I hope you all are having a good day and looking forward to the weekend!

I would request all the members to respond to this.

List some of the major concerns of our day-to-day professional lives that are hampering the quality of our work and how support our stakeholders.

Does anyone have any advice for aging parents and making decisions on where to put them for assisted living? Are there trusted and unbiased sites that offer info on quality and safety ratings etc?

Has anyone heard of Sandbox industries and can share any insights?

What should I expect for a salary range for a “software development analyst” at a research institute in Boston with 2 years of experience

Can anyone tell me about the increment cycle for Internal Communication professionals at Amdocs? How much increment do they offer? I'm aware it's subject to performance but I'm still curious. Would appreciate some light on this.

Hey, I have around 4.5 yoe, curr CTC 14.2 LPA fixed, I got an offer from Optum Labs @ Grade 27, What would be ideal salary for my exp level and grade*. Location : BLR

With this crazy sickness going around what medication is everyone taking? It’s been a month since the cold and cough entered my house and it’s still here.

How are things in LA right now covid wise?

Hi ,

There is a vacancy for application support in Barclay.

I have 3+ year of experience as a Production engineer.

Skill set: Azure, Linux, SQL, Shell scripting, Automation and devops tools(Jenkins).


Can anyone refer me. Please DM me.

Anybody who joined in @CGI in june got hike?

Looking for a 1BR in Chelsea/Flatiron/West Village/Union Square. Any recs on buildings? Ideally <$4500

Anyone at a tier 2 firm willing to connect? I’m in M&A tax now at big4 but looking to transition to a non-TDD consulting role. Not specifically looking for a referral but would like to bounce some ideas off of someone/possibly look at my resume

I’ve got a friend in Dubai who has experience in IB and VC at junior levels (in London and Dubai) and would like to break into consulting. He’s at a small cap VC at the moment and works not that challenging, and he wants to break into MBB or tier 2 for strategy. Anyone happy to look at his CV?

Hey guys it’s my first freezing winter, if I’m going to take my dog out when it’s under 27 do you she needs to wear something on the paws? If yes than what?

Fishes, need some guidance.

What would ensue if I convice US talent recruitment team that I have US H1B visa and get my offer letter released, and then apply for US Visa?

Is this some sort of scam/crime?

Thoughts?

Anyone else have a formatting pet peeve and get annoyed when people don’t have a blank first column and row in tabs? I.e headers/data in cell A1

My first manager told me this, and I’ve followed it to a T since.

Any ZSer who has taken HPV vaccine?

Hi Everyone!

Hope you'll are doing great! I was little occupied on the personal front hence couldn't keep up with the postings here.

I see in spite of 1-year anniversary of the bowl, the numbers didn't increase much. I know there are many other forums (like whatsapp groups) with similar userbase/members which maybe inhibiting sign-ups and activities. But one key differentiator is that Fishbowl groups are anonymous.

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Hi, can anyone help me with referral?

I am an Internal comms professional with over 12 years of experience across multiple sectors. In my latest role (left just a month ago) with an Oil & Gas MNC, l led India region comms and supported about 5000+ workforce.

Looking for a new opportunity. Please suggest if you know any.

How about a thread on what Corp Comms pros make in India? It'll be nice to know our compensation journey through the years. I have started with 4 LPA as a campus recruit for internal Comms analyst role at one of the big 4s? In 6 years, my CTC has grown 4x.

Hi !
I have an overall experience of 17 years, working in diverse roles, diverse industry. Recently, I completed a course in advance strategic management from IIM K. I have two years of exposure in the field of corporate communication. I would like to switch to the field of marketing, branding and advertising.
Any suggestions, how could I proceed.
Thanks.

Has anyone managed to move abroad with a corp comm job? If yes, could you share the process? Thanks!

Do mid size companies do brand studies? What tools / methods are used (I'm guessing most won't do this given that it's not cheap)

Can anyone concur the following, working on multimedia editor (Video) (4-6 YOE) requisition:
1. The average rate for freelancer - ₹700-1200 per hour
2. The average compensation package for a full time editor: 7-9 LPA

Grateful for any inputs.

Open to positions in corp communications. Internal and external. Location - chennai. Please share any leads.

Salary package for communication exec with 10 years work ex

Hi Fishes,

I come across many job descriptions for roles in corporate communications preferring experience in digital marketing. As a marcom person, I feel we should know how to use the digital platforms effectively rather than literally sit and work on the campaign tools. Please let me know if I am mislead.

It's funny how leadership development programs are a sham. Content is wordy and managers who preach don't practice.

Hypocrisy trending !

Hello fishes. I'm a MBA graduate currently working as a digital marketing professional in a mid size consulting firm with 3 years of experience.
I am terribly underpaid in my current org at 5.5 LPA after a recent promotion and annual appraisal. Another mid size consulting firm offered me 7.5 LPA but I am asking them around 9 LPA.
Am I asking too much or shall I take the offer of 7.5 LPA

My company has given me a promotion without a raise. Any suggestions on how to deal with this?

Little background:

Asked for promotion in late 2020 - was required to skill up, after skilling up, asked again about when I'll be promoted and was denied because there is no "vacancy" for it.
Got my annual hike in Oct 2021 without the promotion. I asked HR last week again and got a random announcement email saying my promotion is w.e.f Oct 2021. ( and no raise for the newly promoted role).

I’m looking for mentors in branding. Branding is something that I studied in my MBA days.. all that I know is what’s there in the internet. I am looking for a mentor who could take me under their wings and teach me all about branding.

How are you all doing? Here's a thought to get some of us chatting again:

In an increasingly hybrid/remote working culture, how do you educate and convince your business stakeholders to not do info overloads with emails? The risk of people not being aware is there but sending separate emails for every sub-program, webinar is annoying (as a receipent) I understand employee perspective.