City Boys up 100 points!

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For your resume, how many bullet points under your XP with your firm straight out of college is too many? I’m a senior and don’t have anything else since college that’s relevant. Also, how do you feel about a small section above the bullets detailing the position (where the bullets are more about your achievements in the position)

Is the upgrade to business from Economy + worth it? Ewr- mxp for 20k points and 550?

Return is waitlisted // $2k which seems a bit much

Any WIT in Boston? I'm interviewing for a really exciting opportunity in downtown and would be relocating there after it's safe. Would love to hear about any groups or resources!

Bonus points for intersectionality and welcoming of LGBT individuals (I'm a gender non-conforming butch lesbian). Bonus bonus points for a group that isn't all white.

Also where should I be looking to live? I heard Boston has a lot of racism issues and is very segregated...

I want to go somewhere with a beach close to the airport for a weekend. Currently in the northeast. Marriott and American points. I don’t car rental points so a shuttle to the hotel from the airport

Is it just me or is united point redemption weak? I used to fly southwest and would get 10K+ points on a cross country trip (a free leg being 7K points). United I get 3000 points and redemption starts

Amex reward points - What steps do I take to retain & transfer points at job switch.
FYI- My current and target firms both have Amex as corp card.

Was able to book 6 nights at the St Regis Maldives, Overwater Villa. 140K SPG points (so 420K New Marriott points)

Has anyone done one of those wine bundles with points promotions (i.e. Vinesse Wines) where you get say 6 wines for $6.99 each and 10k miles for an airline (AA in this case)? Good/bad experiences with it? I keep getting emails. Obviously will be lower shelf wines but might as well get some miles vs just buying at my grocery store. Thanks all!

Guys what is the best credit card for maximizing my points game? Chase sapphire preferred?

Staying at the Miami Edition for my birthday! Used my points, and am a Platinum Elite member. Any ideas on how to ask the hotel if they do anything nice for birthdays? Also, how to get upgrades?

Is anyone annoyed that accolades has oddball pricing like 106 for a gift card and you need to pay $10 for 10 points. You can’t just get 6 points?

Any agency in Chicago hiring for Diversity & Inclusion and open to actually addressing the challenges and make change? Bonus points for an agency that allocates a proper budget.

Has anyone had their credit score go down significantly for no apparent reason? Mine has gone down like 50 points in the last 6 months. Cont..

Partners. Do team members just come and go from your perspective? Feeling very disengaged and demotivated… do leaders actually care to talk people through these low points in their careers or is this something we need to figure out on our own? Want to talk it out but feeling like a burden more than anything.

Has anyone had success transferring Chase Ultimate Reward points to a friend? I see that only “household” transfers are allowed but don’t know if there’s leeway with the term. Worried chase might flag the accounts or stop the transfer if the billing addresses don’t match. The transfer is only for 40K

I just spilled a bourbon on my iPad due to turbulence. How many points?

Does anyone have an email template they like when making "cold call" introductions to other professionals/potential referral sources. I need to build a referral network with CPAs, financial planners, etc., and invite them to come to me with questions or send their referrals on over! Bonus points if you have more than one or one which is more easily customizable.

1.2M 30-yr fixed mortgage. Should I go with option 1 or option 2?

Option 1: Rate - 2.5% with $1,500 credit

Option 2: Rate - 2.375% but I pay $4,500 in points.

Anyone else pick a really bad time to get a new Amex? Not going to get the bonus points for spend the first three month with all travel canceled

I'd like to get some perspective on those 2 job opportunities. What would you choose for a career boost?
- Big 4 - USA - Cloud transformation
- Accenture Strategy Technology - CIO advisory (outside USA)
For the context : 10 YOE, non hands-on tech transfo consulting, been working in Europe my whole career

I wonder which brands will explode when people finally return to in-person office life

Hi everyone,

I have 2.5 years of experience in data science and analytics. I am looking for a job referral for Data scientist Position.

Can anyone refer me for Data Scientist or Machine Learning Engineer Position?

Hi everyone, couldn’t find much Canadian content in other bowls so I figured this would be a good place to start for some real comparables!

Hey, I'm a tech consultant with 1.5years experience. I am trying to do some career planning before the new year and I've narrowed down to 3 potential roles, in no particular order; Business Analyst, Product Manager or Software Developer.

My current role has such varied daily tasks I find it hard to become an expert because of this and this worries me for future career ops.

Are these viable roles for me to move to based on my current role?

What should I do to make a career change plan?

Which

Just had a planning/staffing meeting with SM to plan out the 12/31/18 YE for my public client. Currently looking into leaving PA and I feel bad about planning out the rest of the year. Any thoughts?

I am in discussions with a firm about creating a business development role and they are asking me my salary requirements. I currently do BD/marketing but am curious if my current salary is on par, low or high. What is your salary and what is your level (director, manager, etc), industry and region? Thanks!

What is the starting salary for a Assistant Food and Beverage Manager - Waldorf Astoria Washington DC

I just finished my first year at PwC doing audit and I’m debating on whether or not to stay for another year or leave. I have an offer at RSM to do tax.

Have not been able to clear the finish line for Sales Engineer roles because of no sales experience 😔.. 2 big companies in tech. Constant feedback is that I do have strong process and product experience but no sales experience. Any suggestions?

Would appreciate referrals too. Have over 15 years experience in implementation and solutioning.

If rejected after an interview, does the candidate receive any rejection emails? It has been 2 weeks since final interview and not received any response.

Moving here in two weeks and have a place in Los Feliz. Excited to escape quarantining in the Chicago winters.

Anyone else here from Chicago? What do you miss about the city that I’ve been taking for granted my whole life?

Anyone here at BCG’s DC office? Wanna chat with someone at that office over DM.

I keep getting surprised each month by our firm financial reports indicating we are relatively on track with our pre-Covid budget, while also watching our overall billable hour numbers for the year continue to go down. So, it is really 2021, when our 2020 backlog AR won’t be rolling in, that I should really be planning to hunker down for?? Seems a bit like the disconnected stock market to economy.

Anyone here with a negative net worth (excluding 401k) in their 30s? Or am I an outlier?

Don't you just love it when the airplane generates a lot of torque, promising take-off, and then stops after moving a few inches?

Can you message with Skype while connected to Airplane WiFi?

Currently a sponsored student (from a T2 firm) at a M7. Does it make sense to move to MBB after school for the bigger name?

EY people - do you feel demeaned by the term "staff"?

I’m looking to transition into a career in consulting with a company(mbb). Will it make a difference if I end up in a T2 city vs let’s say Nyc or DC? Reason for career change is for more exit opportunities and better career progression.

How soon after starting a new job is it acceptable to update LinkedIn? I know there’s no hard and fast rules but what’s the protocol?

Woke up depressed that I have to go back to work on Monday. Be a consultant they said. It's a great career move they said. Fuck off

Book recommendations for a 27 year old guy trying to figure out what to do with his life?

There should be an expense category for “Excessively Delayed - Got Drunk”, that does not calculate against per diem

What metrics do other firms use to measure performance of junior staff (for bonuses/promotion) -- client utilization, training completion, project performance, on time T&E reporting, etc.?

For those in more “elite” big four groups (S&, Parthenon, etc.) - how do you feel about big four culture? Was it a preference over MBB when recruiting?

What did you really want to be before some bschool counselor told you consulting was a great way of making money?

Is there a world in which consulting moves to permanently working from home?

Trying desperately to roll off - please share your tactics! I really outta shut my mouth as in not contributing anymore to meetings - so they will find me "useless" and roll me off

Imagine, instead of Meet the Parents, a movie called Meet the Partners where an analyst anxiously waits in an introductory zoom call with the project partner only to receive a “pls reschedule” an hour later.
What’s your best consulting spin-off of a movie?

Uber driver asked me what I did for a living. I told him I'm a paid assassin with a completely straight face. Not a single question after that. 😎

Scrolling LinkedIn and thinking man, content on Facebook has gotten weird.

Should I bring my suit for flight? How many do you guys carry

What is the bench policy at your firm?