Best travel hacks outside of credit card travel points and frequent flier clubs?

For those at LMM IBs, what do exits for LMM Boutique IBs look like? Easy to find data points for BB/EBB, LinkedIn isn’t showing many data points for my Boutique IB

Is it worth it to get the Amex platinum for a year for the large bonus offer if the intention is to possibly cancel it at the end of the year rather than downgrade?

Does Amex welcome bonus jail apply to all cards like platinum? Also any way to get out of it(or at least know you are denied bonus before you get a 5/24 chase hit on you)

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

I'm working on a Fintech startup related to commercial banking pricing. We would like to do some "expert interviews" with current RMs (we would compensate your time.) We want to better understand the friction points when it comes to price C&I or CRE loans. Please DM me if you are interested.

We are not looking for any private information, but more anecdotal evidence of issues that can be improved.

Hello London 🐠

If you’re working in Life Sciences / Healthcare and know if you’re firm is hiring and open to visa sponsorship please do let me know. I’d really appreciate any referral / leads. Thanks so much!!

Trump just signed an EO banning any new work visas. As someone on a work visa, I am going through Twitter to find more information and I couldn’t believe the amount of hate I am seeing in this country for legal immigrants. As co-workers, do you guys really think that immigrants are stealing your jobs?

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

Any Marriott/Hyatt recommendations for Mexico City? First time there as a tourist and want a nice, convenient hotel for food + sight seeing. TIA!

How is work culture @Visa are they are any programs to employee developments?

I live in Chicago downtown and evaluating if I should buy a not so expensive car for weekend trips. Do you think it’s a good idea? After spending most of week in the city, I feel like going out over the weekends!

Hello Fishes, How much Amex can offer on Product Owner role at 14 years of exp ??

Best cash-equivalent conversion of UA miles, Marriott/Hilton/Hyatt points?

I’m personally a no frills traveler (hostels, economy etc) and have way too many of each...

My wife is a Software engineer - QA with 2 Yoe, now we are thinking to move to Canada, can someone please guide us on which 2 year course can she pick (for student visa), is data science related course a wise decision? Or how to find a QA related PG program.
Preferably in Victoria, British Columbia

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

Can anybody of you please share some details over their CTC structure , Non taxable components please over & above benefits in Amex ?

My query is specific to position of SE 1 @ SE2

It grinds my gears that my manager always uses smiley faces and explanation points in his emails.
ae. Hey! The report looks great :) let’s add x and y to the slide! If any edits need to be made I’ll do them tonight :) Let me know if any questions!

Smfh

Tech Mahindra -- Master card client
Cognizant -- Wells Fargo Client

Which is better to join ? , thanks

How much should i save from my salry for securing post retirement life and all general commitments before that. I'm 30 now. Assume no Inheritance. Current in hand 1.85 lpm

Time to go SWIMMING !!!

Honest question: Why do people do Consulting when Big Tech offers higher TC, zero travel and often times more meaningful work?

Have any of you enrolled in or completed the Penn MCIT program and be willing to chat about your experience?

If everything is “asap”, nothing is “asap”

Don't you guys think this bowl serving no purpose , like till now not a single post regarding job opportunities offering complete remote . No proper news posting regarding remote jobs.

Hi folks, my YOE - 4.9 yrs and Tech Stack - Java full stack developer. I have offer from Barclays BA4 22 LPA fixed. Other company (small scale) offering 25 LPA(22.5 FIXED + 2.5 Variable). I want to negotiate with Barclays. Please help me how much to negotiate to get something more from Barclays.
Barclays

Anyone have tickets to Dallas arboretum for tomorrow they don't plan to use?! 😬

Any indoor basketball courts in downtown toronto I could go to for drop ins/21 etc. I used to play before but the pandemic took me out of routine and I'm looking to get back to the court during winter (hopefully somewhere indoors)

Best recruiters out there for senior strategy roles in London?
Looking to talk to someone about my next step

What does your (romantic) partner do? Is there a big income disparity between the two of you?

Hi everyone, how much % do you allocate shares for early employees

Team just applied for a TS Clearance (defense agency). Trying to assess if it makes sense to wait till the clearance comes through (6 months to a year?) before I job hop. I'm hoping to get some clarity on the following:
1. Can my company withdraw or cancel my clearance if I leave right after I secure a TS?
2. In terms of compensation, how much value (% compensation) does a TS clearance have in the DC area? Places I'm considering: AWS, Azure, GCP, Data bricks, Appian etc.
Any advice, thanks!

How do people feel about their new compensation statements?

At Tata do we earn a bonus after the 90 days mark ?
My offer letter references that but I am not sure if we are just eligible for one after 90 but could be paid later than that

Any thought in working 3x12s a week vs a typical 5x8 or 4x10? I am working 3x12 and have to work some weekends and I am not sure if I like it. I am 25yrs lmk maybe I am just young? Thoughts?

Thoughts on serial dating, via social media apps?

You know what? I'm 31 and I don't think I should have to courtesy flush anymore.

Hi guys, I am working as an Investment Analyst for a boutique asset management firm in Toronto, Canada (4bn AUM) making 70k annually. I am 5 months into this role. Credentials: 6 months of prior experience in this industry at a small startup + 2 years of work exp in retail banking, CFA L2 candidate, part time masters of finance student, bachelors from outside of Canada. I want to find out if I’m being paid fairly or I should aim higher. I don’t know my bonus yet (discussion in Dec)

Roommate and I were debating this: How many people here eat a square breakfast regularly?

Any chance of meeting smo serious on Tinder? I know it's mostly a hookup site, but have you met any exceptions?

NYC bowl: Which bar/club do you go out on a Friday night?

Vice Presidents and up: Is it easy to predict which analysts just won't last the long haul?

Any former consultants on here? If so, why did you switch over to banking?

Who here actually owns a car and what kind of car is it?

What is an appropriate bonus to give your admin (she books all my travel and processes expenses/receipts)? Travel once or twice a month, don’t have her schedule meetings for me at this point.

How do you cope with seeing your peers (either in this industry or outside) getting ahead of you (being promoted earlier) in their careers?

Why are there VPs commenting in this app? For god's sake don't you have like significant others, spouses, more going on with your life??

I realized a slow pace at work is really bad for me. A couple years ago I was experiencing burn out from my fast paced job supporting transactions, and believed by moving to a slower job in a lower cost area, I would be sailing off to the sunset. Wrong, I spend weeks following up with other teams, often times they forgot what we discussed, so I spent 50% if the time reminding them of the topics and next steps. I spend most of my time writing memos no one will read.

GS 2023 New Analyst Program. Is this a good program to apply for someone looking to start as an analyst? How easy is to get into this program or even GS overall? I have 1-2 years of experience and some Finra licenses if that can help me somehow. Looking for some opinions about the program. Thanks

PE has taken some heat recently as an industry. My initial plan was to get my foot in the door within the next couple of years, but I'm not sure if this is the smartest idea. Thoughts?

We have a big project going on and I am the only point person(initiate it, did lot of work, and knows the deets well), seems like my mgr wants to get a headcount. But I want to use this opportunity to get promoted, how can I get this across? Mgr is new(they fired my old mgr), mgr’s mgr is new too(re-org). So not sure if I should/can make a case, or how.

What movie title would you use to describe your current job?

How do I keep my sanity? Weekly massages. Expensive? A little? Worth it? Absolutely.

Any one have any advice on how to deal with lack of focus and concentration? Been having trouble concentrating the last 6 months and it's bringing me down.