Imagine taking a pay cut, being at a company for barely any time, and getting fired because your designs “didn’t pop” … while their branding looks like it was a chaotic PowerPoint presentation. 🤦‍♀️

Has anyone done a background check recently and noticed it’s taking a little longer than usual?

How do you go about your LinkedIn profile after having gotten (or in the works of getting) job2? Do you add an end date to your current job?… do you deactivate your LinkedIn? 😅… how do y’all go about it?

Finally getting a chance to put together a home office space. Looking for tips, photos, ideas. I have two monitors and a laptop so my do a three screen set-up. Debating about getting a standing desk or putting money in a super comfy leather chair. Open to hearing what you have done!

Bad idea to move into a studio apt while still being 100% WFH? I feel like I might go a little stir crazy being in 1 room all day, every day.
I found an apt that's near everything I need and has laundry, dishwasher, central AC....but it's a studio 😑

When are signing bonuses typically paid? Was anticipating seeing mine today, which would have been my second pay period. Started in mid October

Hi Fishes,
Any feedback on 'Simplify3x Software Private Limited' company. Haven't heard much of this company. Ofcourse checked in LinkedIn but still want to hear it from people there or who know about it.

Tech: Mainframe
YOE: 8

Best way to store coins? Best wallet to use?

How much can we save in Canada Onsite ? Tech lead role. Avg sal in glass door is $80k .

Looking for a lawyer for get prenup done. Any recommendations will be helpful

How to get released from current project in Wipro.

Hey Fishes,

I have few offers in hand and I'm working with DI as consultant. What are the chances that I have to be retained by DI itself? Do they match up with Salary provided by others?

Let me know :)

I have created NPS account through SBI YONO app. PRAN is generated and I received my contribution copy as well through mail.
But when I try to login using my PRAN number it says invalid.
Can anyone please help why it’s happening like this??

Hi Fishes,
At walmart global tech
I was interviewed for IN4 Role but HR said based on Feedback they will give me IN3.
its for Data engineering.
My YOE is 7 Years and Already holding offers for around 35 LPA Fixed.
Two questions?
1) Should I accept IN3 level with 7YOE?
2) What is the Capped compensation for IN3 Role?
Salary negotiation is yet to happen.

What are exit opportunities from big 4 ITDD??

What does a new band 4 bonus range look like at bank of america? Anyone know?

Hello,any interview tips for senior analyst role??

Finally got my first role as a UX Designer! Extremely excited and wanted to thank everyone that helped me out with questions and input!

Is anybody using WACOM CINTIQ Pro 24"? I am contemplating getting one but wondering if I will be able to use a mouse/tablet along with it. I heavily use InDesign and wonder if I can use a mouse/tablet when I need to without unplugging it. Thanks in advance!

Looking for tips for website design at a basic level. I focus on branding and printed materials so I created my website with weebly and I’d like to clean it up a bit!

Any advice on doing pro bono design work for nonprofits? I’m considering offering some work to a local nonprofit I believe in, but I’m not sure what kind of boundaries to set, how to approach them, etc. would love advice!

Anyone made a switch to health tech companies? Do you like it?

Any XD leads here that work at Accenture Interactive or EY Design Studio?
How do you like it? Is one better than the other? I'm talking to both and I'm kind of torn -- they both seem like good companies to work for. Any insight would be great!

Does anyone know of a good place online to look for UI/UX designers who specialize in Figma?

How do you get used to someone looking over your shoulder and watch you design? It makes me so nervous

Just want to say this is such a thoughtful bowl. Great responses, lots of questions on self improvement, sharing of resources. Love UX guys #empathy

If you see an open job posting at a company you want to work for, what steps do you take to apply? I’ve been told that cold applying and making no contacts is usually not going to lead to anything, and that’s been true in my experience. But should I reach out to someone first? Should i apply and then email someone? In HR? Or someone who’d be directly supervising me? Or someone at my level? And what should i say? Thanks!

When you get stuck on a design or when you are starting a big project, what are your creative processes? Do you look at colors? inspiration? Pen and paper? Illustrate something? Want to work with my designer on a toolbox of steps to pick from to find what works best for their individual creative process? I know my creative process is look at inspiration, pen and paper, then start designing, but I don’t want to assume that’s theirs too.

What are actionable items one should strive for when trying to grow as a designer after landing their first role? I hear a lot about ways to grow to land the first job but very little about how to improve after you know the basics.

Looking for in-house work, feeling depressed about the options in Chicago. Anyone have any leads or advice?

Any designers working at IDEO? What’s the work-life balance like? Always been interested in the work but wonder what working there actually is like.

Is $90k - $100k a reasonable salary range for a senior visual designer with 9 years of experience at a tech company? I’m seeing a lot of varying numbers, and trying to consider inflation as a possibility.

How can one transition from a Visual/graphic designer in marketing to a product designer? And what’s it like being a product designer w a visual design background? Will you completely leave behind the graphic design world or are you still wearing many hats and still fulfilling that design and creative buzz? What courses, or resources do you have to make that jump? Can my portfolio have made up projects for this? I feel like I’m starting all over in design school! Haha.

just got a full time graphic design job. is there any reason why using the work-provided adobe creative cloud account for personal use is a bad idea? like privacy or something? i’m thinking of canceling my personal subscription and saving some money.

Where do you keep your non-library original components in Figma? Do you put them to the side outside of a working frame, within its own “Components” page (like Sketch does for Symbols), or do you keep the original directly inside of one of your layouts?

Can we get a thread going of Senior Product Designer salaries.

I am currently a contractor and make $65/hr.