Droga and Read get pushed out in the same year, what does that tell us?

Is it mandatory to submit previous employment declaration while submitting Income tax declaration. Or we can just skip this. Since this is my 2 nd company not aware of this much. What happens at the end of financial year if we don't declare previous employment declaration. Seniors kindly help🙏

Hello EXL Professionals,

If I resign from EXL in mid of Dec 22. Will I still be getting the Annual Bonus (for 2022) which will be paid in March 23 and is some percentage of fixed CTC.

Have others found it hard to transition from Audit to Financial Analyst? All the recruiters I’m meeting with are telling me I probably won’t get an interview since they’re looking for someone who’s ready to hit the ground running.
It’s discouraging because I’m a fast learner, and from talking to my friends who are Financial Analysts, it doesn’t seem like what we do is so dissimilar.

Changed all of my passwords to Kenny.

Now all I have is Kenny Loggins.

Is anyone getting a lot of strange connectivity issues with Fishbowl? I’m on wifi and every other minute I get the “Couldn’t load” message and experience a lag. Is it just me?

Starting a new job on Monday and can’t wait to update my LinkedIn. Love getting comments to wish me well on my new role. Can’t wait for my old co workers to see and react where I’m going 😈

Received less salary this month also. (Same amount as last month)
Why is this happening? Too much tax 🥵

Good places to go in December? I was thinking Portugal - but heard it gets cold cold. Any other recommendations?

Hi everyone - I received an offer from Wayfair recently, for a Senior Manager role based in Boston. Any recommendations on where to negotiate / how much?

Details:
- $160K Base
- 1,200 RSUs over 4 years
1yr vesting with quarterly clip thereafter
Valued at $144K over 4y using today's stock price of $120 = $36K/y
- Signing bonus of ~$10K (TBD)
- Relocation payout of ~$10K (TBD)

Thanks in advance!

Small firms in Arkansas (especially rural Arkansas), what would you say is an average salary for a third year associate? Considering asking my boss for a raise, but I don’t want to be out of line.

What did you read/research/ask/learn about starting your firm before you started? What was most helpful? What was not?

Hello Fishes,

I am currently working as an Operation Manager and serving notice period, 25th November is my last working day and I still don't have any offers in hand. I am looking for opportunities within Mumbai, apply daily on Naukri and Linkedin but not getting calls from recruiters. I have experience with Office 365 SaaS, and I have managed larger teams. Overall 11 years of experience.
Please refer if any opportunities

Hi Fishes,

Can someone help me with some information about Deals strategy team at AC Bangalore. How’s the work, environment and pay?

Anything will help. Thanks

Which schools make you report all your GRE scores? I don’t want to take it multiple times if they ask for all the scores

Any tips, tricks for GMAT and using Magoosh effectively? I’m a month-ish out of test day, and using Magoosh... my practice test says 660 (although I did much higher on GMAT math than Magoosh math).

Can we really just not with April Fools ads? So cringe inducing, so bandwagon-y, so god damn corny & depressingly expected...🤢

Practical advice on how to deal with a mansplaining colleague?? 🙄

Pretty tired of smart women undermining each other, especially seniors doing it to juniors. Why the hell is the first instinct to attack&destroy? Not into kumbayas but more into having my peer's back.

Next time I have a meeting my Senior Manager, I may just snap and tell him that instead of constant nitpicking and giving hurtful, blunt feedback, how about acknowledging sometimes for a change?

If you got fired today would you have a Bach up plan? What would it be?

Two months ago applied for a "dream role" at a "dream company" (not an agency). I am qualified for the role & they are looking for ppl with agency experience. a few days after applying a recruiter

In West Philadelphia born and raised...

Brands closing for climate change? Wouldn’t that lost income be more effective/useful if they donated it to clean energy alternatives instead? Do a spot about it to promote it & it’s content. Win. Win

Working with another agency on a project and think I'd rather work there. Protocol for reaching out to someone to pick their brain? Email? LinkedIn message?

I’m a strategist interested in branding shops like interbrand. But I hear they aren’t doing well these days since everyone claims to be a brand consultant. Also I’m curious about the work

What does your (romantic) partner do? Is there a big income disparity between the two of you?

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.

Believe it or not, for all the talk of digital... online video subscriptions and downloads JUST overtook DVD sales. People still exist that rent dvds from netflix?

So why do company merges result in mass layoffs?

What are your favorite millennial traits?

Which agencies in NY do great strategy work and are actually valued? It feels like strategy is lacking at most agencies...

Our industry needs to change the way it does recruiting. We make it impossible for people to apply directly to agencies. Relying on employee referrals gets good "culture fits" at the cost of diversity

How do I become a freelance creative who WFH? Don't mind coming into the office to brainstorm, etc.