What are some signs that you’re going to be laid off soon?

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You get an Ad Age article written about you...

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You make an exhibit in the lobby

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Less eye contact from your managers.

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Your workflow suddenly stops, when everyone else is busy.

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When an email from your ECD pops up titled "Catchup"

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You have grey.com in your email address

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You sense intentional distancing from managers/leadership where your work is concerned.

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When the toughest part of your job is fabricating your time sheets

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You’re working on less. If you don’t have the supply, then you aren’t in demand.

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You help the agency win new business and get told you’re doing a good job. Happened to me.

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Workflow dries up.
Lots of people checking in on you.
Meetings that you’re not part of.
If you’re senior, people in leadership are less urgent implementing your plans and approving your hires.

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A random unexpected meeting scheduled from HR

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The agency losing business, especially if it's the one you're assigned to work on.

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@CD1 @AD2, Okay yep, ECD suddenly treating me like office furniture. Lookin’ forward to dat sweet, sweet severance package.

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Your supervisor stops making eye contact.

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Hey I got an email from my ECD called “catch up,” and I didn’t get fired, maybe they care and want to help you!

- less work
- not being invited to meetings
- assigning other people to handle projects you should be on
- on a performance warning plan
- higher up are having meetings and you feel like they are looking at you

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Your agency stops bringing in interns and freelancers.

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Being asked if you’re going to be in on Monday, when you don’t have any PTO scheduled. Thought it was shady and felt it in my gut, so went and asked my boss if I was getting laid off. He said yes. Beat them to the punch I guess.

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When there’s not much work to do, and you’re asked to train someone else to do that little work so that “we have good coverage”. But they don’t have you train in other things.
Happened to me at a small company that was trying to expand, but hired too many people, too early

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Getting not so great feedback from higher ups. Warnings to improve. Not getting good assignments. Boss doesn’t make eye contact

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Did BCW NY just layoff it’s EA staff?! Seeing a bunch of these names on Connect and very upset that great people were let go!

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Most staff/sr assoc would make 80% of salary for the next 4 months if fired & yet firms are considering pay cuts.

Like at this point just fire me idk what kool aid some of you are drinking

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Layoffs at Walmart corporate 😬😬

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Any insights on bonus and hike? What should be the expectation considering recession and layoffs?

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Will there be layoffs at grip/dentsu? just saw that they’re folding the Grip agency brand 👀

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I know this doesn’t count as an interview, but overall professional advice needed:
Any tips on asking for better severance pay?

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Laid off at PwC. It was more of a relief than anything. Anyone have any knowledge on openings at smaller (but not necessarily boutique) firms? Human Capital / Change Management related field.

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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.

Blue shield of CA fired 375 people. Any other insurance companies having massive layoffs?

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I have heard lay off happens in CitiusTech, is anyone aware about this

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Have you been laid-off, furloughed, or fired yet? And how were you told this? Do you know anyone, personally, who was laid off?

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Anyone know Deloitte core business group in Deloitte consulting LLP?

Salary range, business outlook of this group amid layoffs and green card initiation timeline?

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Hi Verizon Fishes,

Need your feedback on Verizon India Job security, I will be joining soon in Verizon. I got some negative feedback from social media that Verizon fired around 1000 employees without notice. It should have happened on 2019.

Can you pls share your thoughts on this?

Thanks,

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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.

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Hi everyone...

My role was impacted as part of the layoffs in my last Org.. bitter truth to digest. So I am looking for a new role and I would appreciate your help and support.

Can anyone share Hyderabad or Remote based PM/ Sr. PM jobs.

So I've had 2 hiring managers and several recruiters from Amazon reach out to me about applying for some open positions with the company (android). I completed the coding assessment and now they want me to go through a round of 5 hour interviews next week. Is there a good chance I'll be hired if engineering managers are reaching out to me? I'm really not sure how badly I want to work for them and I don't want to be laid off months after being hired on. Anyone know what Amazon hiring is like?

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Vicious layoffs at HCB health.

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How is John St these days for accounts?

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Canadian and EU workers justifying 30-50% lower compensation figures for similar work and higher taxes by trashing on US healthcare and social issues

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Hey all, I am interviewing for Senior Analyst- Business Analytics (Finance and Ops function) position at Salesforce. Anyone have any insight on this role? Also, what would be an appropriate salary range? I have 2YOE coming from a bank. Thanks!

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Does anyone have the email of the Deutsch NY recruiter?

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Has anyone refinanced their student loans on h1b visa? Is common bond the only option?

Can we all just pass on inventory counts this year

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All these layoffs reminding me that loyalty is dead

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Hello Cisco,
I am an immediate joiner.
Skills
SELENIUM java qa automation 4+ years of experience jenkins

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Fellow Data Scientists of the DS Network community. What has been your salary progression from your first job to the current one. Feel free to share it down in the comments.

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What is the average salary for Clinical Research Associate I?

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Has anyone recently flown (domestic) with a young lap child on United? Baby is 2 months and we haven’t gotten birth cert yet. I called United and they said no ID is necessary but I’m skeptical.

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Where is the excel with the best Hilton discount corporate codes

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Trying to find an investment property to rent out for about $300k - what are your recs for location ?

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Fill in the blank: When guys want to impress a girl, they say “I was to show my ______ to you”

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What’s everyone up to this weekend? 🥳

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My joining in EY India is on 3rd Nov. I have not got any details regarding onboarding on 3rd Nov. Anyone faced or facing same issue ? When should I expect first day onboarding email ?

Pls let me know any vacancies for Angular UI Devloper for 7years which has permanent wfh or hybrid .

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My new agency’s healthcare plan only has ONE physician in NYC listed as in-network... is a plan this limited the norm?!

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So now I have to live with the knowledge that someone named Young Gravy is out there

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What small or mid sized NYC shops are doing good work right now?

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Which portable standing desk converters do people have and recommend. I live in a tiny NYC apartment so use my dining table as the office during the day but need to put it away at night.

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If you could change one thing about the ad agency culture, what would it be?

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Marcel here. So instead of talking behind my back, how about saying it to my face? Here I am, ready to answer questions, concerns, or just talk sports. So what would you like to know? 🤖

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Are there any agencies where creatives actually have good work-life balance in LA, SF or anywhere else for that matter? Like no weekends or no working more than a 40-50hr week? Or do I have to go in house for this? Or do I have to leave advertising altogether?

I feel like I’m either getting burnt out by work or trying to heal myself from it. There’s never much time for real life and I don’t want to be on my death bed reminiscing like, “Wow, I made some cool ads.” Nothing scares me more.

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When you work late, you get to snoop around the office. Given.

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Are CPGs pushing more faux-health benefits than before?
Or is society catching up to the bs?

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I promise you, whatever you have to tell me as I sit down with my lunch is not as important as eating my lunch.

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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.

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Getting really frustrated with a boss that is completely bipolar in our interactions. Management does not seem willing to tell them to stop being psycho. Beginning to think the only way out is out

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Hi all! Moving from TX to NY and have an offer for 80K. Is this reasonable for someone with ~3 years of experience or am I being lowballed here?

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