Let the layoff season and games begin! Just got axed from a freelance gig along with 1/3 the full time creative department. Onward and upward!

Which consulting firms are hiring for experienced Associate position? Have a friend who got laid off and looking for another job.

Hot take: if it’s actually a stealth layoff then everyone else got the same speech as you and outing the firm won’t identify you.

December layoffs anywhere?

Hi, what is the hire and fire policy in BAContinuum. Are they laying off people or did in the past?

Dad got laid off. Drinking got worse. Attempted assault on sis and mom. Had to put up in hotel. No clue on next steps (legal and personal). Project is complete shit show and SM is not getting it. Idk man...

Was laid off in Sept. Unfortunately we will be seeing many more coming. It's what happens in a recession. Unfortunately I now also have my age against me. Not in a mentally good place at the moment.

I know agencies across the board did some layoffs right before the holidays, but when do we think hiring will pick up again? Getting to a point where I feel like I need to start thinking about a change.

Just got laid off do I need cobra? I plan to hopefully have a job soon

PROPOSAL: Can we start naming names with respects to layoffs, furloughs, and pay cuts? Knowledge is power, and the only ones who benefit from vague exchanges of info. are the employers. Thank you!

So someone I know asked HR about a boot policy. When he found out that there wasn’t one, but his boss said there was (who gave the guys $ for boots and the claimed it on his expense reimbursements as something else) the boss got mad at him for askingHR (and in trouble for the expense reimbursements) and then 2 days later laid off my friend. There appears to be no notice of bad performance and this person always was the first person on the job site ready to work. Thoughts?

Hi Doordash 🐠, has there been discussions of layoffs? Is DD planning on doing any? Thanks, from a potential hire

One of my senior managers is a boomerang and told me she was laid off when she was 7 months pregnant about 10 years ago. I think she was a senior or manager. She was in a specific group and everybody was laid off. It wasn’t performance based.

Would you work at your company again if you were laid off?

Layoffs at Omnicom shops today?

Hello, I was laid off last Friday as a Technical Program Manager. Any advice on what to do or if you know anyone hiring Program Managers / Sr. Program Managers / Technical Program Managers?

I work cross-functionally with 10+ teams in the org mainly supporting Product & Engineering to create and launch product features.

Any input is greatly appreciated, thank you!

It’s so nice that every agency laying off people, have those left standing (and other agencies) trying to hustle jobs for their unemployed friends, but there are also a ton of people who were unemployed prior to Covid...so no severance, job hunting lot longer, and not earning income for longer time...hurting even MORE due to quarantine.

Are you worried about how quickly AI support is growing?

Hi, are there any women-owned patent firms in the SF Bay Area that focus on patent prosecution in computer technologies? Thanks!

Hi Fishes

Which would be a good company to join based on WLB and job security -

Barclays
Altimetrik
Intertrust group
Synechron
TCS

YOE : 12+
Tech Stack : BA in Investment Banking

Looking to buy a property mid-2021 and need advice on what to do with my savings that I’m building to purchase the property. More info in the comments

The unending cycle is for real. Reached my LeanFIRE number 2 months ago, yet I don’t feel satisfied. Still reaching for the stars… when will this human desire end?

I am a Technolgy Risk staff at EY, been there a year and I don't want to stay in audit. Bachelors in Econ and MIS. I found a position as an Associate for Siemens Managent Consulting, any tips? Ctd

What big moves/life changes are you guys making in 2020?

How was you memorial day weekend?

Crossmedia, any opinions?

Does EY file for I140 under premium processing by default, or would I need to request for this explicitly?

Hey i am appearing in SFCC architect exam can anyone help if there is any preparation material available other than sfcc documentation.

I recently joined IBM Kolkata for mainframe. Is there any project available for 7B ? 9.4 years exp.

Hi question: let’s say you have a client who kicked his ex gf’s leg rather than the door and left bruising. UK charge is assault by beating; is this considered “serious bodily harm” by UK standards ?

Got an email today from a recruiter at Google about an Associate Account Strategist position. It’s not what I’m looking for in my next step but would be happy to refer to someone. DM if interested

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?

If u have the addictive gene, Advertising is so easy to self destruct. Supporting each other is invaluable. Keep these posts going. It DOES get better. U can be sober in advertising.

Will be in São Paulo next week throughout January! Does anyone have any good bar/restaurant recommendations? TIA

What big moves/life changes are you guys making in 2020?

Crossmedia, any opinions?

I read a lot of posts here about difficult bosses, difficult clients, difficult partners, terrible briefs and terrible agencies. All that might be true. But it’s getting old. What I’d be interested in hearing about are the stories of how people have overcome the challenges. How did you sell that big idea? How did you fix a relationship? The world is not going to get easier. So maybe we can help each other get better at dealing with it. Who had a win recently? How did you do it?

TFW you win a pitch but your heart drops because you realize you actually have to work on that shit now

Best time sheet system you’ve ever tried in a job?

I know agencies across the board did some layoffs right before the holidays, but when do we think hiring will pick up again? Getting to a point where I feel like I need to start thinking about a change.

Just got laid off do I need cobra? I plan to hopefully have a job soon

Has anyone ever been in the position where you’re offered a job and it’s great, but it just doesn’t feel like the right time to jump? If they really like you and they’re actively hiring, is it possible to ask to be reconsidered in a year?

Feelings about project managers? Good, bad, otherwise?

Layoffs at Omnicom shops today?

📊 Curious to learn how diverse is Fishbowl? What's your age and nationality?

It’s so nice that every agency laying off people, have those left standing (and other agencies) trying to hustle jobs for their unemployed friends, but there are also a ton of people who were unemployed prior to Covid...so no severance, job hunting lot longer, and not earning income for longer time...hurting even MORE due to quarantine.

Starting to lose hope that I will never find an agency where I'm not spread so thin.

@Long-time creative freelancers, please enlighten the masses about why you might make a better staff hire than say, someone with nearly all staff role experience. Help clear up this weird prejudice.

Why do all the Creatives I've come across give the rest of the agency such attitude? Get off your high horses please.

Laid off, 10 years exp, tired of acct management. Feel so lost. Don't want to go back to agency side. What should I do? I feel like 💩

I was furloughed yet it doesn’t start until Friday. Per the VPs, this week we have to “transfer our knowledge” to our bosses. Bosses who haven’t been on these projects. Any advice?

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?

Asking for a friend - average yearly salary for an Account Supervisor in NYC?