Checked into an Hilton at 1am after 3 cancelled flights and found that I'd just unlocked some poor guy's room. Screaming ensued.

Do you fly out to family for the holidays or do they come to you? We're hosting Christmas for the first time and having the entire family come to town for it. What are some can't miss holiday events in the city? Ideally accessible because my father is in a wheelchair.

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

Anyone commuting from Midtown Toronto to Mississauga for work and willing to carpool??

Heading to Las Vegas for New Year's, any recommendations for hotels?

How does delta upgrades and waitlist work? Do all medallions check in 24 hours prior to boarding? What determines who gets what?

Who else is missing checked luggage after a recent flight through AMS?

Where is the excel with the best Hilton discount corporate codes

Have an amount of Marriott points I would would like to use to buy United miles.

Any advice on carrying out this transaction?

Hi, will be staying in London next week. Does anyone have an Accenture rate code for the Marriot / Hilton in London?

Best gadgets, accesorios, etc. for traveling? What are the things you always take with you when you travel?

Traveling to Rome and London with the fam (kids - 8 and 10). Any tips and recommendations as to things to see and/or how to prepare?

I have a awesome design for luggage that is designed for people that usually fly first class. It keeps all clothes in travel on straight during any flight and optimizes the use of first class luggage

MLS or CLS what the catch to travel? What are your pros and cons ?! Who do you travel thru?

Any recommendations for good last minute ticket deals for Orlando Disney and Universal theme parks?

Just booked a trip to Denver from 12/18 to 12/24. Anyone else want to connect for a few laps? I have IKON, happy to ski whatever, prefer not to wait too long on a pow day.

Best cards in Canada for points?

Staying at a Hilton currently and have had tons of minor issues in the 3 days We’ve been here. Room wasn’t ready for 45min after check in time, AC did not work, maids did not clean room...continued

What is everyone’s thoughts about Hilton? Just got asked to interview

I am short 1140 PQP short to maintain my United status. I have a Turkish airline flight booked, would this be enough to gain the needed PQP? Not sure how to check / calculate. Thanks!

Looking at an engagement in Philly downtown for 9-12 months. Just moved to DC during COVID so not familiar with how bad commutes/traffic can really be. Should I relo or just take Amtrak/drive weekly? (PS: no kids, no wife, no pets)

Any other challenges out there for Southwest beyond United? I'm A list preferred on Southwest and possibly looking to make the switch.

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...

Does anyone know any artist in the NY, NJ area.

I'm doing a private wine tasting and art expo, but one artist can't participate anymore.

Wife and I want to do a quick trip to Orlando with our 3 year old. Just want to do magic kingdom for a day as i think that’s all we can handle. Recommendation a on Disney hotel vs say a Marriott? The price difference is huge and I know I can get a suite for free with my status at the Marriott.

So... are agencies hiring, or no? I feel like one minute I’m witnessing layoffs, and the next I’m seeing job postings on LinkedIn.

What are the best consulting firms for pricing (consumer goods focused)?

Top consulting firms in the Aerospace / Aviation,l or Defense / Intelligence spaces? Looking for business or tech strategy jobs here

Can you get monkeypox from hotels or seats on airplane?

Those living in high-rises - are your pools open? And if so, are they allowing guests, or limited to residents only. Trying to make a case to my building up in Old Town.

I heard a lot of people are in bench or logging time sheet in unbilled codes in nagarro. Is it true? What is the bench policy there and do they fire us if we are on bench for some “x” months

I think it’d be helpful if those of us who have exited into Bay Area tech start a comp thread so others can benchmark.

2 yrs post-MBA
BizOps manager
175 base + 225 RSUs (publicly traded, 4 yr vest)

What is the avg hike %-age for IBM every year? is the salary hike confirmed every year?

How does one figure out if they should be audit or tax or quit PA? I work about 50/50 between audit and tax and cannot decide. I’m currently hating tax and see it not setting me up well for leaving PA

I have an offer from GSK for GCC Specialist role. I have been assigned with 7B grade. Can someone help what is the salary slab for this grade?

Anyone got insights on IBM Security? Areas of expertise? QoL? Pay, etc.

Hi Fishes,

I currently not doing great in my current organization. I have 5+ years of experience. My package is 5 lpa. I lost my both my parents in 2021 due to COVID. My condition is very bad financially & emotionally. Requesting all fishes to please help me with some referrals if there's any vacancies. Thanks in advance.

A recruiter at another B4 gave me a number much lower than what I’m currently making. Should I tell them how much im making now, which is admittantly at the very top of the SC band, or counter with a range that’s more than I’m making? I hesitate to just throw out current salary + 20% bc I’d be asking for almost $190k for a SC role and I know that would be quite a huge ask for a SC @ B4, even for tech

On the bright side, if Trump was president, we would be invading Ukraine now. The US and Ukraine are already winning.

Looking to move from LA to ATL and stay with my current company. They are supportive of the transition, but I’m concerned about a comp adjustment since ATL might not be considered HCOL. Does any one have experience transferring offices within their company and keeping the same comp? How did you approach those conversations?

Books to learn more about how to drive sales in consulting? Any recommendations?

How long of a wait should I expect to receive a response from Deloitte following my final round interview? Unsure if I should follow up with the recruiter. (Been exactly 1 week)

Are there any good movies or novels that show skill development - like follow through? Self-management? Money management? I read a lot of self help books so I know a lot of the theory, and books peppered with examples help, but I feel like most 1 paragraph examples don’t five justice to how hard it may be to change a behavior.

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.

When did you put company email on your personal phone? First year? Second year?

Which top consulting firms, if any, will pay for your MBA?

Discussion post: I feel almost all consulting firms are the same. Mbb, big 4 etc. if you are paid enough there is probably less wlb. If there is good wlb there is not much money. Can you single out a company that you can confidently say pays very well and also has good wlb and also has good opportunities etc.?

Would love to get your input on this but how do you guys feel about consulting, especially with a STEM background? I have worked on studies where we make recommendations that anybody with a basic scientific/engineering knowledge will say “yea, no f-ing sh*t. We want to do that too. But it’s impossible to achieve from technical perspective with the money we have. You don’t think we already thought of that?”

At what age you don’t want a roommate anymore?

Can you still get promoted on time if you don't meet the utilization metric during promotion year?

How much severance should you expect after getting booted after 1 year. I got 3 months salary

OTS is growing rapidly and leadership has asked us SMs to assist with recruiting. One of our needs is for cybersecurity and data privacy consultants interested in M&A e.g. CISSP, CISA, CIPP, CIPM, etc

My Uber driver has a Tesla. Stories of the Uber driver having a nicer life then you. Go!