etc basically, I am curious if this is something only bankers can do/have experience with

It seems like most DevOps jobs and gigs are related to AWS, GCP, or Azure. Is there a realistic career path in the enterprise space moving forward for other tools, or rolling your own w/open source?

Currently sitting on an offer for a intro/mid-level design engineer in the Raleigh-Durham Area and wanted to get an idea of the average paybands, online sites have such a large range (50k-400k) that it is hard to narrow in on a price to start negotiating

My SO is an alcohol abuser but has said he knows it’s a problem and would like to cut back or quit. Any suggestions or advice in how to help and cope with this. He becomes a different person when he drinks. I want to support him but don’t know how or where to start.

What do you put in your timesheet after a day of staring at your computer? We all have days that are less than productive, right? Speaking as a creative, anyway.

Is WKNY on a hiring freeze? zero jobs listed on the site

Surrounded by gorgeous ladies on my flight. Two in front of me, one across the isle, and another behind me. My neighbor? The goth with the Mohawk. 😑

I just got laid off — anyone else get hit this round? ☹️

If you have majority real campaigns - Should you mark something as student/spec work in your book especially if it looks real?

These days, when going to an interview, do you bring your portfolio? If yes, what medium? On an iPad, laptop...print?? Halp!

Asking for a friend. Is a 10k raise (75k ->85k) for a promotion to a midlevel creative position in NYC low or typical??? I feel like the raise itself which is only 13% (and inflation eats 5-8% of that) seems low and I want to encourage them to ask for more.

Can anyone recommend any great presentation training companies/facilitators?

Advice needed! Deadweight in the team that's stopping my progression & desire to work on more projects. Created a stale vibe as they have no drive for more. I don't want to leave but it's time, right?

Hi friends, I am reading this book ‘radical cander’ and was wondering if you have Fav way/ example of receiving and giving tough feedback? Or have any stories about feedback that have stuck with you through your career.

Do you ever feel like someone is gaslighting you? + 10 if you've seen the movie 🎥 👍🏼

I'm having trouble. I have a client who is going from a climbing company, to a fitness company. They have a product that lets them expand from where they are. I am failing to sell them on the importance of strategy and taking a step back. Honestly, I don't even know that I'm sold on it. But I feel like it's important. Anyone have ideas on how to argue for this? Happy to share more info

💡Fishbowl would be 100x more interesting and damaging if we could review and rate our colleagues (current and former). Who's willing to make THAT app?

Books on human psychology that have affected you. I'll start: influence, sales Bible, on killing.

Has anyone heard anything from the Amtrak RFP?

What's your worst story of you or someone you know being "thrown under this bus"?

Microdosing while WFH: Stories, advice, warnings?

Tired of this constant grind and constant layoff situation in NYC. Thinking of making the move to LA. Any thoughts? Yay or nay?

Why is it taking forever to get an offer letter… I got a verbal offer but still waiting for the official letter for 2weeks. Recruiter gives me heads up that it’ll take couple of weeks but still.. i’m so nervous. Should i concern? My mental is about to go crazy haha

Does anyone have an experience that all went well and right before the offer letter, it just get cancelled?