1 hr 45 minute car ride downtown from ORD!

Have an amount of Marriott points I would would like to use to buy United miles.

Any advice on carrying out this transaction?

Any recommendations on seaside towns that would be fun for a 5-6 day stay within an 8 hour drive of Boston? Going next week, so not a place that's a ghost town in October.

Is firm travel back up to pre covid levels?

Moving to San Antonio from Austin. Will be In Office 3 days a week near Sea World. Married with a 1 year old and active dog. We love good food and being active... Where should we live? Any other suggestions. As a reference we lived in the 04/Soco area for 6 years.

Booking a last mintue trip to India over Christmas New Years. Anyone have any tips on best places to book business class? From JFK.

How do upgrades to nicer rooms work for Marriott?

💳Credit card help💳 Starting a new job in two weeks. The new company does not give a corporate card, so I get to pick my own. If things were normal and I was traveling / spending as usual, getting the CSR or AMEX platinum would make sense. But with things the way they are, what should I do? Work related expenses will be minimal, but Im moving/furnishing an apartment so personal spend will be decent. TIA!

Any book recommendations for philosophy, psychology, and business? Or any book you read last year changed your values? Going to fly international, gonna read it on flight. 😍

Getting a bit stir crazy. Any recommendations for a 4-5 day relaxing trip within driving distance?

Hello! DIY giveaway on my island. Code is MWY2J.
You can find the DIYs on the first strip of beach to the right of the airport. No tipping expected


Hyacinth lamp
Grass standee
Tree standee
Peach surprise box
Peach rug
Peach wall
Peach chair
2 bamboo wall decorations
Mossy garden rock
Log garden lounge
Honeycomb wall
Wooden plank sign
Tulip crown
Lucky gold cat
Fruit basket
Log extra long sofa

You can probably get some points. Be aware that American tends to have mor delays than Delta so switching won’t help. It’s also a much suckier airline in general. At least 60%of my AA flights are delayed in a year

Anyone have first hand experience with travel medical insurance? Looking to purchase for a short trip but finding so many mixed reviews from people that have had to actually try and use it. Appreciate any recommendations!

My international flight got cancel. They did not send email so everyone found out at the airport. I even spent 50$ in Uber coming to the airport and they say only solution is to rebook us tomorrow. What’s the best way to go about it to get best compensation for all the inconvenience? (Tap air)

Doing a budget travel to London for 4 days. Took a London pass for 3 days. Any other must dos while I'm there that can fall within my budget backpacking trip?

Traveling to DC for 4 days. Looking for Marriott with parking and maybe concierge lounge functioning. Anyone use a Marriott recently they can recommend?
Open to other suggestions too. Thanks

Can we use airbnb for corporate travel? Just curious realky

Monday Status Report: Flight upgraded to first ✅. Aforementioned flight delayed 1.5 hours ❌. Partner canceled 6pm meeting ✅. Hotel upgraded to a suite at the Ritz ✅✅. Not bad for a Monday, not bad....

Best east coast skiing/resorts within 4hr drive of DC? Looking to do a Jan/Feb trip.

Most exotic work travel destination you've ever gone to and for what brand or client?

Best places to stay in Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia? Who has had a great experience in these places and what made it special? : )

What is IT Due Dilligence? Is it more IT Audit? Better? Worse?

Holland & Knight matched the new Cravath scale recently, but they didn’t apply it to any Florida office except Miami. What do we think this means for Tampa market salaries? Are they likely to bump again, or stay the same?

VOO. I predominantly use Schwab’s robo advisor and have consistently been 8% below S&P 500. (1) based on the historical performance of VOO, am I better off shifting all of my retirement and brokerage accounts to VOO? (2) how do I do that? How should I go about this? Liquidate all my robo advisors and then buy VOO? Hope you all don’t roast me too hard!

Hypothetically, if BBB was delayed and brought to the Senate floor next year (let's say February 2022) and passed, and the January 1st date for ending Roth conversions is left unchanged, what would happen to Americans who performed After-Tax 401k to Roth conversions in January? Would 401k custodians have to reverse the transactions and somehow factor in gains earned in users' Roth accounts since the conversion? Could there be penalties?

Who / what do you list as your contingent beneficiary when your spouse is your primary, you don’t have children, and you don’t have anyone in your family you trust with your finances if something were to happen?

What are your thoughts on pay discrepancies based on family structure? Ex. Two people do the same job but one is paid more or given a larger bonus “because they have kids and you live alone” or “because their family is struggling”. Is that an ethical factor if both employees do the same job at the same pace, quality, etc?

Pro forma or proforma?

Has anyone ever heard of this type of real estate private equity fund structure:

-One LLC, so only one PPM
-Multiple investors that can be onboarded anytime
-Multiple investments that investors can determine whether or not they want to invest in
-One K-1 per investor based on their investments and income
-Ability for the Sponsor/Fund to invest directly, indirectly and in equity, debt, Pref, etc.
To me this seems extremely cumbersome and would require multiple classes of (cont’d)

How to politely tell my partner stop spending too much time on playing video games? It was my false at first. I introduced Zelda breathe of the wild to her and now, she is hooked. She even played game when we had the movie night. I chose the her movie style but she let me to watch it alone and silently turned on the game, and played it while pretended to watch the movie with me. That’s not fun at all. What should I do? Any advice please?

Anyone willing to give a referral for Cox Automotive?

Hello,

I am looking for a job change. I have 6 years of SAP security experience and my expertise are in SAP S4-FIORI implementation, SAP ARIBA, C4C and somewhat SAP BI too.
Can anyone refer me in their company ?

Can anyone share VCA salaries?

If you living currently in a home and looking to buy another home but plan to put only 10% on the new home, can I pay the remaining 10% after selling my existing home in 1-2 months .. and get the PMI

Hi fishes,

I'm looking for job switch in Manual testing role.Kindly refer my profile if your organization has any openings.
Thanks in advance.
Skill set-manual testing,functional testing,SQL
YOE- 5 years
LWD- 14/01/2023

Data analytics or fullstack developer?
If I want to switch from non IT.

PSA: A shirt with a buttoned collar is not a dress shirt, please stop

Hi All,
Would you all be able to provide some reliable recruitment agencies/consultantcies who can help me landing a job in Australia. I have 16 years of experience in tech/SAP /Management consulting and I have Australian PR including 3 years of working experience in Australia.

I want to move Australia due to family reasons hence money is not primary factor but would like to keep career level same or better. Any help will be appreciated. Currently Manager , up for promo(written) next cycle

How is the client Yahoo Supply? I got a proposal and any review would be helpful.

Hello! Anyone work at GE Healthcare?

Guys I need advice: A manager position at Uber Eats with a pay cut but a hell lot of equity in Uber or joining a boutique consulting firm in Financial Services and helping them grow with a pay increas

Anybody at the Westin Michigan Ave this week? Drinks?

Definitely not a fan of Westin's "Eat Well" proposition. I'm working in the room at 2:00 AM and the most appetizing menu item is a cold turkey avocado and arugula wrap. I just want a burger and fries!

Looking for some book recommendations :)

How is utilization calculated? What happens if we are on the bench?

Does anybody have good electric standing desk recommendations? Ideally in the $200-300 range.

Has anyone gone into YE with lower than the target utilization? I have about 2 months worth of PTO and trainings this year but want to know how a low utilization will affect my YE rating

Help - how do I fight claims by scammer healthcare providers?

I recently went to 2 different providers.

Dentist, made appt via Zocdoc to see a dentist that was in network. Another dentist at the location saw me instead who was out of network. I have text evidence they said it would be covered before visit. Claim was denied - asking for ~500 dollars.

Saw a specialist who’s office staff verified my insurance would fully cover the claim. Get the claim, says they are out of network. Owe 600.

Unconfirmed layoffs in PwC SAP? Does anybody know?

Has anyone had their expenses rejected? Ever get a nasty note from Controllers on "high expenses" that hit an internal code? Do they ever reject (assume it's already been submitted in DTE)?

A colleague mentioned to me that they bill self study instead of pto. If I’m utilized at 100%+ and staffed on a client and take 3 days off wed-Sunday, they say bill self study and save pto. Advice?

Why Lester, why!

So apparently accenture is making people who are on the bench enroll into a mandatory customer service role even if you’re 100% utilized. Friend took 3 weeks of PTO and has been on the bench for a few days and he is being forced. Worst part? It’s Tues-Saturday.

What are all of the single ladies doing?

Owe ~$4,500 in taxes for 2020. Anything I can do to reduce this amount? Going to contribute some extra money to 401k to get me to 19,500 for the year. Anything else?

Any recommendations for a work desk?
Not looking for something too big or pricey. Easy assembly / disassembly is a plus.
I see foldable desks going for $100. Any foldable standing desks out there?

MBB - how long is your typical strategy engagement?

Best consulting firms for PE work (CDD,Value Creation)? Looking for the best firm for exit ops to PE ops eventually. Thanks!