Do airlines always charge a bunch in fees when booking with points? About to spend 103k points on British airways and it’s around $850 in fees. Is this normal?

PHEV (specifically, RAV4 Prime) yay/nay?

Expected use case:
Family car
Low mileage (<10-11k / yr)
4-5 days a week expecting less 30 miles per day
Weekends 100-200 miles altogether (occasionally)
Rare road trip use (1x or 2x / yr; <300 miles one way)
Have garage (to charge at home)

Chief Concern: "Best of both worlds" in engineering can mean compromises and complications, which can mean non-resilient/unreliable. But I'm no gearhead, so not sure if I'm making massive incorrect assumptions.

Hi fellow teachers!
Another great resource for trauma informed teaching is Dr. Nadine Burk- Harris’ documentary Resilience. She also has a shorter Ted talk summarizing her main points. She is amazing

Does google flights increase the price on repeat searches if you don’t book the flight right away?

Does it matter when you check in online for a hotel in terms of getting an upgrade? I'm a titanium elite Marriott bonvoy member looking for upgrades at Westin and Ritz in a couple of days. Any tips on getting an upgrade?

Still haven't received my Disney + code 🧂🧂🧂🧂

Any 🐠 traveling from PHX to ATL next week ? I have some luggage (one check-in bag) that I want sent if you are kind to help. Any fish willing to help ? Will buy you 🍺 and 🍕 as a thank you

I have some 400k delta skypesos and would like to go to asia next year. How should i use it well?

Does anyone has a United GPU/RPU that is expiring on Jan 31st that I can use?

I am stranded in a foreign country, was traveling for personal reasons, because AA cancelled my flight citing weather concerns but is flying other flights at the same time. Is there a way for me to 1. Get an alternate flight that is not painful. 2. Escalate and get compensation? Thank you.

Anyone did transit though Hong Kong? Seems we need to register and get approval? Can you pls share your experience if any?

Are there any nice tourist towns on the chesapeake bay that are worth visiting?

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.

Free transportation to/from sap sdc from any location of B'lore to all employees ? Is it true or some hidden charges/any condition ? Please advise

So what is the cheapest way to get a RIMOWA carry on? Lufthansa Worldshop has great prices but doesn’t deliver to the USA

Any travel opportunities at Tredence?

Traveling from 🇩🇪 to 🇪🇸 next month. I couldn’t find information about the janssen vaccine, does this still count? Got the jannsen in 06/21 and Comirnaty in 12/21. Do I count as boostered, or do I need a take a pcr test prior?

Lyft driver delayed picking me up 30 min, resulting in me canceling my ride and asking hotel to call me a “yellow taxi” to get to the airport because it was 5am and all ubers/lyfts were 15 min. Specifically said yellow. Hotel calls me a private lux SUV and the driver got out of the car to handshake the man who called and said hi (honestly money couldve been passed). I then get hit with a $180 ride. Marriott website says taxi should be $65. Should I complain or let it go?

I don't have car experience but I'm going to buy my first car (used 2018). I don't have a mechanic to help test the car. Is it safe enough if I buy from a dealer with points inspection + low milage (< 30k km)+ clean carfax + contactless delivery? I have funds available to pay in full.

One of our older advisors is about to retire so his book will be split amongst us junior advisors. What can I do to pitch myself to him and to management to earn the bigger accounts?

Chan Kitha❤️ Song is lit

Invited my students to our Church's Youth group.
They actually came! Couldn't believe it.

3 YOE in a big 4/accenture firm. Most of my consulting projects have been in data science/analytics, data engineering, & digital marketing. I have also heavily used R, Python, PowerBI, Tableau, SQL, etc & some digital analytics tools such as adobe analytics

Apart from data science (which is pretty competitive), what type of roles at FAANG or big tech can I get with my experience? Or would anyone with a similar background share where or what they exited to?

11 Likes please

Physician planning to go the industry route. Prefer early therapy development role (rather than liaison, safety, or business - for now)

For those who recruit:
-What do successful candidates have in common?
-What are fixable pitfalls for MDs transitioning to pharma?

For those who have done it:
-Are there any books or resources on this you found helpful?
-Mistakes you made that can be avoided?

Hi Fishes…
REFERRAL PROBLEM..
Lately i observed that people are not able to refer me as i already applied for that company in the past.

HOW TO overcome this? Will NEW MAIL on resume differentiate my profile?

What is the unique key used by companies for cross checking in their database?

Looking for M&A attorney (8th to 10th year range-ish) with impeccable pedigree from BigLaw to LEAD an M&A dedicated practice at a PREMIER Global law firm's Boston office. Fast Equity Partnership track. A chance to lead and build a team. Only from top 25 Am Law firms. No book of business required. AMAZING opportunity for the right candidate. Incredible firm that negotiates one third of all VC dollars raised worldwide!

Earning 82k. Putting 11% in traditional and 5% Roth. Am i doing it the other day around.? Can you please help me with the general consensus or a suggestion from your end?

I have interest in product management. I am looking for an internship in PM.
1) What to look in a company to intern at?
2) Startup vs Big Companies?

Hello Folks!

During work from office days, a representative from third party vendor organization used to visit the Gurgaon office during the Investment Proof Declaration days to help folks with "rent agreements, PAN number and rent slips" (ahem!! ahem!! IYKYK) and we were able to claim tax deductions.

Is it still happening there? Also, does anyone have a contact for them?

Are most bschools not requiring gmat/gre test scores anymore?

getting asked for discounts constantly when they know its a hard " no " but keeps asking is crazy to me

My Facebook group is chatting about meal planning tips. What are your best tips as a busy teacher?

I personally feel Virtusa is going through some positive changes after BPEA acquired it.

The 3 ‘I’s of growing demand gen (especially for small teams)


👉Iteration
👉Iteration
👉Iteration

Repeating a process and making it a little bit better each time is how you grow from a one-person team to 5, 10, 100.

So what does this roadmap look like?

👉 identify what is working. What tactics are driving the most pipeline and revenue?

Hint: Look at all of your deals (open and closed) and see what makes them move and turn into pipeline.

👉 optimize the process. What parts of this tac

How is bahrain for working as Dotnetfullstack developer?

Hi Folks,

Is 27K zloty a good salary for a bachelor in Wroclaw??

YOE -17 years

How much INR we would be able to save ?? Pls share your expert opinions

Thanks in advance

Anomaly LA anyone know who to reach out to?

Good places to go in December? I was thinking Portugal - but heard it gets cold cold. Any other recommendations?

Any recommendations to where to eat in Paris? Looking for suggestions on best to grab breakfast, lunch and dinner and if possible best brunch places. Thanks in advance! (:

first int’l trip to Singapore as a staff for work. not sure what airline i should fly. i typically fly united (i’m in nyc) but i really am not loyal to them and wouldn’t mind switching airlines, recs?

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

Ritz or JW in Cancun?

San Antonio food and things to do???

Any Florida hotels (Hyatt/Marriott) near the beach that people recommend? Looking to avoid Miami.

For anybody who has flown from the LA to the Maldives – what airline did you fly and did you like it?

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?

I have an 8 hour layover in Madrid. Never been there before. Is it worth leaving the airport and doing something in the city? Any tips on what to see in a few hours?

Question on UK visa-
My partner will be traveling often to London, once a month for an year starting September. He is getting his visa through work (10 years, multiple entry, 6 months max stay, cost some $1000).

I have applied for standard tourist visa in the past and they are usually short term. It could be max 6 months, but they see your itinerary and allocate you few months around the itinerary

Is there a way to get 6 months multiple entry visa, if I were to join him once in a while.

Thoughts on the proposed JetBlue -Spirit Merger?

I used to be a big fan of Jetblue(nyc based), but lately I feel like the airline is just as bad as the low cost ones. Old aircrafts, canceled and delayed flights. I can see why it’s important for JetBlue to have this merger for their relevance in this field.

Isael all euro airports a nightmare right now or is it certain ones? Is there. Way to figure out which ones to avoid when planning a trip?

Does anyone have any tips for Napa Valley? 🍷🍽🥗

1st time going to Spain in May. Thoughts on the itinerary? Barcelona 4 days -> Seville 3 days -> Cordoba 1 days -> Grenada 2 days -> Madrid 3 days

Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh for New Year’s Eve?

Does google flights increase the price on repeat searches if you don’t book the flight right away?

Any 🐠 traveling from PHX to ATL next week ? I have some luggage (one check-in bag) that I want sent if you are kind to help. Any fish willing to help ? Will buy you 🍺 and 🍕 as a thank you

How bad is Yosemite on 4th of July?

Are there any nice tourist towns on the chesapeake bay that are worth visiting?