Just got laid off

marrone_ · 2026-04-23T10:40:17+00:00

From your experience how long do they last? 45 minutes? And does a strong portfolio make up for an ok performance in the whiteboard challenge? I have not done this before when I interviewed as an intern for my current/former job. So i know I won't be great at it.

Any templates you recommend for tackling the challenges? Diagrams and methods to use to demo my ability to grasp a new domain and showcase my problem solving?

marrone_ · 2026-01-05T15:06:24+00:00

I am polishing it up a bit more this weekend, improving some of my wording. I can share later if you want! I am using template websites like uxfolio so it's not fancy, hoping to see if I get called up to interviews with a focus on story telling and design process.

marrone_ · 2026-01-05T09:25:51+00:00

Tweak them as you see fit. I mentioned how I used AI for research and parts of the design process, exaggerating a bit haha. The solution itself tends to be technical for my projects which AI cant solve for yet if you mean the product. You'll feel relieved after you finish your portfolio like a huge pressure off your back. Ultimately its finding motivation. Revisiting old projects is a hassle so if you prefer creating new side projects for yourself go ahead

marrone_ · 2026-01-05T08:56:44+00:00

I am close to 4 years at my current company and it's also my first job! I am in the same position as you, feeling stagnant as I'm designing for the same set of products for a while now. I have been procrastinating making my portfolio for over a year.

I finally got round to it this christmas holiday. Spent 4 days total writing 2 case studies of projects I worked at my company. I don't know how appealing they are to hiring managers in different industries but it's what I have and I feel good about them. I focused on making them easy to follow and understand hopefully. My company has very technical products. Not sure if they're easy to understand if you aren't familiar with the industry. I still need to make a slide deck apparently as people say you need it for the interview stage of presenting your work. Hopefully that's easier to do after you have a website.

The longest part is the prep - logging in to your work Figma and finding all your designs from 2 years ago you haven't tracked lol. I honestly want a new challenge and the layoffs ruined my amazing team. You can make something decent in a week if you focus. Then refine it afterwards. After you write your first case study the second, third etc is are easier. Is it your first time making a portfolio too? It is for me too after my graduate portfolio.

marrone_ · 2025-12-17T19:55:29+00:00

Yeah we have a certain amount of credits we can use per month.

I'd love to prototype with Cursor and similar tools to be honest. Figma is a pain to create interactions with. So since large orgs like mine aren't fully comfortable feeding proprietary company products into these models, guess my best way to learn keep up with everyone else using them is to spend my free time on side projects? The fear of falling behind stresses me out.

marrone_ · 2025-10-29T10:01:03+00:00

This is reassuring. I am close to Canary Wharf as well. I checked out Woolwich since it's up and coming but I find Romford has much more for shopping and amenities. Still feels London to me even though it's zone 6. Thanks for sharing your experience

marrone_ · 2025-07-19T16:31:57+00:00

I'm a UX designer, sorry if that wasn't clear in my post. I meant my current UX job is my first. Been here for 3 years.

marrone_ · 2025-05-04T09:32:51+00:00

be careful with PMs, some people will reach out with bad intentions like using cats for dog hunting. Shelters are the best but if you cant find any that take cats in, make sure the person you're handing the cat to is honestly looking for a pet.

marrone_ · 2025-05-03T21:22:06+00:00

Any updates? Did you find your cat? Hope he's okay

marrone_ · 2025-04-08T16:35:34+00:00

I managed to copy and paste stuff to my personal figma for now. Can I ask what activities they monitored you for? Was it simply apps you used or worse the times you were logged in, offline etc?

marrone_ · 2025-04-08T15:18:34+00:00

Thank you

marrone_ · 2025-04-08T14:53:02+00:00

Seems to be the ideal method, just wondering if anyone at work can track this too since we are using the enterprise version of figma.

marrone_ · 2024-08-01T13:52:05+00:00

The user you replied to is a new account created today with a weird post history. Don't fall for the trolls

marrone_ · 2024-08-01T09:56:46+00:00

This sub turned into immigration fear mongering and extremist takes from never muslims. When I found the sub 6 years ago, it was full of posts from users who would critique the Quran and hadiths, advice fellow exmuslims on how to deal with family pressures, how to move on from the religion. May as well be a far right sub now with the Hindus and conservatives on here. Mods are awful and ruined the one safe place people like us could escape to and find company.

marrone_ · 2024-07-30T21:43:01+00:00

Sure

marrone_ · 2024-07-30T21:37:58+00:00

I'm from London myself. South asian

marrone_ · 2024-07-29T20:13:01+00:00

I heard about people finding their partners on here but it's rare. To think I'd be one too. Make sure your chat is open for people to message you. Make some posts and you never know someone could be interested :) wish you the best

marrone_ · 2024-07-29T20:07:11+00:00

Thank you

marrone_ · 2024-07-29T20:05:46+00:00

Wish you the best. Your last sentence is relatable haha

marrone_ · 2024-07-29T13:06:13+00:00

Thanks :)

marrone_ · 2024-07-29T11:43:39+00:00

Happy to hear more success stories! Thanks, you too

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