What business-y tools do you all use for tracking projects, time, meetings, etc for design work?

Right now my planned list is as follows (planning to switch to full time freelance soon), advice welcome! Would love to see others’ lists.

• Trello - tracking projects/to-dos
• Google calendar - meetings etc
• tbd (been using excel but want something different) - time tracking
• Zoom - meetings
• Evernote - note-taking
• Google drive - file storage

Am I missing anything?! Other tools? Help :)

At what point do you disconnect from Slack? Do you feel guilty if you take the night off completely?

Looking to put $5K in the market. Which ones would you buy? Lululemon, delta airlines, Peleton, docusign, Zoom, etsy. Any that I’ve missed and should consider? Already have MSFT, BRKB, NVDA, BABA and multiple broad ETFs

How are you teaching middle or high school chorus in the fully virtual realm? I’m looking for new ideas and techniques. I hate that my choirs can only sing on Zoom with everyone muted...that’s the opposite of choral singing :-(

Is Integration Engineer position at Zoom worth joining coming from Software Engineer position?

Why are people not good at ending zoom calls? I feel like I’m always the person who throws in the closing statement (I.e, ok well sounds good is that all? Have a nice day! This was helpful thanks Karyn..looks like we’re at top of the hour already) 🤦🏻‍♀️

IEP, 504, and those without internet will return in-person next week while rest of students remain remote. Regular Ed teachers may have students (mild Learning Disabled kiddos) in their room while teaching. They are saying it’s a liability issue if they have one student in the room with them, even though teaching other via Zoom. Thoughts? Anyone else experiencing this?

Is it just me or have you also noticed that during the endless back to back zoom/teams meetings, people drift away and not take down action points?

I was recently offered a Zoom interview. The school had 10 interview slots for me to choose from. Three were one day this week and the rest are next week. I chose the first time slot available. Should I have waited until one of the last slots so I was fresher on their mind when choosing a candidate? I am just sitting here stressing out until I here something. Also, do interviewers still appreciate a hand written thank you for the interview?

Mac or HP or Dell: I prefer Mac notebooks. However it seems there might be limitations with the use of Skype or other applications based on materials I have seen. What do you all recommend is the best laptop for working at Deloitte?

Why doesn’t Visa use collaborative tools like Slack and Google Workspace? I’m guessing it’s not a budget issue.

I have just recently accepted a position as Director of Compliance at a Fin-Tech company here in Naples, FL.. My previous 17 YOE were strictly in the Financial industry. Does anyone know what the average salary is for this position? I have a sinking feeling that I accepted the role too quickly without comparing salaries. The position only pays $50k/year. That seems low to me.

Question for anyone who’s done VC and PE: how does diligence rigor compare for a $20mm venture investment (revenue generating, but early stage) vs buyout? I know VC doesnt have the resources or expectationto go as deep, but any color on number of hours?

Does anyone know anybody coming from the Merit America IT Support program that have been successful in their roles? This is a career change for me and I'm worried that employers won't be patient while I learn or that IT teams will be overloaded and I won't have a proper mentor.

I struggle with imposter syndrome big time and want to start therapy, but I really don't want my husband to find out that I'm going to a therapist. It'd just be too embarassing. Is that awful of me?

I don't like my job, the responsibilities and tasks aren't right for me or my lifestyle.

Key positives for my current employer are pay and security. But my new role within the company isn't working for me, and ultimately I don't think it is for the company either.

A much much smaller (20 people) company offered me a role.

With the global economic situation as is, is it worth the risk to change to a job I know i'd like more with less pay, and potentially less job security?

T.I.A.

now that Facebook is Meta should FAANG be MANGA ?

How do you properly vet a law firm? I feel the associates I speak with talk up the firm and aren’t always candid.

How is WLB in PwC india lately?

Can someone explain how Tier ratings work at Kolkata AC?

How do I make out by reading snapshot what my Tier is? I got most - at grade, does that mean Tier 3/4? Coach keeps saying snapshot and Tier are different, then what is snapshot and what is Tier rating?

I asked the same question to coach multiple times, but never got any clear answer.

Needed MULESOFT MCIA DUMPS 2022,
Kindly share and comment if anyone is aware of this, would be of great help!!

What were some of the challenges you had to deal with when you first started working abroad? I’m in the middle of interviews and hoping I get an offer so I could work abroad 🤞

Hi Sharks,

I got an Offer from IBM India. My tech stack is SAP Successfactor.
I have two questions :
1) What is the maximum CTC i can negotiate for band 7B ?
2) How is SAP Successfactor practice in IBM ? Are there any good projects?

Does anyone here know of a good resume/cover letter proofreading and optimization service? Looking to get mine professionally checked and would greatly appreciate it if anyone could share their personal experience. Thanks!!

Does it matter if you use the same examples for behavioral questions for first and second round interviews?

Have an offer from a dream company but I'll need to go in at a lower level. Knowing that I can bring a lot of value to the company (read- I know my worth), I negotiated with the hiring manager to have a level/comp review 6 months after employment. If I hit all my goals (ie, prove myself) within that time frame, I'll get a promotion and salary adjustment.
QUESTIONS:
Should this be in writing in the offer letter?
How detailed should it be? I assume I won't know what goals to set till I start...

Hi, can somebody from Atos refer me for a JOB ID 438717 legal contract manager .

Any recos for directors who kill it when it comes emotional storytelling in short form content? As in :15. Mostly visual, little dialogue.

Hey guys, question regarding new years resolutions. Anyone know some good books about how to lead better and step up to become a great CD?

Could someone recommend a good accountant

Any freelance photographer gigs in LA?

Anyone have an amazing CPA for freelancers on the west coast?

What’s freelancing like in Europe? Thinking about moving because (gestures at America)

Asking for a friend. What would a pretty jr person charge to write code for a 10-page site?

Anyone know of a good directory of high quality, design-focused printers (in the US)? Seems most agencies/designers don’t shout out their print vendor in the credits.
Used to use FPO’s blog to find good printers - but it’s been a minute since I’ve done any premium print work.
Specifically looking for printers specializing in packaging. THANK YOU 🙏🏻🙏🏻

The company I freelance for let’s us buy health insurance. I get to pay $18,276 + $5,000 in deductible before I see $0.01 of healthcare benefits (and then only 70%)...

How much higher should my 1099 hourly rate be compared to hourly breakdown of annual salary? Like add 30% for taxes, then roughly how much more considering no benefits etc. - like 10-15%?

Helping a friend who is looking for freelance deck designers (keynote and ppt), who can handle working with picky/hi-end creative leads. Thanks!

Posting for an LA friend looking for a freelance strategist with digital experience (app & website work) to start in Jan. PM me if interested. Thanks.

It’s finally happened. I’ll be supervised by someone 25 years younger.

what do you charge for weekend and overtime work?

Full-time, but doing my first moonlight freelance job. I want this to be the first of many. Should I start an LLC?

What is the minimum unit of time you bill? A quarter of an hour?

Seems like even the smallest task requires at least that much attention.

Checking to see if there are any wine & spirits label designers here. I have a call with a mom/pop restaurant tomorrow who want a redesign of one of their vodka labels. They have not supplied any hi res art yet & from what I’m assuming they will not be looking to spend big bucks. Im trying to get a sense of pricing for the front & back label. Thanks for your feedback!

I’ve been dabbling with the idea of getting into copywriting as something to soon the side but I have no experience doing it. What steps should I take (books to read, gigs to start with or pursue, etc) if I want to go from $0 and next to ) experience to $40k or so a year?

Right now I’m currently unemployed and taking a break from my fine art stuff to try to get back into tech sales, but I was looking to expand my skill set and also generate extra money at the same time.

My accounting edge finance is not compatible with the new Mac OS. I do not need the $15/month subscription they offering as an upgrade since I’m a lone freelancer. I’ve always kept my own books and did my own taxes. Anyone else out there with a basic bookkeeping program recommendation for Mac would be appreciated.

Any freelance awards writers out there? We've got a Cannes submission for a big brand that we could use some help with. Any hand raises or recs for someone with experience in this area = much appreciated 👍

Any agencies in the LA area looking for talent?