Does anyone have tips for scoring a hotel reservation in SF during the overlap of Dreamforce and Fleetweek? SPG Platinum override was only available at the Sheraton for $2000/night. Help!

Worth it to use 300K bonvoy points for over a week in Maui? I keep hoarding these things but trying to plan a Hawaii trip and think now is the time to burn them

If I book a hotel with points will I get my points back if I cancel the reservation within the permitted cancellation timeframe ?

Any suggestions on SPG/Marriott hotels in Barcelona for personal travel?

Has anyone done any marketing for products sold within hotels? One of our food products (frozen dessert) will be available in a hotel chain shop. Want to promote it on menus in rooms , hotel elevators, hotel keycards, etc. Totally happy doing pay for play. Love to hear what's effective and possible. Thanks

Would love New Years recommendations within a 90 minute flight from Malaga, Spain. Leaning towards ski towns but open to other suggestions. Anyone have any recs? Thanks!

Going to Maldives in January for my honeymoon. Super excited. All on Bonvoy points.

I have a 5 night stay booked at the St-Regis. I am looking for another property to book another 5 night stay. Would you recommend the W, JW, or the Ritz-Carlton

Definitely not a fan of Westin's "Eat Well" proposition. I'm working in the room at 2:00 AM and the most appetizing menu item is a cold turkey avocado and arugula wrap. I just want a burger and fries!

29/M , I love to listen , cook and travel internationally.
I am looking for a Female who is funny, stylish and willing to try new things.

Planning a girls trip to Costa Rica and wanted to receive any suggestions for adult only, all-inclusive locations.

Currently booked on AA DFW-EWR on Monday night. What are my odds of getting on the 7:20 AM flight on standby with same day flight change? Worth trying? Original booking is at 6:27 PM. Thanks y'all

Anyone been to the Seattle airport Centurion lounge? Is it worth it or the regular Club lounge is good enough?

When are the usual trips to france done in Airbus?

Typical hours in fed consulting? Is it comparable to commercial? Minus travel of course

Hi everyone!

Wanted to know if Amex uses a lot of proprietary softwares/ processes which have no value outside of Amex?

How hard is a career pivot from digital advertising to a product manager or even developer? I’m learning python 🐍 and at the point where I’m working on a pretty advanced project. I think having technical skills in combination with digital marketing can increase my net worth in the long run .

Are PE associates typically let go after 2 years to go to bschool at the large funds? How often are associates promoted straight to VP?

How do I jump ship from FP&A? My dream job used to be education or something more creative and I want to make that switch.

Hi fish,
Planning a trip to Thailand for 1-2 weeks next February. Suggestions on where to stay (cities, parts of town, specific hotels), activities, where to fly into etc. Thank you!

PwC US ADVISORY
Line of Service: Advisory
Industry: Management Consulting
Designation: Senior Associate
I have second round of interview tmrw and have few queries as below-
1) I have current offer of 12 CTC from other company so now how much can I ask in pwc? My current experience is 5yrs.
I am on notice period and in present company I got recent hike and my salary is now 9.5ctc.
2) generally how many rounds of interview will be there?

Thinking of switching employers. Do you think bigger retail stores (the ones that have several locations) are easier or harder to work at than little hole-in-the-wall grocery stores (which is all I've ever done)? It seems like the larger chain stores would have more downtime, but I'm wondering if anyone could give some input.

Good mornings! Does anyone have any Insight on Latham & Watkins culture in NYC?

Anyone: Thoughts on Cisco Puts?

Is Manager role at Deloitte India equivalent to AVP role at EXL Services? In terms of seniority?

Please evaluate possible comp package for project manager role
175-185 base
20% -25% bonus
200-250 RSU over 4 years
11 years of experience with a masters

China holds ~1 Trillion dollars if US Debt. What’s stopping the US from canceling the debt, setting up a CV-19 aid fund, contribute 1 trillion to it and start paying all countries affected?

Pence not even attempting to answer the roe vs. wade question. A true coward

Move from SAP practice to Ivalua ? Good or bad career move (7 years experience in SAP )

I love sales and looking to get into tech sales!
I have 7+ years of inside sales experience.
Currently in real estate but want to get into a remote tech sales position.
So far I have tried applying at company pages “career page” but no luck as of yet.
Resume is pretty strong!
Can anyone refer or recommend a recruiter and/or company I should look into?
I would greatly appreciate any recommendations or referrals.
Thanks for reading and have a great week!!!

Hey all, can you pls recommend resources to get up to speed on Fraud and Risk management for Payments in fintech? Books /sites? I’m not in consulting anymore so no access to internal decks. Thanks!

How do y’all deal with burnout? First year already billed 1900 since Jan. I feel like I’m tired and uninterested in work all the time now.

Since the firm has clearly abandoned the practice of matching its peers (e.g., BCG/Bain) in terms of benefits, would love to hear some of the benefits provided by our new peers (Big4)? ....

I tried asking this in my own bowl with no responses, so seeing if other consultants have run into this situation. I’m on parental leave, I got an offer for another firm, great opportunity and pay. How does one go about a resignation mid-leave when you would start the new job before the leave ends? Two weeks notice or just say I am not returning effective the day of the new job? Any things to consider besides potentially repaying the employer healthcare premium?

Don't get this WE GF think...Wednesday night GF is much better, leaves weekend for friends...Palo Alto anyone?

Hey 🐠, what are your recommendations of books, articles, or practice tips to improve communication, both verbal and written? Want to be stronger at running meetings, pitching ideas, writing (cont’d)

Trump: you can't review 650K emails in 8 days. Me: meet my computer and excel.

Day 1 back on the beach after 💀 project. Feel like I've lived more life in the past day than the whole last month! already so reenergized 😜😜😜

Do any of you guys suffer from a Candida overgrowth? How do you cope? Traveling and all the eating out is making it really bad. I never eat anything with added sugar or drink alcohol.

CAIA vs CFA?

Anyone have any recs for self help books? Looking for more relatable topics to myself I guess?

Has anyone done the MIT masters in business analytics program? If so, please message me

Deloitte advisory has really good-looking people recruiting. Wow wow wow

Looking for book recommendations; any favorites? Interested in both fiction and educational/self-improvement (for example, investment / finance books, time management, etc). I feel my vocab is...

Time spent at team dinners should be chargeable 🙄

I think I’m going to be fired tomorrow morning and I am not even sad about it.

I can think of any possible positive outcome for the industry that we're in... it's been a tough year, brace yourself for a shittier ride

Does anyone have any book recommendations that have helped them become a better consultant ?

Anyone from Cyber Security field? Is yes, what are you working on?

Rating 3 (1 bad - 5 good). Little bummed. I was told I made great progress from last year (rated 4) and just need to fine tune my sales story. I'm an M4 looking at SM promo next year. #Discouraged

Is it rude to ask someone to stop eating a bag of chips next to your face during a team meeting

Do you guys think that post pandemic consulting travel will return to how it was (Monday-Thursday)?