If I was at an IPG agency, left for a few years and went to a another IPG agency, what’s the situation with PTO - I’ve heard you go back to your last number of days off from your previous IPG agency? Like I had about 30 days when I left, so I wouldn’t want to go back down to like 10 days Interpublic Group

If buy the partners you work with regularly a holiday gift, how much do you spend? Usually I get baked goods or food items which you can’t tell the actual amount spent on. This year, though, I’d like to support local restaurants by encouraging people to order takeout—hence, giving gift cards.

How much is appropriate for a restaurant gift card from an associate to a partner?

My wife is in sales at Mercedes and she has been averaging $200k a year and growing YoY. She loves her job, however she works long days and barely gets time off. We plan on having kids within the next year or two, and it’s highly u likely that she’ll be able to keep her current gig. We want to find a career that allows her to work remote or that at least gives her a better work life balance so that she can see her kids grow up. Should she get certifications to give her a shot at adtech?Too late?

Do EY India give diwali bonus or any gifts on diwali.

Does UBS pay relocation bonus?

How is the HSBC project at Capco with respect to WLB and work? And what are some good employee benefits that Capco offers better than others. And also benefits that Capco does not offer but most other companies do?

Can anybody help me with Barclays leave policy in India....no of leaves...

Anyone here in EY USA and can point me to the maternity policy? I can only find Canadian or UK versions ok the policy site!

How many leaves are there in PwC AC. Do you guys have winter disconnect?

hi all, hope all is well

i left deloitte risk advisory due to personal reasons in sep 2021 (time off since july 2021) as the work got a bit much and my situation at home was complex.

i applied for a snr consultant role in consulting (strategy & ops, indus. redesign & innov.) and saw my app. got shortlisted. this role looks more suited for me and im super interested in it, more so than my prev. exp at D but you never know haha. whats the process like/how likely will i progress?

Is anyone from this bowl working at 6sense?

If yes, please share some info regarding work culture, Work life balance, job security and employee benefits.

Thanks in advance, fishes.

I have an offer for a company abroad. Originally they wanted me to fly out and start the day after Thanksgiving (not celebrated in their country), but because of the holidays I suggested starting in either December or January with the ability to take some holiday days in December to fly back home for Christmas. They then proposed starting out remotely “as soon as possible” in the US as a contractor and then moving abroad to start full time abroad. (Cont)

Is there any shift allowance in LTI? Also regarding mediclaim, how much is the mediclaim amount given, is it for only employee? How much is the term insurance?

What are the perks offers by PWC for SA roles other than monthly fixed salary

If you have a child during your first year of employment at your firm, are you eligible for the firm’s full maternity leave benefit? Or only if you have a child after your first year anniversary? TIA.

How is the ViSa nyc office ? Any perks for employees ?

How do you handle if both j1 and j2 offer health insurance or 401k? Do you decline if they’re the through the same provider?

Hi Sharks
I am 25 years old with in hand salary of 1L(just from last month) and i want to buy a term insurance plan. My questions are:
1. Is it wise to take 2 plans of term insurance one with return of 60 years and another without return of 80 years of each 1cr.
2. Is it wise to include health riders in insurance plan to claim for 80d or just chose health insu
3. How much one can ideally shell out for insurance per month (both term and health) for self in terms of percentage of monthly income.

Reflecting on my pwc internship a couple years ago. One of the fellow interns brought a Deloitte bag to Intern Olympics, when asked why, He responded- "so the managers know I have options" 😂 savage

Any of my good friends at Deloitte or EY have any security positions open? Extremely interested

Are all big 4s in India the same? Moved from US to India and the work in one of the Big4s for consulting is so bad!! Unstructured, lack of traction, superficial work done.. 🙄🙄 how does any work get done? The project didn’t achieve targets last yr and they’re still making same mistakes this year..🤦‍♂️

Hi have an offer 7.5 lpa + 50k bonus from NSEIT, i have 2 yoe in .net my current CTC is 4.8, please suggest if this is an good offer.

How is it to work in Standard Chartered Bank Bangalore as a C++ Senior developer with 11 years exp.
Can pls suggest work environment and culture in SCB ?
And what can the salary to ask in SCB .
Currently hold 2 offers the highest one is 25L fixed

Thanks in Advance

Hello,

I got selected for S&P platts, can someone please give review about that?

What personalized SPG promos did everyone get? Got an email today, looking for a sense of what’s out there

Hotel recommendations in Sydney and Melbourne?

Can anyone from Blackstone share some insight about the Data Science Management Program? Looks like a fantastic opportunity!

Can my spouse change her job while green card application is pending. I'm the primary applicant and both my I140 and I485 are pending.

She is currently working on an L2S which is also up for renewal. On similar terms, would her job change have any impact to her L2S renewal application, assuming it's applied and pending with USCIS by that time.

Who is working on Walgreens pitch?

Ogilvy + WundermanThompson?
McGarry?
DDB? Energy BBDO?

What is the performance review cycle at Salesforce? Will someone hired in November/December be eligible to receive the annual bonus?

Any VCs hiring an analyst with consulting experience?

trx trx trx

Hello, we've recently started a community focused on FAANG Interview preps. Wondering what kind of content people might be interested to see in such communities.

So, again my client went with the banner and website design ideas from from their print-based (and cheaper) agency. Now I get to make their garbage. Sometimes I wonder why we bother. #designrant

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

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

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

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

What small or mid sized NYC shops are doing good work right now?

Anyone have any good job searching strategies/tips? I'm losing motivation

Can someone explain the benefit of SAG to me? I obviously don’t deal with production that much but from everything I’ve heard it just sounds like a giant mafia racket…

Let's play a game. Rate agency positions in order of best - worst to work in based on your opinion and put a star next to the department you're in. Creative, strategy, production, tech, account* 😢😀

Drinking Soylent for multiple meals a day so I don't have to waste time getting/making/eating food. Let's see how this goes...

Looking at full-time and application asks for expected salary and then expected total compensation as a number. How should I figure out the second? Health insurance, bonuses, life insurance, equity, PTO? I studied art, not math.

If the open office concept is so great for collaboration why does everyone wear gigantic noise cancelling headphones to try to ignore everyone around them?

Are there any agencies where creatives actually have good work-life balance in LA, SF or anywhere else for that matter? Like no weekends or no working more than a 40-50hr week? Or do I have to go in house for this? Or do I have to leave advertising altogether?

I feel like I’m either getting burnt out by work or trying to heal myself from it. There’s never much time for real life and I don’t want to be on my death bed reminiscing like, “Wow, I made some cool ads.” Nothing scares me more.

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

Men 🐟: Is the unwritten rule of urban spacing dead?! Too many guys ponying up nice and close lately. Ladies, do you have any similar unwritten rules of the bathroom?

Is anyone expecting agency layoffs at the moment?

Yo, can we all just chill? About you know, everything?

Hi all! Moving from TX to NY and have an offer for 80K. Is this reasonable for someone with ~3 years of experience or am I being lowballed here?

What are some time sheet systems people use? Everyone hates putting in time sheets but do you like your time sheet system? What improvements would you like to see or think could be helpful?

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