The party of small government strikes again

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Hello fishes. Does anyone in this bowl has joining tomorrow in KPMG?

How do you single 🐟 find time to meet people and get to know them when working these crazy hours? Feel like I'm putting that part of my life on hold due to my job, and it's kind of freaking me out 😣

Hi! I’m new to the bowl - what is up with all of the animal posts? Thanks in advance!

Any contract specialists with experience with rebates looking for a fully remote job paying up to 150k base salary. Please reach out.

So... I have questions for change/org effectiveness practitioners who have successfully leveraged their experiences to acquire high paying, high level roles in industry. How did you do it? What was your path? What would you recommend to others so they can make the most of their careers? I’ve included my reasoning for this Q, below!

Does anyone know anything about a firm called Lee Smart in Seattle?

Does an Indian living in the US for 2 years need the do the medical exam for Canada immigration?

Mεntal mαth in iηtervieωs. Thoughts, tips, rants, grievances?

Hi Guys, currently being considered for a security developer role at Siemens Bangalore. What would be a fair compensation for my profile - BE, MSc, 1 YOE at Siemens (intern)?
Any advice is appreciated, thanks.

Could anyone help me understand the levels for SEM role in Comcast Engineering Center India?

I attended a couple of rounds of interviews for Software Engineering Manager 1 (as the JD said) on a quick schedule and wonder if I should have asked next level instead.

YoE - 15, Hands-on EM, can code, do project and people management
Tech - AWS and .NET

Also an indicative range of CTC I should ask for will be helpful. Currently I'm underpaid at 20.1L as I worked in the same company for 12 years.

Starting to feel I don’t like litigation. Third year. I’m not excited about winning an argument or destroying the other party’s arguments. But the current market doesn’t seem to favor a transition.

So here in CA there is a lot of talk about certain jurisdictions doing virtual jury trials. As a firm we won’t agree to it and if push comes to shove we’ll take it up on. Writ. What is everyone else’s opinion?

Referrals in LTI for any post.
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“Experienced Hire” with 7 years of advisory technology consulting. Possibly looking to switch firms. Have no idea if I’m in the range, over or under market level on comp. What’s a good going rate for base plus bonus range? Currently 150k base with about 25 in bonus, but the bonus has accelerators which puts me closer to 180/190 in total comp.

Is it financially irresponsible to buy a home that requires you to divert what you’re currently saving / investing monthly to pay the mortgage?

How much do you actually work per day. For me it is an avg of 3-4 hours

How did your agency handle layoffs? All-agency meeting before they started? After they ended? Both?

Kinda sorta trying to predict if I’m losing my job tomorrow.

Without asking or confirming, account lead booked an in-person client meeting that requires travel. Who books ~any~ major client meeting without first checking with the team ?

What do CDs look for on a resume? What would you expect to see on an art directors resume? Do things change if applying to agencies versus in-house?

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.

Anyone have a recommendation for books or resources on upping my sales game? Open to in person class, online class, books, etc!

Manager texted me at ~10pm asking for a non-critical update. I chose not to respond (until morning) because I don't want to allow a bad habit to form. Thoughts?

Any great resume-writer recos? I need help!

Weekend chatter. What movie makes you cry every time you watch it? And what scene? I'll start: perks of being a wall flower when he calls his sister when she's at the party

What should you do if they don’t put your name on the credits of work that is yours? Anybody’s had this experience?

So why do company merges result in mass layoffs?

What have other people's experiences been working for companies under WPP?

What are your favorite millennial traits?

Can someone explain how billable hours work? At a new agency and although I had to fill timesheets at my previous agencies, they were mainly used to ensure we weren’t over servicing a client/for setting the appropriate retainer for contract renewals. I asked ppl at my agency but haven’t gotten a proper explanation. I get the impression that billing to the agency admin code isn’t recommended, and my manager said he bills everything to client codes, but that doesn’t make sense to me .

Can you we have centennial week again next week? Just sayin it would be dopeAF

What are the steps to becoming a marketing manager on the client side?

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.

Going in house is the move, right?

What in the world is this old spice YouTube thing ?

😦 Whenever I fast forward through an ad on my DVR, I feel a brief but sharp pain in my chest. ⏩