Vice President Discussions
Layoffs

Jr AD’s- I’m looking to pay someone to help polish one of my projects. Need to work on it a bit more and then mock it up. Just got fired so I gotta revamp. $50 sound alright?

Are investment banking analysts getting laid off?

If you accept a salary reduction in these times in good faith, and then are laid off and your severance pay is based not on your original salary but this new one, then your company knew this in advance and may well have violated labor laws. Call a lawyer. They will not charge you if they do not recoup your money.

Told a partner I am pregnant and was asked what I'm going to do after the baby....ummm work? Am I already fired?

Can we try to be a bit less hyperbolic and check our facts when we’re talking about who got fired
vs laid off?

Fired: You unforgivably fucked up.
Laid off: We can’t monetarily afford to keep you.

Was laid off in April after 6 months and took a new job a month ago out of desperation. The work I’m doing isn’t interesting and I’m just overall very unhappy with the culture. Is it too soon to leave?

Here’s some shit: I’m staff level (career change, so a few years older than most staff). My 19 yo stepchild got laid off temporarily from their skilled trade job and is able to draw unemployment. They still live with their mom and I provide their healthcare as the stepmom married to their father. Stepchild just got first unemployment check and is making 2x their normal pay. Making more than me (!) while I continue to provide their health insurance. What. the. actual. fuck.

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.

Another one of my friends was laid off today :/ On the plus side, their company is giving them full pay & health benefits for four months & letting them keep any equipment they had. (100% not an ad agency.) I’m so bummed for them, but honestly I’m secretly low key jealous and wish I could just take a sabbatical from my agency job with that sort of severance package. I’m grateful for my job during this time, but this industry is burning me out. I can’t remember the last time I was happy.

People on here seem to post about having been laid off whether they were fired or laid off. I pass 0 judgment, but does anyone else feel like there’s not a single person who comes on here and says he/she was fired. I would completely understand this language if this forum were not anonymous, but what’s with this, considering we’re all anonymous?

I know some actually were laid off, but for the others, are people just delusional or somehow embarrassed even though anonymous?

For those who have gotten hired during the pandemic, was there anything you negotiated during the hiring process that helped you feel more secure in case of any layoffs that occurs after you’re hired?

Anyone have any idea when the hiring freeze might end within AWS ProServ? I’m currently at Amazon and have a TS clearance, PMP & CSM. I come from a Big4 consulting firm with a background in Enterprise Performance. I’ll be honest and say I’m not feeling very safe in my current role with the ongoing layoffs. Instead of leaving, I’d love to go back to my “consulting roots” and join the ProServ team. I’m taking my AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner exam next weekend. Hoping this freeze is lifted soon.

Any recommendations of finding a new job? Was laid off and am having difficulty as a senior

So are the layoffs at Deloitte over ?

Consumer spending is way down. Ad agencies are having layoffs. Are we the canary in the coal mine for a larger nationwide trend? Should I be buying gold or just take off my tinfoil hat?

As bad as being laid off is, one of my biggest fears about someday possibly reaching a leadership role in an agency is the reality having to let people go. It’s never really appropriate to complain about since the person let go is the much more sympathetic figure, but does anyone who’s been on the other side of that conversation feel like talking about the stress and difficulty of being the one dropping the ax?

When we tell other agencies/employers you were laid off (which is the truth) do you recruiters and employers believe us? Or do you think we’re lying and that we were actually fired?

why many people have been laid off recently? I have 4 friends who had to pack their stuff this week(I don't have many friends FYI) This stresses me out.

Anyone had to start giving money to family members?

My mother got laid off & it breaks my heart to see her so defeated. Someday, I knew I would be supporting them, but never thought it would be now.

Does anyone have any advice on how to raise some issues during an appraisal? I'm a the only woman of colour in my department (apart from one freelancer who almost always works from home) and I there are things I want to address but there is a history of being called unprofessional by my manager for voicing my opinion, made me feel like I'm an inconvenience when asking questions or clarification and called sloppy when making a minor mistake. My appraisal is coming up and it's making me anxious

Best PDF editor for the iPad or phone? Hate carrying printed copies. Any suggestions?

I’m trying to hire two roles and am really struggling with candidates asking for way more than I’d be prepared to pay for their experience and skill set, yet feel held over a barrel due to the climate. Anyone else having the same issues?

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Does anyone have an idea on what salary should be expected when applying to a major biotech company (GSK, Novartis, J&J, AbbVie etc...) as an entry level (3 years experience) Pharmacology & Toxicology master degree with an emphasis in Drug Discovery and Development with technical expertise in electrophysiology/neuroscience domain (several published papers on sodium channels) ?

Anyone interested in the Salesforce practice at Deloitte reach out to me.

I have recently resigned from Deloitte India (DI, not USI) and serving NP. After recording resignation in Talent Hub, I have received one auto email.

Wanted to know what are the further separation steps?

Consultant role in Deloitte USI (F&EP Team) Vs KPMG Global Services (IT Advisory- EPM Team)

Deloitte USI: 13L + 4L JB
KPMG KGS: 17L + 1L JB

YoE: 4.5
Tech Stack: EPM

Which one will be the better choice In terms of:
1. Bonus and Increments
2. WLB
3. Type of work (back-end/client-facing)
4. Professional growth
5. Any other relevant factors

Please share your experiences?

What has gone wrong in Chicago in the last two years? There wasalways at least one major piece of work the whole world noticed, usually from Leo Burnett or Ogilvy. But the tone and energy of work from San Francisco and New York agencies is just light years ahead of Chicago now. It all just feels so mediocre and dated. Where is the groundbreaking idea? Do you need financial backers for the most forward thinking teams to open a place? You can’t blame clients, clients ared the same everywhere.

Can someone explain why my budgeted hours are so important if I don't get paid overtime and the audit is a fixed fee...

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I was recruited by a former manager to my current company back in August. Hired without even a formal interview. Now I’ve been contacted by another former manager about a job at her new company. Cont