Booking flights for family from India on a short notice. I am not getting any direct flights from Delhi to IAD. Does anyone know of any agents and do you recommend going that route or book directly?

What is your favorite holiday tradition/event to attend in San Diego?

Is there any transport available to go to Mastercard Pune office from Hinjawadi?

Startup idea: marketplace where you could sell your airline, hotel, etc. points. So many folks have hundreds of thousands of points that they never plan to use.

Is it worth the rent to stay in west village socially? Or just stay in exchange place in jersey and commute to midtown?

Looking for a TPA in Houston. Any recommendations?

How can you travel with a government laptop outside of the US ?

Has anyone lost their luggage while traveling on an engagement? The airline managed to find it but ended up giving it away to a total stranger #RIP What are the chances of being fully reimbursed? 💼

Thinking about a trip to Thailand for my anniversary. Any thoughts on how to organize it? Prob late April timeframe for a week or so

We are looking to travel to the Caribbean in December. The goal is to stay at an all inclusive resort for around $4k, including travel. Any ideas of good places? We were thinking Jamaica, Curaçao, ect

Recommendations for an Alps ski resort between Zurich and Munich by car (Switz, Austria, Germany)? There are so many but looking for a developed village with lodging options and good lifts. Any faves?

Anyone ever stayed at Westin Tokyo? Is the concierge lounge any good?

Going to visiting Vancouver to take a break from Toronto. Recos welcome for Vancouver area/Vancouver Island, or if anyone is down to meet up. Also if there are any meetup groups for hiking! Thanks

Planning early June honeymoon with ~350k Marriott Bonvoy points - we’re looking at either Europe or Asia as potential locations - any recommendations for hotels? I.e. W Maldives, Marriott Momi Fiji..

Looking to relocate to the Las Vegas area and trying to get a feel for what pay would be for a dialysis technician with 10years experience.

When coming back to the US, if my flight leaves at 1 pm is it okay if I have my Covid test the morning of the day before or does it have to be 24 hrs?

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’m 2700 MQM short of reaching Platinum with Delta. Is it worth doing a mileage run before EOY, or should I take the rollover into 2020?

Was told I had to leave a Marriott hotel last night mid stay due to a fire alarm compliance issue. They credited 6k points and gave me a room at a nearby Marriott property for the night. Con’t...

We flew back from Ireland today on Delta. Our connecting flight from JFK at 6:10 was cancelled while we were flying over the Atlantic Ocean, and we were rebooked on a 3:40 instead (2.5 hours earlier) but not notified. I received no email, text or app notification of the flight cancellation or the new flight we were placed on, so we missed it. They now cannot get us home tonight and won’t even guarantee they can get us home tomorrow, impacting my work, (cont)…

Anyone do an REI adventure trip or something similar before?

Has anybody done the Uber take home test? What do they define as “support model”?

Hello Guyzz,

I am looking for a job oppertunity in storage domain.
Having 5+ years of experience in NetApp products and troubleshooting
Desired job profile: storage administrator

If any oppertunities under view, please let me know. I can forward my resume for more detailed information

hi, I recently joined a strategy group and have only worked at IBM. I am curious how the strategy planning process works in other technology companies to compare to my own experience. wondering what is similar vs diff for this line of profession across the industry. can anyone share their company’s general process, timing, duration, who’s involved? thanks!

Hi Fishes,
Please refer Me for PM roles in Microsoft

Are there any ECDs/CDs not divorced or in a struggling relationship? Does career success = personal relationship failure?

COVID 19 crisis should make all states compact for licensing. Precious time was lost while nurses who wanted to work waited for states to pass emergency laws.

Need a new suitcase. Should I go with a Tumi or Rimowa?

What should be EXL C1 BAND SALARY.WHAT IS WORK PROFILE FOR C1.

YOE:6 years

I'm feeling overwhelmed by my workload, but I don't want to ask for help because I fear looking like I'm unqualified to do the job. What should I do?

Thinking about moving to the Charlotte area within the next year. I’m recently married, looking to start a family in the next ~3 years. What areas do you recommend outside of Uptown? Right now I’m eyeing Mount Holly or Huntersville.

Not hungry during the day. Don’t eat breakfast, graze lunch, full dinner.

Insatiable at 9pm.

What gives?

Overhiring and project Hunting.

Are you doing same(project Hunting)? 😂

Hey Everyone,

I will be joining EY GDS in August 2021. There's a pay component "Advanced Statutory Bonus" of around 26k per annum. Any idea what this is? Is it truly fixed or will depend on firm's performance?

Thanks!

Hi. Lawyer of around 8 years (both big law and inhouse experience). Finally decided to accept the sunk costs as I have never been happy with my job.

After doing some serious soul searching, I want to pivot into SWE/web development. Preferably full stack. Only on point experience is having built 3 personal websites in Wordpress = nothing but something that shows my passion?

Going to try for the bootcamp path. But, would love to speak to some SWEs. I think 70% of my network is lawyers.

T20 spoiled ODI batting behavior.

Which service(s) do you use and can recommend to send money to India?

Has anyone been able to refinance student loans on F1 OPT / H1 visa? Would love to hear about your experience.

Which covid tests is required for parents traveling from india to US?
Any other specific docs to carry other than passport, visa, covid vaccine card ?

Hello All,
I’m not sure if it is a right platform to post but thought it might help my friend.

I have a Telugu Christian friend, she is looking for a match. She is 27 and working in a good organization.

If any Christian male here is interested please let me know, just trying to help her out.

Thank you.

Can someone help on how to get a burner?

Do you think consulting is not the right path for core technical people ?

I am a Senior Manager Advisory. I have BTech in ECE. Am I eligible only for EB3? Am not eligible for EB2?

Any recommendations for books for desi parents ? Politics , economics, world order , self help

Let us make predictions- who will win?
We can check this thread in 2 weeks time

Why is everyone here so triggered by the White Tiger? That’s how the majority of India lives, please get outside your white collar bubbles. And stop saying “the media always shows poverty”, they also released shows like Bollywood Wives and Indian Matchmaking.

Currently 31 with 6.5 YOE and single . Should have NW of 250k by end of this year. (No significant assets in India). Considering this money all reminds invested I should have a decent nest egg for retirement. Have an LIC policy that will be worth arnd 50 lakhs when I surrender it (plan down payment for an apartment). Struggling to convince parents this should be enough for me to move back. They think I should move back when I have more financial security. What more should I plan for ?

My passport expired at the end of January. Can I still travel to india if I plan to return by early Jan (before passport expires)? Or does india require 6 months validity on the passport. It’s a US passport FWIW. I don’t have time to renew since it’ll take 3 months!Thanks!

I currently make 60LPA in Hyderabad and my firm has an offer for 150k in Chicago. Is it worth? I am generally happy with the package in India and have good savings as I own my house in Hyderabad and I am not a lavish spender. I have been onsite in US previously with an allowance but I did not go crazy over the so called American experience. Single earner with one kid.

Anybody single in their late 30s / early 40s given up on marriage? How do you see your life progressing? What do you do day-to-day to cope with loneliness?

Looking for Indian store recommendations in NJ where I can find some desi style footwear (women) to go along with my lehenga for a wedding. I’m in Hoboken, but able to drive into the interiors. TIA!

folks on H1B - have you worked remotely from outside of the country, but not your home country? is this legal?

I Visited India recently. Felt so bad talking to some people after hearing what they went through during covid. I wish we could do something.

Most South Asian names seem to be anglicized in the US. Since it seems inevitable, any new parents have experience with getting ahead of the curve & going with an anglicized version in birth cert?