Weber people - have there been any layoffs in your city yet? Hoping to be wrong, but I assume this is going to be the announcement in tomorrow’s all-staff call... ☹️

First year here. Do associates get fired for not meeting the billable requirements?

Tax Senior here. I’m well liked around the office, I put in the hours and work hard, I haven’t had any dumpster fire projects, but I am a mediocre performer compared to my peers (not as strong project management, communication, not as confident). I just got told they’re firing me. Should I expect severance? Have other people been fired for similar? What did you do with your career?

Name and shame the firms doing stealth lay-offs.

Heard BCG laid off quite a few people this summer. Is this true?

I work on a consulting team at a large software company. I’m a job hopper, around 2 years each at my first and second jobs and a little over a year at this job. I recently found out they’re shutting my team down. We’re not fired, but they’re transferring us to the core implementation team, which has a horrible reputation for malignancy, overworking, and isn’t at all what I was hired to do. How hard is it going to be to for me to find a new job? Should I just stay and try things out? What next?

When you say your salary jumped __x, how is that exactly calculated?

Mine was $16k (minimum wage before joining corporate) > $40k (contractor total before getting laid off) > $150k (current FT)?

Is that a 260% jump or 2.6x from $16k to $40k?
And a 375% jump or 3.75x from $40k to $150k?

Or do I calculate it by hourly rate?

I hear Grant Thornton has been doing more layoffs? We need staff (associates, seniors, managers) in forensics / disputes and investigations in SF if anyone is looking to make a move! Message me

Wow! What a day! What type of company starts layoffs right before the holidays? Lost my job this morning and I am stressed out. Is there any chance of finding a new job before the holidays? I'm doubting it.

Is publisis sapient a good company to join.. Coming across a lot of layoff news on LinkedIn. I have an offer from sapient (YOE 4.2). Shall I join ??

If I just chill on the bench for long will I still only get fired at the end of the year?

Hi, received an offer from another Big4 in Amsterdam (currently working in Eastern Europe), but relocating, I’m concerned about potential layoffs in the coming period being the last to join the team.

Is severance taxed higher? I got 1 month of pay but seemed to be taxed much higher

Anyone got or knows someone who got laid off during a leave of absence?

I’m looking to transition from Project Management in the International Development/Non-profit space to project/product management in the private sector, mostly the tech space. Has anyone else made this transition and willing to give some tips/advice?

Let's talk unhinged pro se opposing parties. We have one that emails the entire firm every few days with these SCREEDS that are like weird stream of consciousness accusations of baseless criminal and unethical conduct. So far there have been 2 emails already today. A GAL has been appointed and ordered to do a psych eval on this party, but is there any sense in responding in the mean time? Everything we say seems to get twisted.

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Hello everyone! I am looking for referrals in Scotiabank (specifically Research Consultant). Any leads will be appreciated. Thanks in advance

To those in non-MBB: Would you rather have an offer in hand right now for MBB or FAANG pm? Assume it’s a lateral transition.

How much should an institutional analyst (in an asset management firm) be making? Base salary + bonus

Can anyone advise on new Sr. Consultant, Deal advisory, valuations salary in downtown Toronto office?

What is a fair salary/hourly for a kitchen manager in Tampa FL? Small kitchen with 3 to 4 kitchen assistants. Kitchen is open 50 hours a week. Manager has full creative license and has no one above them in the chain of command outside of owners.

How do y'all feel about Teslas? Idk why I assume the worst about the person driving them 😅

Hi BNY employees,

What was your last rating ? Hike % & bonus % of CTC ?

Provide your input in comment.

Our CEO spoke out against a local hate group and we’re now being targeted by trolls. My job went from amazingly fun to super depressing overnight. How can I bounce back?

Any Accenture folks working at Slalom? Curious on peoples thoughts on the two companies and the transition

Do you think Stephanie is a pain killer addict?

Anyone joining on 22nd or 16th August received any onboarding email for day-1 ?

At the donor egg phase and just not dealing with it well. Having all kinds of regrets if I tried hard enough. Maybe should have ate better, tried all these different things. Did I do IVF too quickly? Some say IVF makes your eggs worse. Is this true???

Is it crazy to switch a job while undergoing IVF?
I’ve been in my current role for almost 4 years. While I am generally happy, & have flexibility with time off for personal matters, there are things that bother me. I have an offer for way more money, manager title (which I want), much larger bonus & IVF benefit is better. However, I’m in the middle of stims and it is STRESSFUL. Part of me can’t imagine taking on a new role while I’m in the middle of this. But also feel like I can’t pass it up

I feel like I've been living under a rock for ~5 yrs. I was happy and blowing off money with the thinking that I'll start saving once I start earning more.

Just realised that could've started early. I'm in mid 20s and thinking about investment. Tried watching YouTube videos. But I have pretty basic questions :
1. Where do I even start?
2. What %age of income should I invest?

I hope I'm not late.

What’s the best thing you learned this week? Good, bad and ugly. 😭

Drop your key learnings in the comments.👇🏾

Any insight into Red Havas ? I’ve been interviewing with them and it seems too good to be true…

what is working at a crisis management firm like? broad question, i know, but i don’t know much about the field! (i currently work at an ad agency, but i’m considering a career pivot.)

Started recently in February and ended up on clients I don’t love/understand. I know for a fact I want to change at least one account. How do I go about asking HR this? When would be an optimal time?

How do junior level employees make it work in NYC? Want to work for a top tier firm which more seem to be located in NYC. But with starting salaries being low and cost of living being high is it worth it?

Need real thoughts on culture and management at Golin health and FH.

When your hear top tier agency, which PR agencies come to mind?

What PR agencies have creative departments? I know Weber and Edelman do - but any others?

Has anyone done a collab with influencer MIKIRAI? I know she’s a big deal but i’m trying to figure out if she’s worth the money, our agency just had a bad experience with an influencer and the client is not happy. We need to make a comeback! All insights are appreciated.

I’ve had to step away from social media for my own mental sanity as I have a major issue with comparing myself to peers when it comes to life stages. (Single female, 34, never married, no male prospects, dog mom.) As a result, I feel like I’m doing a disservice to myself professionally as social media is a HUGE communication channel. Any advice on staying away or including it in my life in healthy ways?

My team oversees internal comms and we’re in the process of signing on BananaTag.

Any fishies out there that can share what level of reporting + KPIs you’re providing leadership?

We plan to use it for exec comms and department-level leadership (HR, IT, etc.).

We’ve historically done mass communication through Outlook, so this will be our first time getting insight into staff e-mail + Teams performance.

What’s the culture like at Ogilvy San Francisco?

Anyone else think headlines for pitches and client presentations are bullshit? Those headlines will never exist

I am in a period of growth in my role (in house and getting more exposure to top management) - im grateful for it but I also have constant anxiety during and after work hours. Does anyone who’s been in a similar position have tips for riding this wave? Hoping it’ll get easier.

Does your brand use the Oxford comma?

I was passed up for a promotion after 1.5 years at the agency/in the role despite consistently great feedback and was told that I just needed more time in role. A guy with my experience level was....

Anyone have advice for advancing in your current role? My co-worker was hired in at manager level but somehow “proved” he was actually doing director level work and got a title promotion and salary increase in less than a year. I also went above and beyond my job as well (covering for him for a month while he was away on paternity leave) while taking on other projects outside of my job title and got zip—no raise or recognition. Any advice would be appreciated!

Is PR dead? Seems like s struggle and really few and far between to execute something that drives a ton of earned anymore. Seeing it across the board...