Can 20,000 miles on Delta get me anything at all?

Anyone have a ticket for Meduza at district this Saturday and not going anymore? It’s $57 now with fees and that’s too much. Might as well buy the VIP which is $80 w fees but that is probably a huge scam so guess I’m not going

Has anyone been to the UK lately from the US? What are the Covid requirements / restrictions? Thank you!

Are lounges truly worth it if you're not doing a serious long-haul trip? What about the difference between flying business and flying first class

Planning a trip to Tulum, Mexico for about 12-15 people. I am wanting to get a house near the beach with a c or can come every day. Any suggestions on where to start? Would we also need to rent cars?

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

Is the a black market for rewards points? I want to get rid of my delta points for either American or Marriott points

Guys I had a terrible nightmare this morning. Apparently I saw two middle aged men burning alive in a hotel room. And then I woke up.
Too much game of thrones or is there some meaning to this lol

Any folks at MMB/T2 in St. Louis open to connect? Are there many local projects or do you travel most of the time?

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?

If you bought a United Flight with miles can you change your flight and book with cash? I don’t have enough points for flight I want to change to and app is only give me miles option

What does a 30% travel requirement mean in a job description? How often do they expect the candidate to travel ?

Have enough miles for one way business class or two way economy! Cathy Pacific JFK to BKK for December. Whats the good value for my points? I can buy a one way economy with cash (its reasonable)

Hotel recommendations in Sydney and Melbourne?

Can someone confirm if Marriott does not give complimentary breakfast with a points booking? Booked with 25k points and was told no complimentary breakfast..

Luggage delay claim question

I used Chase explorer to buy tickets for my vacation and luggages were delayed for a month. Per chase term I am entitled $100 a day for 3 days. But the claim agency chase used has been asking for airlines response, which has not came (2month+ now). I am concerned insurance will use this as an excuse to never compensate. Is there a good way to handle this situation?
TIA

What’s the best points system for people traveling in Canada? So far I only use Bonvoy and Aeroplan.

Future of ronaldo? Think he will retire at United?

Travel and TTC combo haven’t worked. After 6 months, the only offer I got included 4 weeks paid and FLMA only after 1 year. So 1) go and risk laughable benefits or 2) stay but risk TTC. So shitty 😭

Is there a definitive guide to cost of living? The obvious cost of living centers (SF, NYC, LA etc.) get covered a lot, but I’m wondering where my city falls. It’s a modest Midwest city with ~100k residents but is a relatively touristy spot. It often feels like a MCOL area but I’m not sure how to adequately judge that, and it would be helpful to know when comparing salaries and the like.

Need all opinions I can get. Interviewing at a place, and there are a few flags. (Details in 1st comment)

Anybody have any good male therapist recommendations?

Folks making more than £100K: How do you deal with the 60% effective tax rate on the 100-125K bracket? (HMRC gradually reduces your £12,750 personal tax-free allowance to £0.)

This is the first time it is happening to me. With one month to go until the end of the tax year, I'm thinking of making a one-off extra pension contribution next payroll.

Any other effective strategies with only one month to go?

Fishes! Currently working in one of the big 4s. They are planning a stupid townhall on May. Is it like really mandatory to go to these meetings? Do they fire you if you don't :D

Is american express odc in phase 3 pune?

Hello Fishes,

Need your input please

If i get lowballed package with good learning curve. Is it better idea to stick to it for next eight month and make another switch to recover the loss? Or should I search better job ? I have only 20 days left in notice

people with cybersecurity, cloud security , cloud infra mgt, app development (all Languages), devops, agile, scrum, SAP, Salesforce .. looking for a referral in Accenture. Dm me.

Hi Fishes, I am looking for a new role in SAP security and GRC
Total exp: 2.8 yrs
CCTC: 4.3 lacs
Skills: SAP SECURITY/GRC AC/ Abap and MM
LWD : 27/07/2022
It will be really helpful if you can help or refer.

Is it difficult to move without a reference. I got all the skills needed in current job market. But looks like getting a job call itself is difficult.
Or is it because of My H1B visa status.

Hey fellow fish,
Deloitte Tax Management Consulting (TMC).
Thoughts please? Is it mgt consulting? Exit opps?

AQMS fam eating

Anyone at Google wiling to give a referral for Strategy & Operations / FP&?

Heard ICIMS let go of 5% of their workforce today. Also heard that last week they acquired SkillSurvey.. must have cost a pretty penny.. better to keep the acquisitions going over keeping people employed

Today I was thinking about different sales experiences I’ve had–both as the buyer & the salesman. What was the best and/or worst sales experience you’ve ever had as a customer?

Please suggest on this. I had interviewed at tcs 2 months back and din receive any feedback. Now again am getting interview call for tcs. Should i attend it or its wrong to attend within 6 months?

Just negotiated my lease down another 5%. Went down 4% last year too. Probably means I could’ve pushed harder last year, but still nice.

First year in consulting, is it worth purchasing a car this early? I’m living at home and about a 45 minute car ride away from my home office. Any suggestions? What have you done?

So sad and scary to hear about the shooting at two Mosques in New Zealand killing 49 people during Friday prayer. Thoughts and prayers go out to those families.

What's the deal with PTO, holidays, and utilization?

I am feeling like I am the verge of a meltdown at my current job, and I have a variety of interviews but I’m having a really hard time making time for interviewing and my current responsibilities. I have plenty of money in the bank, and I sort of want to just quit and finish out my interviews, choose a job and get a little time off - but in some ways this seems crazy. Thoughts?

STARTUP FOUNDERS and FAANG: would you rather hire MBB with 3-4 years of exp or Tier 2 with 5-6 years? If you could isolate those variables and everything else held constant.

Hey fellow fish,
Deloitte Tax Management Consulting (TMC).
Thoughts please? Is it mgt consulting? Exit opps?

Anyone know of a good LBO modeling test example for PE recruiting prep? Ideally something in the moderate-to-advanced difficulty range.

Hot take: prestige is for suckers.

I just had an introductory call with a recruiter for Lionpoint Group. What are people’s thoughts? Anything that I should be made aware of?

can someoen tell me what VC and PE are? honestly have no idea

where should i align myself in consulting for the best chances of an exit opp in VC?

How often do you job hop or plan to?

I left EY 1.5 years back and now wanna go back, do I have to go through regular interview process or simplified interview ?

What’s a less annoying way to say things like “new normal,” “unprecedented times,” “new ways of working,” etc.? Writing a mass email on virtual tools and would like for folks to not roll their eyes at it lol

3 cities per tier. What are the top 3 tiers for the best cities to work/live in within the US?

If I need Friday 4-5pm to go to a doctor's appointment, do I need to set a meeting invite to my manager in order not to be fired?

What can I do outside the office to boost my resume and be a substantially more attractive candidate for top consulting firms in ~12 months time. Working in disputes and valuation role but want to go into management consulting next year (post MBA role). I feel like my job isn’t enough because skills aren’t considered as transferable outside this field.

Any good books to read to help me decide what I want out of my career? Or how do you research different business career paths?