Anyone travel recently to Mexico? Any restrictions coming back to the US?

Is anyone heading to INBOUND this week? I somehow landed a free community pass

How much did you all pay for the 20 week ultrasound out of pocket? My 12 week ultrasound cost me $600 so I am guessing the 20 week one would be even more expensive. I have the high deductible plan from United healthcare.

Looking to find a new dr as we start trying to conceive this spring, but know we will be moving a few hours away at the end of next year. Does it make sense to find a new dr locally while we’re trying to conceive for the 6-7 months before we move or would it make more sense to get established with a provider in the town we’re moving to and just travel further for now to have the same person end to end? (Continued)

Must dos in London for someone visiting in Jan/Feb?

What's your experience working with United Way?

Does anyone else get super gassy during/ after flying?

Have y’all ever switched to a later flight for travel vouchers? If so what’s your cutoff $ amount?

Anyone been to Bangalore? Recommendations on things to do?

Any tips on affordable hotel, hostel or university housing for a short and last minute weekend trip in Toronto?

Thanks

Is there an online auction or store-like site where I can buy lost luggage at rock-bottom prices, so I could buy a high-end suitcase cheaper than retail?

Locums-are you flying or driving to assignments? If flying, how are you dealing with flight changes?

For anybody who has flown from the LA to the Maldives – what airline did you fly and did you like it?

Does it matter when you check in online for a hotel in terms of getting an upgrade? I'm a titanium elite Marriott bonvoy member looking for upgrades at Westin and Ritz in a couple of days. Any tips on getting an upgrade?

Chase Sapphire Reserve is not able to book a ticket for me on Air India because the flight is not showing up on their system. The flights shows up everywhere else including on Expedia, which powers Chase’s portal. Anyone had similar experience?

I made a reservation for my family at JW Marriott in India and they found someone dirty clothes and underwear near lamp in the room, the Marriott people came and cleaned the room and offered free dinner
I feel really terrified where on their website they say we clean do well and this happened with COVID going on. Should they compensate me with points?

Has travel started in Accenture S&C customer sales and service strategy. How many days of travel can one expect

Help! I recently purchased a wanna get away ticket through Southwest for a business trip that was about $850. I was asked to cancel the trip due to other work issues in my local area. As luck would have it, there's a strong possibility that I landed a great new job and they need me to start right away. The credit is under my personal rapid rewards account. Ideas to help me avoid writing a big check to my company??

Anyone make the move from consulting at a Microsoft partner to consulting at Microsoft? Is it common among functional folks or more so for technical (D365 functional consultant here)?

What is the CTC being offered at a consultant level at mastercard?

I heard from my head that there is a lot of slowdown in VW Germany... There is Hiring freeze, level freeze and all ... And soon that will spillover to india. So be prepared for very less hikes in coming cycle :( Also automotive sector in general is struggling with tesla laying off 10% workforce recently. Maybe time to make a move? What do you say fishes?

I was a basis admin for validation team for 6 years and then I have been working as a product owner in automating implementations and other activities in ECS. I recently did a Mtech in software engineering. can I look at a full time developer career or continue as a product owner or move to SAP implementation. Any suggestions?

How much % raise they usually offer for the one getting promoted from 601 —> 602?

Also, how much % raise one can ask for?

Trying to transition and looking for a general progression of how you would go from essentially zero to entry level job as quickly as possible?

Currently going through the CS50 course to get a very basic introduction. Trying to avoid going back to school but open to boot camps if the community thinks they're with it.

Thanks in advance!

How is M&A tax work life balance at big 4 and big law?

What’s a fair salary increase after a year of inflation?

Best NorCal getaway ideas and activities for September? For a local and a serial visitor.

Hey all - I have to head to a Smartsheet conference in September in Seattle at the convention centre. I’m planning to explore a few days before (Thursday to Sunday), before it starts Monday. Where do people suggest a good bang for the buck hotel to explore and meet people and is easily accessible? I’ll likely shift hotels when the conference starts.
Toronto dude here so recommendations are appreciated!

Looking for suggestions on what area to stay in Austin-downtown congress ave, convention center area or Capitol Hill area. Won’t have a car so will he walking or taking other transportation to get around.

Kindly help with 11 likes to support DM!!

I work for a small management consulting firm and we want to expand our DD practice. How do you guys typically approach new clients and how important is a pitch/M&A expertise deck?

What do people think about working in consulting after residency?

Friday, August 23rd!!! the countdown begins!

Any book recommendations that are must reads/made a significant impact on you?

What are the best Sales books y’all read?

MId 40's Attractive Divorced Male here 6'1" in Nor Cal. Any attractive female fishes here for casual dating

My company is in the process of filing my GC. DOL sent back my prevailing wage determination and the lawyers said that they need to re-do some additional parts of the recruitment. What does this mean? How much more time does this add to my process for applying for an i-140?

Is anyone aware if F1 transfer to a different school is possible after cap gap extension ends on Sep 30?

I have a joke about H1Bs, but it is RFEd

The CRS cut off is about to break records (if it wasn't high already). Thanks Trump!

How are people working on EAD cards that are approved but aren’t receiving the physical cards due to biometric centers being closed?

When I receive an RFE while waiting for approval for i140, can I use that as an opportunity to submit additional evidence? Apart from what was specifically asked in the RFE?

In order to pass provisions of next week's immigration bill please call your state's senators and ask them to supports bill clauses on DALCA And greeen card backlog

For folks who recently got their EAD, how long from the time of filing your I-485 did you get it?

Eb1 I-Long term employee. International transferee.

What happens if I change firms before filing i-485 (before it is pending for more than 6 months)? Do I need to apply for eb2 or eb1 again?

Any success stories with EB5? Who did you use? How were the investment terms? Been on H1b 9 years now and no end in sight with eb2 wait. Concerned with risk of outright fraud not 500k investment amnt.

Hi Everyone, I'm a refugee in the U.S. Work permit granted by the Gov. Have extensive (non-tech) work experience in my country. Is it possible to relaunch my career even with an entry-level job? Possible obstacles and solutions to overcome?

At what point when we get our GC can we bring in parents in home country to the US? Is it only in conditions where we can prove they need our assistance? Is it possible to at least ask for extended visit time for them if not fully living here? Thank you.

For folks that filed AOS in October and still didn't get their receipts, what options do we have? I'm getting very concerned. Has anyone had luck calling uscis and getting their receipts emailed?

Has anyone requested for an experience letter from Deloitte for Canada PR? The automated letter doesn’t provide job responsibilities. I requested an exception and they want to know the reason for it.

Is manager position considered as level 2 or level 3?

Tax question: my SM changed my hours with a location I never worked at, from 2020. When I asked for a change, he is hesitant since it’s a long process. Would it cause any issue on visa if I filed a tax to a state I never worked in?