Benefit of hoteling: I can move to sit by the side of the building with access to two Pokestops.. all day!

Hi! I'm new to points and was wondering how Hilton's '5th night on us' works? Do I just book for 5 and will only be 'charged' 4?

Traveling solo in Barcelona in a few months. Any recommendations on how long to stay / things to do?

Planning a trip to France next summer for a wedding. Need help - When is the best time to look for tickets? Right now they're $900+ for July. Any particular airlines good for redeeming points?

To those Bonvoys who crossed the 50 nights threshold this year with the Covid nights. Have you seen your Platinum lifetime year count increase +1? I got +1 some days before receiving the additional nights, and don’t know if it is a Bonvoy error, or if they are already accounting for this year’s LT count. TIA!

Any good reason to pursue status in Hilton or Hyatt after the Marriott and SPG merger?

When do you all think the US will open up travel from India again? I personally don’t see it happening anytime soon but the rest of my family seems to think it will open in the next few weeks.

Hi people, any idea on what to do with a voucher from Iberia for about $595 that can only be use to travel to europe, Asia Africa and Iberia specifically? I’m traveling but where I’m going they don’t service 😅

Where's the coolest place you have traveled as a contractor?

Overheard at Tampa Airport: Final boarding call for Spirit Airlines flight to Atlantic City.

What's the best story you can imagine on that flight? 🤣😭

Has anyone stayed at Hotel De Berri in Paris? Better than Westin Vendome?

Is anyone taking advantage of travel Tuesday?

Has anybody successfully negotiated extra bonus points weekly for your engagement team at a hotel? Looking for tips

Headed to Hawaii over Christmas! Only have tickets to Oahu, trying to decide which island to focus on. Recs? Looking for good beach/relaxation weather with a few hikes mixed in. TIA!

Who likes to travel? Need a travel buddy? Have some PTO to use.

Last places traveled to: Vienna, Prague, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Amsterdam.

Y does it take 75 nights on Marriott to make same status on SPG’s 50 nights when they’re the Sa’e company ?! Like wtf?!!

Any recommendations for good resorts near Pune (within 50 kms) for weekend getaway

Why do all the airports seem empty.

Any travel companies which provide solo travelers group package for foreign location?

What are you using for your remote classes? I'm having trouble with Zooom, and need another platform for my kids.

How do you manage your inbox? Do you delete or archive emails or just mark as read and move on. Got politely yelled at for having 10k “emails in my inbox” today despite the fact that they are all read/answered. Just wondering I’m the weirdo here not deleting or moving to another folder

What can be the package of a power bi developer having 10 years total experience?

Why do USA or UK countries employees have less than a 15 day's notice period and in India it has a 90 day's notice period?

Haven't seen much guidance on previous posts so posting here as my H1B just went into effect today.

1. Do I need to initiate LCA if working remotely on a client project - i.e. indicate client name and my home address as the location
2. Once I change projects do I need to then repeat this process for every single client or only if I'm working for each client from another location besides my home - e.g. EY office or client site

Hey Y’all My name is Michelle. I currently reside in Berryton Kansas. I have been self employed in healthcare agency work as well as leadership building operator/LTC/Rehab/ALF/Whole food nutrition marketing/sales. Minimal experience in the IT digital marketing and social media But I can learn, I’m out going No issues with positive conversations or redirecting Long history of increasing census rapidly/stabilizing, conducting building site visits etc….Remote/Relocation considered WHOS HIRING???

What sort of questions are asked in an interview for Senior Analyst(Data science role) I have an econ background. And experience in analytics not in data science.
Examples would really help. Thanks!

Anyone entering the US with a new TN visa + job have trouble re-entering at the border? Wondering if the Trump era has made it harder.

Why is the tech we have for biglaw so ass backwards. I hate relativity. I hate MS word. I’ve waisted so many hours of my life formatting a doc. and trying to figure out whether a document was produced or not, the bates stamping, and other inane projects.

Does A/B testing mean you always have just two groups or can you do multiple test groups and still get the same impact in terms of results?

If anyone went on the WORK 40 puts, I suggest taking 25-50% profit here. There is enough volume to get a good price.

Does anyone know what criteria determines how restrictive of a setting students are placed in?? I’m a preschool sped teacher in a 12:1 room and some of my students are verbal with a 25% delay while others are fully nonverbal with more than a 50% delay in multiple areas. How were they all recommended for a 12:1 instead of a 10:1 or 8:1??

Latino male, 700 gmat, 2.9 Econ gpa, steady promos, board of non profit, two years abroad experience. Shot at Haas, Stern, Tuck? INSEAD?

Give me your thoughts, fish friends —
1: Who has a respectable account department nowadays in the Bay Area?
1.5: Generally, who is doing good work, good culture, etc.
2: Best sushi?

Cont’d...

I’m considering a move to a new city. What do you suggest I focus on when I schedule some in-person visits to the locations on my list?

Didn’t get the promo this year as a second year consultant bc of 70% utilization 🙄 is it time to quit?

Get off here and go enjoy your family!

Merry Christmas y’all.

Curious what senior manager salary and bonus are like.

EY, question about utilization. If we hit 40 chargeable hours for the week, does charging time to admin/auth-proj. impact utilization in any way? I’ve only been logging chargeable hrs in GTE...

What’s the best offer you’ve seen a sr manager get out of big 4?

Do other accounting firms let you have side jobs? Do you have to get special approval?

How involved are you in internal initiatives? I try to do a little here and there but they can become extremely time consuming. Worth it?

Rate my move: Big 4, 2nd year audit associate at 65k total comp to boutique healthcare analytics consulting firm with about 90k total comp (low range of bonus payout). How would you rate the pay bump, industry change, and career trajectory?

Those who have their CPA, did you frame the certificate? Wondering how much to pay for a frame...

IT Aduit A2 - just told the new hire about busy season. Guess no one told him before. Reaction was priceless 😂

How long is training at DU for new tax hires? Also, how soon after the start date do they typically have it?

Started calls at 6AM and still have hours of work to do.... what a week!

There's a ton of self help and leadership books out there to help people in their careers. If there was one that was written front the lense of a public accounting, would you read it?

How is work life balance at Blackstone? Got an offer today!

Does EY pay for the CFE exam and Review course?

Told my manager if she could email me the notes from the call. She said "Sure, and FYI - You should be taking notes and not me". How screwed up am I on a scale of 1-10 ?

What are some of the jobs you would be interested enough in pursuing and leaving a big4?

Has anyone ever wrecked a rental car? What happened?

Anyone moved from PA to finance role like Baird, Merrill, Goldman? or consulting?