Has anyone had any luck with booking Q Suites to the Maldives? TPG posted an article about this with multiple cities from the US listed. I searched the Qatar Airways site today for about an hour and couldn't find any availability out of LAX.
I have Marriott Points that I can transfer to British Airways and then transfer to Qatar Airways but I don't want to do this until I find award availability! Thanks in advance!

Has anyone taken the CAIA exam recently? Currently studying for lvl 1 but not too much commentary out there.

Planning a trip to hilltop towns of Tuscany. Plan is to have a rental car with us for the entire duration (2wks) and drive around vineyards and check out the local and agri-tourism scene. What’s the best way to rent cars in Florence or nearby? Prices look really steep for auto transmission cars ($3K) for the total trip. Any recommendations on do’s or don’t’s?

Almost finished with the Witch Queen campaign and I gotta say the storytelling was stellar. No spoilers but it’s nice to see dominoes falling that were set up as far back as Destiny 1.

where the gay doms at?

Anyone here leave law firm life to open a franchise? Love to hear some experiences.

Hello
I am a systems administrator located in San Diego.
I am wondering how much people with 5-6 years of experience are making.
I don’t have any associate IT certs but I do have plenty of experience with various systems.

Thank you

Regardless of what the WHO or CDC says, why wouldn’t we just all wear masks because better safe than sorry? I get it, I don’t believe that it helps much, or at all, but if there’s a slight chance that it may help with lessening the spread to our community then we should try right? Even if we don’t wanna wear them, let’s not discourage and convince others to not wear them.

Today I am interviewing two people from the same agency that I just interviewed with 😨 serious red flag right?

Are there any firms that gets an utilization bonus for hitting above targets?

Is there any quick way to include digital signature in Excel?

Signature Line -> Microsoft Office Signature Line [Doesn’t work on a tab with VBA]

Other option is to choose through Developer -> VBA but then the certification with signature has to be in my system. Where do I get that from?

Daycare moms. When they do open back up are you immediately sending yours back or continuing to wait? Pls include your city and kids age(s).

Got an offer from EY. What is the yearly % Performance Based Bonus program on technology consulting

Anyone have suggestions on affordable hair salons that do a good job with weaves within the NYC area - any borough but preferably manhattan queens or Brooklyn since that’s close to me. Let me know!

White fuzzy mold all over my pothos' soil. What's going on and how do I fix it? Already lost 2 leaves and I'm assuming this mold is the cause.

Thinking about breaking up with my bf of a little over 4 years. I’m 25 and I just need reassurance that dating doesn’t suck too bad at this age and that I will be able to find someone else

Is anyone interested in a May Day Zoom HH Friday evening? Maybe do some unboxings, kind of like adult show and tell. Adult clothes/accessories, that is. And drinks! Or smokes! Vote for times here!

Anyone familiar with Capgemini Invent? Thought’s on the group?

How long does EY background check take? Do they formally tell you once it’s complete via email or is it another process?

Zoom interview attire for a tech company? Can I just wear a sweater?

Interview for a position that I am slightly overqualified for now and lose bonus at my current firm or recruit for potential promoted position in a few months with the risk that the position may no longer be open?

Is anyone else’s confidence destroyed after being in consulting

EY or Slalom? Got an offer from both firms (tech advisory) and I’m confused on which one to accept. EY obviously has a bigger market presence but I’ve heard the culture and wlb is better at Slalom?

Wrapped up interviews for a FAANG role and the recruiter asked if I had any questions while they complete interviews with the other finalists. Haven’t discussed comp yet. Is this a good time to do so or should I wait to see if I get an offer first?

LinkedIn advice solicitation:

Should you put your MBA after your name? Does it make a difference?

Ex: John Smith, MBA

Thoughts on CFGI consulting? How’s the pay, culture?

What base % minimum would it take for you to move from one B4 to another?

Is showing longevity at a company a good reason to not take an offer? I got an offer from AWS recently but I’ve been leaving jobs at ~1yrs. I’ve had 5 jobs in my 6 yoe. Longest job held was ~2.5yrs. I like where I’m at, the WLB is good and the leadership/people are nice as well. I don’t see a reason to leave as this company reached out to me and the pay isn’t that much more significant.

How are opportunities at MBB? Is in market recruitment still active or have they been paused?

So how terrible is it to leave a firm in less than a year? Really enjoy the team and don’t want to disappoint them but got an amazing offer...any way to save the relationship with everyone?

Asking for a friend who works in industry: what’s best way to ask for more money during a review/mid-cycle review when it’s < 6% increase last year. She doesn’t have other offers on table but is interviewing and industry comps are slightly higher. Do you need a competing offer to ask?

Chicago vs Philly?

Anyone have experience interviewing for FAANG companies?

Any tips? I have a phone screen coming up.

So Google has its own worker union now - Alphabet Workers Union. Why can’t Big 4 consultants have their union?

Can anyone shed some light into the Uber Eats Strategy & Planning Associate interview process?

For those that have moved into industry from consulting. Is it really better work life balance? Some of my clients are pretty stressed. Is it just relative because of what we’ve seen?

How would you respond if the interviewer asks why you’re leaving your current firm (to join another consulting firm)?