at a sheraton ive never been before. Rejected for lounge access as gold member...

FYI If your name doesn’t match exactly you can’t combine.

And when I called SPG they said the account maintenance wasn’t ready so to call back

Would like to spend 3 weeks in New Zealand (when COVID permits) and trying to understand what a good budget would be for 2 people? Using points for airfare but otherwise renting rooms (air bnb/hotel) and a car. Both north and south island. Any thoughts?

I don’t drive. Does that limit my activities if I am traveling to Hawaii ?

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?

My friend and I were hoping to do a quick getaway to warmer weather this weekend (we live in Maine, so we're already freezing)! Our usual getaway is a quick trip to Florida but that's obviously not happening this week. Any suggestions for an awesome warmer place on a budget?

Anyone have any experience with royal enfield? Thinking about getting a continental gt 650 but I’m worried it’ll be boring because of how slow it is

Anyone lived in, live in or visited UK? If so, what places and areas would you recommend staying and/or visiting there?

Ikon or epic pass for NE skiing?

Thoughts on the proposed JetBlue -Spirit Merger?

I used to be a big fan of Jetblue(nyc based), but lately I feel like the airline is just as bad as the low cost ones. Old aircrafts, canceled and delayed flights. I can see why it’s important for JetBlue to have this merger for their relevance in this field.

Definitely not a fan of Westin's "Eat Well" proposition. I'm working in the room at 2:00 AM and the most appetizing menu item is a cold turkey avocado and arugula wrap. I just want a burger and fries!

Isael all euro airports a nightmare right now or is it certain ones? Is there. Way to figure out which ones to avoid when planning a trip?

Has anyone here every taken a community tour from Almaty out to the lakes or mountains nearby?

Hilton 🐠 - what are your favorite properties to redeem points? What’s the best deal you’ve seen? Can be anywhere in the world. Interested in Waldorfs or Conrads that I can’t afford to pay in cash.

Advice on which Greek islands to visit in September? Santorini is in the list, but I can’t decide on others. Which are your favorite and why?

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

Anyone trying to travel to India and using united, looking for upgrade, please DM me.

Best New Years trip for two

I booked basic economy even though I’m platinum on delta using rewards since it was crazy cheap. Does upgrading to regular economy cost a lot? Will there be a cheapest time to move up?

Looking to travel to California, Which cities have lesser covid-19 restrictions?

Best everyday bank account and credit card in Australia for an expat couple?

I‘m moving to Australia with my partner and we don’t have a bank account and credit cards yet. We basically need the bank account only for everyday finance stuff (local payments, debit card, etc) and we‘re looking for some credit cards with good international fees and ideally a reward program to collect some points for traveling.

Is it normal to feel depressed/lonely during wedding planning? I almost feel like I can’t talk about it since other people aren’t engaged and I feel like I’m rubbing it in their faces talking about it. So I have to keep everything to myself and it’s kind of stressful

I am planning to buy a car. Is there any corporate discount at Citi (CSIPL) for that ?

Need advice in choosing between 2 offers :
Company 1 : $170k base + 10% bonus + 136k rsu + 5k sign on
Cons : junior title\level, hybrid

Company 2 : $150k base + 10% bonus
Pros : senior role\title, fully remote

Would you go for junior role for high salary? Would it hurt in future?

Current: unemployed.
Location: Bay Area
Thanks in advance.

I feel like I die a little inside every time someone cites Wikipedia instead of actual research

Anyone willing to share their access to casecoach? Any help would be appreciated!

Anyone sincerely concerned there will be hiring freezes with the coronavirus? I’ve been diligently applying and reaching out to my contacts for the past two months and am getting discouraged.

Any insight on what to expect for an A&M interview? Case study? (Investigation & forensics)

Anyone from Leidos? Anyone? ...... *crickets*

27M and new to the area. Let’s be friends 🤝🏾

Trying to start cooking more Indian food. Do you think store-bought rotis are healthy? Don’t want to reverse my effort of cooking at home with eating unhealthy rotis

👀 I prefer my churros without the chocolate dip

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I'm quiting to go back to school. What's the quiting process like? I'm out of it at this point and don't want to work

I’m already sick of Joe Buck.

Does your company use a ticketing system to manage emails received by the legal department? What works and doesn’t work your team?

Hi all,
Please help me with referrals for Investment Banks like Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan. I have 3+ years of experience. DM or comment to connect. Thanks!

Howz it working with DBS Hyderabad?

If you had a table of customer experience/satisfaction survey responses for several questions (non-numeric but discrete possible answers, no free text; 1 question per column and 1 responder per row), how would you approach determining significant insights within the data? Excel's "Analyze Data" feature doesn't really suggest things that make sense in the real world. Is there something you would try with correlations somehow, or would you use a non-Excel tool entirely?

Looking for SC and Managers to join the Financial Crime team at FTI, DM if interested.

Automatic red flag to have an engagement kickoff just before the holidays, receive emails at all hours of the day (to include weekends/holidays), be told there’s a lot to do but “it’ll be a great opportunity”, and then be told leadership wants people to prioritize work life balance? Figured I’d be looking for an exit soon, but this just pushed it up.

Need a good recommendation for a home office chair. I work from home a lot and need a new chair. My new one isn’t cutting it for me- it’s not comfy and I have lower back pain.

Best ergonomic chairs for neck and back pain that aren't $1000+?

For those of you on vacation this week and/or next, it’s important to remember you can drink all day if you don’t start in the morning.

Would like to spend 3 weeks in New Zealand (when COVID permits) and trying to understand what a good budget would be for 2 people? Using points for airfare but otherwise renting rooms (air bnb/hotel) and a car. Both north and south island. Any thoughts?

All I want to do is curl up in bed with hot tea and a good book. Recommendations for if I ever achieve said dream?

Definitely not a fan of Westin's "Eat Well" proposition. I'm working in the room at 2:00 AM and the most appetizing menu item is a cold turkey avocado and arugula wrap. I just want a burger and fries!

is it normal for a director to ghost during requirements phase and come back after everything is built and question it?

How is Strategy& doing these days from a revenue / growth and market positioning perspective? Now an alum from several years ago; genuinely curious to hear how the integration has gone and if the waters have calmed a bit since I was there. (I personally had a good experience and was a good launchpad for my career, but have sort of lost touch with the firm and folks there)

Any idea why EY is not on the list of Vault 50 top consulting firms but it is on the prestigious list?

My younger brother has the opportunity to do Software Engineering at FAANG and consulting at MBB as a fresh grad. I told him to do SWE, but I’m afraid I’m giving him biased advise cause I’m jaded in this industry. If you were me, what would you advise him?

What is the salary breakdown for the different levels of corporate functions? How does this compare with client-facing equivalent?

Anyone successfully onboarded/trained someone remotely? Any advice? (My small firm still having a few interns this summer and I’m training them, trying to plan ahead to ensure they’re successful)

How did you frame going back to your old firm? Was it awkward?

Planning to do a PRM or FRM qual. How useful is it to move from Big 4 Risk and reg consulting to industry? Finding it hard to get anything other than non-PM roles

Do any strategy arms of Big 4 or MBB do pre-MBA internships?

Is it pronounced gif or gif?

Is Deloitte WLB for a S. Consultant really that bad? Got a great offer from them, but everyone I’ve talked to has nothing good to say about the firm or their work culture