Anyone been to Hanoi Vietnam? Here for the week. Recommendations?

Hookah lounge in DC; recommend

Hilton head or Myrtle Beach for a family of four (2 kids). Is Hilton head worth the premium? We plan on staying there for a month and just wanna be close to a beach. Safety is important.

Has anyone been to Costa Rica (Tamarindo) recently? Are things open with COVID? Did you feel safe? Thanks!

MLS or CLS what the catch to travel? What are your pros and cons ?! Who do you travel thru?

Uber driver: you don’t get to sit in the back seat
Me: why
Uber driver: backseat is for Uber select. If you pay Uber x you don’t get to be chauffeured

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Stay at Hilton Head and visit Savannah or stay at Savannah and visit Hilton Head amongst other places??

Has anyone traveled to Switzerland and used Marriott points? Best area to stay? Traveling with a total of 3 and only hotels in Zurich allow for free stays with only points as others charge extra

What credit card to you recommend pairing well with chase sapphire preferred for maximizing redemption? Pretty new to points and def don’t know a lot! I’m considering one of the Marriott cards bc we love Marriott or an Amex one! Any ideas appreciated 🤗 TIA!!

So my spg points and nights have still not merged with my Marriott account. Anyone else having this issue?

Points for the hot tub being out of order my entire stay? I’m staying here solely for a ski vacation and would have switched hotels had I known in advance.

Best New Years trip for two

Do Delta tickets bought through the Chase Travel portal count as revenue tickets? Do you earn MQMs and mileage?

I’ve got 100,000 AmEx points, I’m tempted to convert to a $1k gift card since it’s easy and low effort. But should I just wait until I have a need to convert to a flight redemption (which I think has the highest value of all other options)?

Anyone already quit their job and start traveling? If so, where to?

Planning my honeymoon and we would like to spend 3-4 days in the Middle East as we go from SE Asia to Europe. Any tips as to where we should go? Dubai v. Oman (Muscat) specifically.

Any fellow fishbowl consultants staying at the Beverly Hilton and up for a drink or two?

How does one share a Delta drink voucher? Can you just take a screenshot?

I’ll have the California Kings flight and a tomato soup please

If you bought a United Flight with miles can you change your flight and book with cash? I don’t have enough points for flight I want to change to and app is only give me miles option

Any solo traveller in San Francisco in the second week of September?

It’s been a day and I haven’t heard back from my phone case interview. Is this bad news?

How much is the notice period in KPMG india?

Any software developer here who is going for executive MBA here? Have some doubts to clarify!
TIA

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I am sooo done right now. It’s not the workload, it’s not the hours,it’s not the crazy clients without controls nor processes...[I love audit (yes, I am a nerd and yes, I have a life outside)] (cont)

New here & looking to break into healthcare consulting. Any places hiring for a background like mine? Have a masters in a health science field, 4 years of direct clinical/hospital work, 1 year of military health work. Thanks!!

Anyone hiring graphic design associates? Entry level, US based. Looking for a referral.

How are you reacting to the Russia Ukraine crysis?

What I mean: are you going to take sides? How are you going to enforce your position in daily life?

Any job in MDM (OTC) process please suggest.

Since my other post was hijacked, creating another one. Any insight into RSM’s health insurance company used?

A guy who used to be on my team resigned a few weeks ago for another opportunity. I ran into his new boss socially and told them I was really impressed with how this guy was handling the drug bust and battling his heroine addiction during this career change. It shows real grit. That’s what wishing the best for others looks like.

Hello Fishes,

Can anyone guide on best platform for HR job opportunities in foreign countries for Indians?

Does anyone here live on Vancouver Island or know about it? Worth it?

Anyone been successful negotiating the price of an apartment recently? Astoria apartment listed for $2k with a broker fee trying to get ~$1950.

Thoughts on long term career opportunities and experience in the IT Change Management space versus traditional Org change management? Opportunities at servicenow popping up but am hesitant if this could pigeon hole me in the long term.

How did you find the strength to make it through basic training?

Hello,

Does DI only cater to Indian Clients? Or they have projects from other countries too?
Except the US ones
I know USI caters to US clients

Recommendations for a good men’s hair styling product? Something with medium to strong hold

Started in FDD as an S1 from audit a couple months ago and got put on a messy deal with just me and a director who is very “hands off” and I’m very overwhelmed 😅

1st year post-mba realizing a meaningful part of the job is saying you were wrong without actually admitting fault or saying that you’re wrong lol. My go-to euphemisms enclosed. Let me know yours :)

Currently in transformation for financial services and not feeling it.. what other industries in consulting can I try out? Only aware of industrial, supply chain, and health. Looking for recs plz ty

Looking for book recommendations on strategy/strategic thinking. Something along the lines of Contagious but open to any options. Thanks in advance!

Volunteering opportunities in NYC. Currently help out at the soup kitchen but I’m passionate about mentoring and helping small businesses and entrepreneurs. Recommendations that work with M-T travel?

Books to learn more about how to drive sales in consulting? Any recommendations?

Best resources/books on getting personal finance in order?

Probably not landing in ORD until late tonight. Anything good to eat in the AA terminal that will be open?

Any analysts at ACN get on international projects? Did you just apply?

Have you found using a standing desk increase your productivity? How else do you increase your productivity? I am so distracted all the time

NEED HELP: Lately I’ve noticed that I don’t feel as sharp as I used to be. It takes me longer to create decks, I’m not as quick with my critical reasoning skills. These are all things that have cont’d

How do I become an MBB employee? Is it possible to gain experience at big 4+ACN and then get referred in??

Considering the FRM certification. Those who’ve taken it, how quant heavy is it? I have a compliance risk background and don’t have a deep math or statistics background. However, I want to expand my skillset. Any thoughts?

So about those many PwC farewell emails...

How often does United upgrade people using Regional Premier Upgrades? Flying back from Honolulu and hoping to get into first.

What work is Oliver Wyman doing these days?

Anyone leave for a startup from consulting. How did you negotiate equity?

A first for me, after 1.6 million miles. Thankful for a delay. The delay on the connector saved me a night at ord Hilton after the ludicrous delay on the first leg.t. Truly grateful united

So when do we find out our rating?

2yrs of post-undergrad experience at D and have offers from two FAANG companies. Worth it to stick it out for a couple more years to open up more offers down the road, or should I get out while I can?