Any good card bonuses or point promotions out right now? Fly United/Southwest, stay at Marriott and rent from National

Going to take my shot on here:
Does anyone know the name of this Chinese restaurant connected to a run down hotel in DC? Supposed to be one of the few authentic places.
Best Chinese food ever.

Anyone who commutes in from Jersey City - do you take the PATH or NJ transit? Which is better/worse?

In the UK what rewards credit card is best for relatively frequent travelers? Amex platinum / BA premium / something else?

Anyone have a ticket for Meduza at district this Saturday and not going anymore? It’s $57 now with fees and that’s too much. Might as well buy the VIP which is $80 w fees but that is probably a huge scam so guess I’m not going

Planning to do some Summer glacier national park backpacking. Anyone have any recs for routes/campsites? Looking for 3-5 nights, experienced backpackers

Anyone travelling from pune to mumbai today?

What's your absolute favorite dinner spot in Chi-town? I'm willing to travel, but I'm moving soon so want to hit all of the greats I haven't been to or didn't know about.

Do systemwide upgrades work on Finnair?
If I have a connection does it take 2 upgrades or just 1?

Interviewing at McKinsey and wanted to understand the reality of the travel expectations of a solution leader at the manager level. Thanks!

Need to leave for Canada in roughly a month because of US visa expiry but worried about potential travel restrictions in Canada given the bad covid situation. Are there any provinces that are not as hard hit by covid? Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.

ZS 🐠, how often are you at the office vs client site? I’m curious because I’ve heard they don’t travel much

Any thoughts on the JW Tucson Starr Pass Resort right now? We had booked a trip to get away from the snow but it looks like it’s half shut down right now.

Any Florida hotels (Hyatt/Marriott) near the beach that people recommend? Looking to avoid Miami.

Currently have chase sapphire but thinking of switching to Reserve. Should I?
Wife will also be authorized user, we do travel and will use this card for all our purchases

Bonvoy-ers: anyone else get assigned a new ambassador today?

Looking to book one night at a Marriott property in chicago to celebrate anniversary with my wife - mostly deciding between the Gwen and the Ritz. Which would you choose? (Assume price doesn’t matter)

Hello has anyone heard anything about the official date of lifting the travel ban from India?

Any single f wants to connect?

I’m applying for a Fundraising manager position and have gone through 4 previous rounds of interviews. It looks promising. I have a “final” interview with the CEO on Friday. I’ve already answered all questions about my past experiences in previous interviews. What should I be prepared for in this interview ?

Just got the ikon pass...I always ski east coast but hoping to get to Utah one weekend. What is the best/closest mountain from SLC?

We recently started the fertilization process with frozen eggs. I had 11 frozen and all survived the thaw but only 3 turned into embryos. We are waiting to see how many get to the blast state. Does any one know where I can find statistics on what the typical attrition / success rates are?

How’s your work-life balance? New job at a new company and wondering how to clarify standards on this

How good is to join @coforge as senior developer

Learned something new on TikTok today. ☺️

Quite quitting - A response to hustle culture and burnout; employees are "quitting" going above and beyond and declining to do tasks they are not being paid for.

Do you play “not to lose”, or do you play to win. In relationships and professionally?

Hi everyone,
I have been shortlisted for a commercial banking operation profile interview. Can anyone help me about this profile and what questions I can expect?

We're all supposed to pool our tips but I'm pretty sure the waiters are keeping most of the money for themselves. I already told the manager and she kinda blew me off. Anyone else been through this?

Joined tcs around 1 month back and submitted all the joining related documents but still didn't received my employee Id.upon checking with hr i am getting information that there is technical glitch due to which employee Id is not getting generated. Is one else facing this issue ? What can be done in this situation ?

Hi Fishies, Im a application suport engineer with 7 years of experience. Java and dotnet, sql application. Please refer me for opening with immediate joiner

Applied for a pre sales consultant advisory role (Vancouver) Anyone who can provide some feedback or a referral?

Currently 3 years of experience is pre sales within B2B Saas and a CAPM.

Hello Fishies-!!!!!

I had question, when we apply for a job in another country, they usually ask a question “Are you legally allowed/eligible to work in that country”

In such a case, do you select yes or no? What is the criteria to answer that question?

Please help!

Starting a new fully remote role Monday with a leader that has never had their own admin, let alone an exec assistant. Any suggestions for developing the relationship or training them to properly use an exec assistant?

I have been giving interview from last 2 months and yet I haven't got a single offer and people here are getting multiple offers. Even if interview goes nice, I would get rejection mail.

I guess Luck matters a lot even if you perform well. There would be always someone who will do better than you.

I am getting demotivated, but have to continue trying hard.

I really wish luck could be on my side.

YOE- 6
CCTC- 8

How do you get used to someone looking over your shoulder and watch you design? It makes me so nervous

And there goes GIO's chance at the Haas F1 seat

Any good books recommendation on effective client communication/business writing?

I'm looking to improve my communication skills to navigate a very political environment better (i.e. I need to be more diplomatic). Any books recommendarions are appreciated 💁🏼‍♀️

Worthwhile getting the AWS cloud practitioner cert? (Will there be a return financially in ease of finding job or higher salary)?

Entering my 15th week unstaffed for the year. Does Deloitte do layoffs for low utilization? Mine is around 60%

Might sound basic, idk what I'm doing. If my home office is in one state but i work for a client in another state for part of the year, should I file taxes as working and living in separate states ?

I’m considering taking an internal consultant role at a large healthcare company. I’m unsure if healthcare is the industry I want to be in. Would I be pigeonholing myself into that industry?

Would you jump from Big 4 client facing consulting to internal MBB for relatively same pay?

Where can I get a a reasonably priced pair of tan suede chukkas? #benchthoughts

Told a friend of mine in tech I was considering moving to BCG. He asked me if I would have to move to Boston.

I followed up by asking what he thought the top consulting firms were. "I'd guess PwC and then McKinsey are the best. I've also heard of KPMG, Deloitte, and Bain, but I don't know much about them."

Just a reminder that outside our bubble no-one really cares about firm prestige etc.

Better to get suits made in Shanghai or Hong Kong? Any recommendations on tailors?

Any really impactful books that have helped you career-wise? Not necessarily consulting focused. In need of guidance and a new book so figured I'd kill two birds with one stone or whatever.

Do systemwide upgrades work on Finnair?
If I have a connection does it take 2 upgrades or just 1?

How is EY’s Healthcare Performance Improvement Practice? Any insights into culture, pipeline, types of projects?

Scotch recommendations? I’ve gotten into Lagavulin but know nothing about scotch and want to see if there’s something similar/better. Nothing crazy expensive

Which consulting firms are hiring for experienced Associate position? Have a friend who got laid off and looking for another job.

Thoughts on Wealth Management as an industry? Offered a role to work under a senior FA and eventually take over the book (~$800M AUM and growing). It sounds great, but I am worried about the disruption this industry is facing with Robo advisors and other low cost, DIY options. I’d want to make sure the clients stay through the transition, and I don’t want to join a dying industry. Thoughts and advice?

To the employees who take the "2 bag rule" too seriously: my wallet cross body is not going to take up anyone's over head space. Men have pockets, I need somewhere to put my phone.

Any tips/warnings/advice on potentially trying to move from Big 4 to either MBB or a T2 boutique firm? I’m anticipating reaching M1 in Big 4 within the next 12 months. I really like my current practice, but frankly as I eye comp across the bowl, I’m hungry for more elsewhere, even with the recent Big 4 bumps. I have 5 YOE (3 consulting, 2 industry) all within somewhat niche subject matter, as well as my MBA (non “prestigious” school however). Any thoughts or clarifying questions are welcome, TIA