I’ve been laid off for the 1st time in my 10+ year career. I decided to go in-house at a tech place & my contract wasn’t renewed, so no unemployment. I have about 60K in an emergency fund (I’m a frugal person), but reading about everyone being out of work for so long—I’m scared. Just because I have this money doesn’t mean I want to blow through it. I come from a working class family and saw my dad lose everything during the 08 recession. I don’t want that to be me. Sorry to vent, I’m just scared

Hi,

Is this a good time to join HP? As they have recently announced 6000 layoffs in 2 years.

Compared to other models, how does PDM typically fare during layoffs? What service/industry would you say has been the safest?

Are there layoffs happening in Deloitte USI too? If so, do you know which practices?

Gonna join PwC M&A tax. What would be the market like if there’s another financial crisis (hopefully not). Are we the people who will be laid off first? Or we will be pulled to do tax compliance? Thanks.

So what’s happening in the local shops? Layoffs? Hiring freezes?

We have a big project going on and I am the only point person(initiate it, did lot of work, and knows the deets well), seems like my mgr wants to get a headcount. But I want to use this opportunity to get promoted, how can I get this across? Mgr is new(they fired my old mgr), mgr’s mgr is new too(re-org). So not sure if I should/can make a case, or how.

Anyone else using their layoff as an excuse to finally pursue a new career?

What are some reasons you’ve seen people get fired for? And how long did the warning process take, if any?

Given the outbreak, are places actually going to be hiring right now? Recently laid off from 9-5 and my freelance is starting to fizzle.

I'm thinking I won't be getting promoted if not laid off at the end Q2 or sooner. What are some good exit ops for an associate with 2 yoe in tech consulting? Exp in Cloud, PMO, IT Risk, and SoD.

I was just laid off due to COVID. Felt invincible when the crisis began but now feel lost as if my career was ripped out with the tide. Slowly gaining motivation to get back on top

With so much uncertainty in the economy and waves of layoffs that have hit tech especially hard... do we think there's really such a thing as a recession-proof job anymore if you're not an "essential worker"?

Can you get fired for having low utilization as a senior? My billable hours this busy season have been much lower than my peers.

Everyone in my firm try so hard to be politically correct😍feel so included.

Does anyone want to be my M&A coach? Will pay.

Wondering what does a class of 2019 ip litigation lateral offer look like these days? Guaranteed year end end signing bonus? Anything else? Mainly curious about Southern California but all data points would be helpful

Why do firms not give referral bonuses for post-clerkship candidates? If anything, they’re generally more competitive. Unfortunately was told it’s standard practice

OC has an issue with a financing term that deal teams worked out. Is it unethical to ask deal teams to discuss these terms and instruct us how to proceed? These seems to be business term where counsel can’t work out the differences, without business agreeing.

Why do some art directors only really start looking at stuff at the 11th hour? Thus forcing people to stay late on the Friday of a 3 day weekend.

Are most bschools not requiring gmat/gre test scores anymore?

I’m not a very big guy but this one girl I was with keeps saying ouch. She’s not a tiny girl. I asked if it was ok and she said it’s good pain. Thoughts?

Questions for web builders, digital security providers, and web technicians.

A Marketing associate in charge of all of our hardcoded web resources says “I have to complete the web admin/updates and security checks every Monday morning” They claim this takes two hours and is super involved. Is this true? Could someone explain to me the process?

Hi There,
I have recently got an offer from persistent. However, I am unable to login into my outlook for my Verification process. When I am trying to logging its showing this device isnt secured to join this network as per policy.
Can you help me?
P.S- Its my personal laptop.

How much hike did you guys get this year?

It’s a crazy feeling for someone semi close to you, to of “been in competition” with you. For years. And you’re just now noticing. Like, girl. Is that why you act so conversationally constipated from time to time? You’re just a hater? 😂😂

Any Delta Airline status challenges for 2018?

What is a good interview answer for leaving a job after a few months when the real reason is that you’re sleeping with one eye open in hopes of not being on the chopping block after two rounds of massive layoffs? Company culture is at an all-time low, and it will only go down from here from what I’ve seen in the short months I’ve been there.

What would you choose and why? Core Tax, SALT, or International

Hey guys!

Can anyone give me ideas for remote jobs that can be done at my own time?

I work 9-5 and i would love to work a remote job during nights and weekends...

Does anyone know when QE (or other firms ending their fiscal year in October) pay out bonuses? Need to know how long I have to do this until I can quit.

What’re UX designers making at big tech?

It took the horrific and completely inexcusable death of George Floyd to move the racism issue to the forefront. And while it’s a crime of a much lesser degree, with different circumstances, what’s it going to take to get ageism properly addressed? Intelligent thoughts/debate requested only please.

Given the outbreak, are places actually going to be hiring right now? Recently laid off from 9-5 and my freelance is starting to fizzle.

How do I be a decent manager to a coworker who's upset I've been promoted twice in two years and they haven't? We started out as coworkers, became decent friends after a few good moments, but went back to simply coworkers after they flubbed a few projects and I had to step in to clean up. I'm non-confrontational but year-end reviews are right around the corner and I'm worried about having to act professional to someone who I got too close with and who now hates me.

Can we really just not with April Fools ads? So cringe inducing, so bandwagon-y, so god damn corny & depressingly expected...🤢

Practical advice on how to deal with a mansplaining colleague?? 🙄

Brands closing for climate change? Wouldn’t that lost income be more effective/useful if they donated it to clean energy alternatives instead? Do a spot about it to promote it & it’s content. Win. Win

What do you do if you hate your partner?

Looking for senior designers that knows shopper marketing. Please DM with books!

The bond yield curve just inverted. If you don’t have to make any major purchases for the next year, that’s probably a good thing

Vayner? Anomaly? Ogilvy? Which one to jump to? Account Mgtm!

Any fishies in new york have official snow days?

Thoughts on having PMs manage media teams?

Having the clients love an idea you had to fight to present is a bittersweet win- you feel validated, but also wish your team backed you from the start...anyone else experience this?

So Q1 has been abnormally weak for agencies across the board, right? Is it fair to say Trump is finally starting to effect the economy?

What about Italy? Anyone working there?

Whomever is doing the tv placement for Advocate Healthcare in Chicago: do you have to have the ad going every other commercial? If I hear “come on get healthy” one more time, I’m leaving the state.

When you are setting up a second interview and the recruiter calls back that the team already offered the position to someone else. 😒

A few years in and I’m finding that the people who have made their entire persona “advertising creative” are secretly the most miserable. I’m taking it as a lesson to treat this as a job and not a calling because it’s ultimately pretty empty.