So I recently joined an in-house team as a design contractor. Prior to accepting the role, I was unsure of the manager. Well now I’ve discovered before I started, both the Project Mgr and Copywriter quit so it’s been kind of a cluster. My boss has had to do PM duties herself. I’ve been trying to keep things with her and the job positive. However, I’m noticing that she’s touchy about who I ask beyond her for help.

like
Posting as :
works at
You are currently posting as works at

A few weeks in I asked a PM and Creative Director on the neighboring team for help, and somehow someone at the VP level caught wind of it and there was drama. She seemed upset with me about this, as if I was going above her head. Then it happened again when I was directed by 2 other creatives on a neighboring team to contact people on the video team. And I didn’t realize, but one was a VP. My boss all but accused me of going above her head. Last week, she seemed rather snippy with me via Slack regarding projects that I wasn’t provided adequate direction or resources on. There’s a bit of a learning curve and I’m learning new things, but ugh politics. I’ve been trying to interview elsewhere, but 2 interviews fell through.

like

Check out the WHF Freelancer bowl here.

Related Posts

Hi! First time working with a larger company - suggestions on handling pronouns at work?

I’ve worked with smaller agencies where it was easier to bring up. Now I’m on a larger team, talking to/referencing people I’ve never met. I’m less concerned about my own pronouns and more concerned about how to make sure I’m using the correct pronouns for the people I work with.

I’ve been structuring sentences to avoid gender specific pronouns but would love to hear suggestions. Thanks!

like

Ideas or personal experience for fulfilling careers outside of advertising that may actually matter...ideally that our experience in project management and advertising can be a valuable asset 🤷‍♀️

like

My company is adopting Scrum and hiring a bunch of agile coaches to assist with sprints. We got assigned our agile coach that'll be starting soon.

I read a description of what this role is supposed to be for and it sounds like they'll be leading Scrum ceremonies. So they run the planning meeting, the retrospective and daily stand ups. Up to now, I've been doing those and it's taken a total of like 2 hours a week of my time.

What on earth do agile coaches do with the other 95% of their time?

like
like

Hi all,

I just came to realise
Deutsche Bank has a fixed rule of max 30 to 35 % hike on fixed component and remaining 10 to 15% variable i.e. total 50% max hike you can ask for no matter how good, skilled you are.

Is it true?

(I got to know this when an HR called me for a Frontend developer role)

like

Alvarez & Marsal Alvarez & Marsal recruiting for ~ 100 roles in UK. Send me a DM if there is one you are interested in and want a referral

like

Hey everyone! I am a CPA, started at PwC, now the assistant controller at a small/medium sized Ag company. Thus far, the plan has been to follow the CFO path. But recently I have been longing for more social/client facing interactions. I am very extroverted. I love meeting and connecting with new people and would like to incorporate that into my career. Any thoughts on possible career paths that would combine my experience in accounting with a more socially fulfilling job?

Thanks I’m advance!

like

Does anyone know what the case and technical interview are like for EY TD&E SC position? I have an interview this week and could use some tips so I can prepare better. Thank you!

like

Fidelity International, Gurgaon is a product based company hiring for senior java developer.

Fidelity provides Great WLB, Hybrid working, you will get change to work on latest technologies.
Free cab facility in NCR, free food.

Feel free for referral.

like

Can someonoe explain to me how an oil pipeline got hacked? Pls be kind, I'm not a tech role :P

like

What are people’s perceptions on frog since it’s launch? I’m still yet to be on a “frog” project and don’t see what role data plays in frog compared to the broader Invent data team. Thoughts?

Who wants to get 5 referral bonuses and hire 5 audit members that were promised a bonus on 6/30 and it still hasn’t hit our accounts? 🤣🤣

likefunny

How does PWC handle H1 amendments? in Ey we have to spend 4-5 weeks to get that filled for any traveling project

Given the option of (A) running a small-mid size recruiting dept in a smaller agency, or (B) recruiting client-side / in-house marketing department — which would be preferred, and why?

like

Hi Fishes,
Please recommend some hiring for freshers as cloud engineer, I have 5YOE of Digital Marketing Experience.
I am looking for switch into Cloud or Data Science

Hi everyone!

CNA anyone from
Salesforce please refer me for a full stack/mts role?


Thanks for the help 🙏

like

Hello fishes, I joined Nagarro on 24th of August. But still no project is assigned yet. Basically I am on bench. Now I am about to get an offer from ServiceNow. I really wanna join ServiceNow as it's a big product based organisation and the competition is really high compared to Nagarro. ServiceNow is giving me a joining date of 1st October. As I am still on bench, will I get released by Nagarro soon ? Because no project is allocated to me.

ServiceNow Nagarro

like

Hi ppl,
I heard that for hike, promotion input about performance is taken from TL and teammates and Lumos plays only a very minute role in it. Is this true?

How is Infosys for Business Analyst? (TECHNO-FUNCTIONAL Role)

Learning, growth and opportunities wise

like
like

More Posts

Now that it’s officially peach season. Best peach things (fresh peaches, peach drinks, etc.) and where to find them in ATL?

like

When will De Blasio just go away? He is the epitome of impotent leadership.

like

Does anyone else feel terrified and attacked when MJ preaches about being about “peace and harmony”?

likefunny

Has anyone ever worked with a tech fabrication company that specializes in creating stuffed animals ? Very niche I know! Can be anywhere in the world

like

KPMG management consulting or Accenture management consulting (ACN)??? KPMG Accenture

like

My agency services tourism marketing such as Visitexample.com. We are currently measuring web clicks as ROI. As we know, web clicks are getting more difficult to attain. Anyone know how else we could measure?

Cool group folks. Recently joined!
Salam

like

M1 Salary base for Dallas, TX?

like

Bought a suit from suit supply end of feb 2020. Trying it on again and the suit jacket sleeves are just short - they did lengthen them to the fullest but it still seems short. I haven’t worn it yet, anything I can do?

like

Who’s the new recruiter of AKQA NY? Can you please share the contact? Thanks a lot!

like

I am being offered 24 lpa fixed for 601 associate role,which i think is low as per market standards..my current company is Matching that too. Can I say this to Hr of jpmc to revisit my offer...

like

Any openings for .Net developer in Pune.
Am having 3 yrs of experience in .net technology (wpf, winform, mvc) and Sql server

like

Are there any tech companies that match MBB analyst comp for non-technical roles (BizOps, strategy, etc)? 3 YOE analyst 250k - 300k all in from MBB in 22 (depending on rating) but seems like the only way to stay in the same range with limited YOE is PE/VC?

funnylike
likefunny

Any Porsche experts willing to review a listing for a car I’m looking to buy? I’m just looking for general thoughts and anything worrying

like

I am working in nagarro from last 1.6 years now with 3.5 ctc now I got offer from X company of 9 lpa will nagarro match the offer??

11.2 YOE .net- Barclays Giving 32.5 Fixed and TechM providing 37 with 10 पर्सेन्ट variable?
Which one to choose Barclays is not ready to match TechM offer. Suggestions?

like

What are some good resources to help me to sharpen my technical recruiting skills?

like

Hi Fishes, I require urgent advise on the below in offers.

TCS - 29.5 CTC + 1.5 JB
C3A, Assistant Consultant

Mindtree - 35 CTC ( 29.5 Fixed + 5.5 VP)
C5, Architect

YOE -10 Approx
Which one should I Join? thankyou

like

Additional Posts in Designers

I’m looking for some brand guidelines inspo.I’m refreshing a company’s brand; they hold events that need to be recognized as the company brand, but each event has its own unique identity.

like

How intense is the General Assembly UXD Immersive? (10-week, on-campus, NYC). Admissions said “70-hour weeks.” Buddy of mine told me it was “brutal.” Is it really that bad?

like

Looking to hire a designer to spend 3-4 hours with me today or tomorrow. Budget $250ish total.
Collaborate on building a quick pitch deck - I can do slides, but want help with how to visualize concepts and design slides to most effectively and beautifully communicate the pitch.
Work iteratively, in PowerPoint, share screen or discuss and iterate.
Would ideally be ASAP today - please DM.

like

Anyone else take Illustrator actions and scripts with them from job to job?

funnylike

Have you switched jobs and realize the new company sucks? What do you do? Do you try to get a new job right away or you try to stay until you are over it?

like

I have an interview with PNC Bank today for a UI/UX role. Is there anyone who worked for them past or present? Also, what questions should I ask them?

like

What is fair for salary if I have a education as a multimedia designer, been working for 5 years as multimedia designer/digital designer for 2-3 different places and has a 9 month education within advertising. I think my new job will be some mix of art director, digital designer and grafic designer 😊

like

Is there any reason why I shouldn’t use my company’s work laptop and resources for my freelance work if it costs my company $0 extra? Just want to make sure I’m not breaking any rules....

I’m looking to expand my font collection, but I don’t have an exorbitant budget. I saw a post here where people said they had collections of 1000+ fonts—someone had 14k, lol. Where do you guys look for fonts? I have Adobe fonts and use Google fonts and Future fonts, but are there other resources for reasonably priced fonts that don’t break the bank? How much do you tend to spend?

like

For those that manage interns- How do you do it without losing your mind? I keep telling these interns the same critiques over and over and every new project has they show me has same fundamental design issues. H E L P 😩

like

Are there any product designers out there that have a passion for off-roading or overlanding and dream of merging that with their career? Message me on LinkedIn! :)

like

Hey designers! I’m currently in the process of getting a new wfh set up and was curious to see how everyone’s current setups look 😊

like

Stuck between 2 offers, which would you choose? Eventually I want to work in ML/AI or blockchain/crypto

Offer 1: Non-profit financial advisor, awesome culture, design process & ethos align with mine, but still beholden to some outdated backend systems. Basically won't be able to innovate for a while

Offer 2: Consultancy focused on spinning up startups in large corp. Seems like cool work but I know very little about the culture/ process. Very sales-y HR but haven't talked to designers yet


like

Anybody willing to discuss Industrial design salaries?
Location : Charlotte, North Carolina

I started of as an
Associate Industrial Designer at 70,000$ per year.

Promoted to Industrial Designer at 80,000$ per year after 3 years


New job offer same city
Senior Industrial designer at 100,000$ per year and 20 percent bonus

I would love to know if these numbers are a low or according to industry standard and want to help anyone else in the same boat with these numbers.

like

Any tips or suggestions for Amazon interviews for a Sr. UX role? Portfolio review and whiteboard exercises as well as any additional topics to be able to successful would be helpful.

like

Hello Fish,

I have finally had it with all my job application rejections and am strategizing to get more experience. My only work experience has been working at a hospital admitting patients and I think it would be a good idea to volunteer to design websites for anyone needing it. Do you know of any organizations or companies in need of volunteers? I know CSS, HTML, JavaScript, WordPress, Adobe Premiere/Photoshop and am willing to learn any technology for an opportunity to help out.

like

Hiring managers- what wows you at design presentation interviews? I’m hearing a lot of “cohesive story” and “show your process”- would love to hear stories about candidates that stood out to you.

like

How did you break into the UX/UI field as a junior? I’m trying to get my first UX job but the most common response to my inquiries and interviews is, “we’re looking for someone more senior."

like

Any Tiktok Designers out there? What’s the WLB look like for you over there?

like

Designers! Artists! Creative people! How to get into editorial illustration (the cool ones people do with procreate lol)? There are so many tutorials everywhere but I keep questioning about “fundamental knowledge” or is it worth to go to school and learn drawing from fresh start? Or is it better to spend time watch endless tutorials and practice? Last question - how do you discover your own style?

like

New to Fishbowl?

Download the Fishbowl app to
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
That was just a preview…
Sign Up to see all discussions
  • Discover what it’s like to work at companies from real professionals
  • Get candid advice from people in your field in a safe space
  • Chat and network with other professionals in your field
Sign up in seconds to unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.

Already a user?
Login here

Share

Embed this post

Copy and paste embed code on your site

Preview

Download the
Fishbowl app

See what’s happening in your industry
from the palm of your hand.

A phone with Fishbowl app

Send download link to your phone

OR

Scan your QR code to download
Fishbowl app on your mobile

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

Messaging rates may apply

Download app

Sign up for free to view this conversation on Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Already have an account? Log in

Sign up for free to continue using Fishbowl

By continuing you agree to Terms of Use(New) and Privacy Policy(New)
Messaging rates may apply

Already have an account? Log in

For account settings, visit Fishbowl on Desktop Browser or

General

Legal