Apologies for unrelated to consulting, but I am visiting NYC and DC as a solo traveller this summer. I’d love to do some hiking or get just get into the great American outdoors in some way. Any advice or suggestions as to where I should do that? TIA!

Traveling to Rome and London with the fam (kids - 8 and 10). Any tips and recommendations as to things to see and/or how to prepare?

Where are you traveling to when it’s finally safe to do so?

Hello fish - I moved to NYC from Charlotte NC recently. I have several weddings to attend in the month of April and am traveling back for 3 weeks. Has anyone traveled via airline with a pet before?

I don’t know where to start … having a pet sitter for 3 weeks isn’t an option and driving to and from isn’t either due to my work schedule.

Does PwC let you use your own card for business travel?

Is there home pick up and drop available at BoA GBS via Cab? In Mumbai

Should I change my British airways flight to United to get more points? I have no status anywhere

Best Marriott hotels in downtown Seattle for a weekend trip?

Going to Key West in a few weeks - any recommendations? Have a reservation at Latitudes already and day trip to Dry Tortugas planned

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

Best Marriott property in Napa Valley on points?

Travelling to NYC in November for the first time and there's a reasonably priced airbnb in Central Harlem. Is that a safe area for 4 females to roam around late at night? I also read on Reddit that short term rentals in NYC are illegal...? Is that true? Should I avoid Airbnbs?

Are Delta international award tickets fully refundable the same way domestic ones are?

30th birthday coming up in December and would love to do it big, I haven’t celebrated a lot of birthdays in the past. Would love to skydive over the palm in Dubai, with that in mind, anyone have recs on where to stay and things to do in Dubai for 4-6 days? TIA

I have an 8 hour layover in Madrid. Never been there before. Is it worth leaving the airport and doing something in the city? Any tips on what to see in a few hours?

Anyone commute into NYC using Jersey Transit... how do you explain the constant delays/derailments etc to your company? Are they understanding?

Podcast or other recs for a 6 hour solo road trip tomorrow? 27F if that influences anything

Planning to travel during Thanksgiving (super late in planning as usual) any fun recos- travelling from Chicago have boatloads of AA and Bonvoy points to burn. 7-8 nights

I need 20k miles to get AA plat pro status. Planning to go to southeast asia in the fall. $600 for non AA round trip flight or $1100 for AA flight. Is the extra $500 worth it?

Anyone have suggestions on the best way to afford to stay at a Marriott property in Honolulu? Most of the properties looks a bit pricey

Can anyone suggest between Capita plc and KPMG india in terms of wlb and good work?

Struggling to deal with anger after a coworker I've supported in the past has back stabbed me on a long standing client. I just know I'm going to have a sleepless night. Why are people so selfish?

The older I get and the more I think about raising my own children, I keep thinking how can parents frame religious duties like fasting as something to look forward to. I think volunteering as a family can help install the value of giving back and zakaat. How can one make Ramadan and Eid something to look forward to when holidays like Christmas seem to be purely joyous occasion that one doesn’t have to put in work for like fasting for Ramadan?

How's the yearly hike and variable payout at reliance jio? And how is the work culture?

What's the biggest lie a professor told you at college?
I studied journalism and I had one professor who always talked about how ethic we should be in order to pick the news to write about.
I've been working as a journalist for years and I've never gotten to decide the news by myself lol

Just took FAR for the fourth time today 😂 LOTS of not for profit questions and even sims were not for profit!!!!! Definitely more than 5-15% Becker said!!! I got like 60% was based on NFP!

For appraisal in jan, employees who joined after which month will be considered? I am joining citi in feb. Will i considered for next year appraisal cycle??

Any YWAMers here?

How can I add multiple characteristics within one cell and make sure that a pivot table can read both values independently if needed? E.g., I have a column titled “color” and in one cell I write “red” and the other “red, blue”. I’d like a pivot table / formula to be able to count that there are technically two “reds” in this data set. Any tips?

Hey! Anyone here work with Admit Advantage? I’ve searched the bowl and can’t find any previous posts. Met Erik last week and he gave me the best advice (of all the admissions consultants I’ve spoken too).

I have got a offer of 22 lpa fixed from IBM in ban 07B.yoe 10 years.current ctc ~ 10.5 lpa.

In Capgemini, do you get access to any learning platforms like Udemy, LinkedIn Learning etc?

Any clue how much Associates make working for the Brattle Group?

I feel stuck as a Strategy Manager and want to make a career pivot at 35. But have no idea what i should do? Any suggestions, resources or books that I should read to help with my existential mid thirties crisis? I have experience in technology consulting, corporate strategy, freelance consulting and law. Do I go back to being an Attorney, or do I retrain and become a financial advisor or something else?

I keep expecting the people at Jimmy Johns to know me by name. step up your game JJ's the hotel staff knew it months ago!

Why do all Uber Select drivers wear ridiculous amounts of cologne? I'm hungover and suffocating in your Eau de Toilette!

How do you get the FB luggage tag!?

If I end up quitting after maternity leave, do I have to pay back any of my leave benefits? I guess I could ask HR, but wouldn't want to throw out any warnings.

Do most people leave after making senior? Are there drawbacks to leaving before if you are making higher pay?

What are some concrete reasons why someone in consulting would be fired, other than the obvious stupid things?

So who told the FBI how to unlock the iPhone?

Real privilege is zooming past the state trooper in a brand new 2023 without a worry in the world

Any book recommendations on handling office politics?

How to deal with being rejected from a consulting job you want?

We've all been there (not just me I hope). It's so frustrating when the consulting one is a tough hill to climb. Has joining a smaller management consulting firm ever worked out for anyone?

I'd like to hope one day I could get into big 4 or even MBB.

Got called up to the GA counter. Excited. Fought through a giant crowd of people in the boarding area. Got up to the counter during a "last call page". "Sorry sir the TV in your seat is broken"

Anyone else hear that post-CRT partners will get fired this year in commercial advisory? How the hell does a partner get fired....

Looking for advice fish fam. Deloitte vs EY-P. Same level - Manager/Director. EY-P pays $50k more for base and maybe $10 to $20k more as bonus. Currently at Deloitte. Is the extra $60-$70k worth giving up my network? Plan to stay in Consulting and hope to make SM/SD. I have a family and my wife is a homemaker. So money does matter. Would have left easily for an $80k bump. Wouldn’t leave for $30k or less. Don’t know what to do with $60k. Pulling my hair out here. HELP Please!!!

New @ Deloitte, possible to swap sims to use the new physical phone as my personal and use my old one as the work phone? How does set up work?

Layoffs at Walmart corporate 😬😬

My manager basically gave me an unlimited budget to get whatever certifications I want. My career profile is similar to a Solution Architect- what should I get? I am thinking about Okta (I do some SAML work), Domo, ITIL, Six Sigma, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Six Sigma, anything else? I have AWS Cloud Practitioner already. I am hoping to pivot to Product Management or Data Science.

Does being good looking really help your career? Thoughts/opinions?

If the manager on your projis not good and it's visible to the senior management (letting go of simple opportunities, bad communication, confusing and messing with developers, etc..) Contd...

Poll: What dress code do you follow at your home office?