Fellow fishies based in UAE and staffed on Qatar projects - what flight and hotel options you recommend ? any other travel advice is appreciated. I noticed there is no EK flights unless I am looking at the wrong emirates.ae website :)

Planning a trip to Austin, young couple looking to move here from DC what neighborhoods should I see and or any thoughts on other cities to visit for the same reason.

Planning on staying in Japan in November for a week! Any recommendations on where to stay / things to do? Also, got some SPG points (<100k) I want to use!

Suggestions for a 2-3 day solo trip for a female 28 years old within the US. I live in Florida if that helps

I wish ABC brought back their 'Extreme Makeover' show as 'Airport Edition'. Start with LGA, then clean up everything else

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

Does anyone know a discount code for Omni Hotels?

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?

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

Just found out I got put on an out of town job for 3 weeks when I just adopted a dog. What’s better for the dog, a dog hotel or finding a dog friendly Airbnb? Not fully sold on letting someone stay at my house to dogsit

United GS flybirds - when do GPUs get posted into our accounts? Don’t we get a couple at the start of every year?

Any audio book recommendations to listen to when backpacking / vacationing?

Any insider knowledge of EY modifying the frequent traveler program policy now that most travel will be reduced?

Does anyone know where on the United website where I can see all my future PQMs, PQDs, and PQSs for the rest of the year?

H1b 🐠 - about to apply for my extension. For the first time, I was told that I need to be aware of the 60 day threshold on out of home office travel and that the new administration is enforcing...

Help! I recently purchased a wanna get away ticket through Southwest for a business trip that was about $850. I was asked to cancel the trip due to other work issues in my local area. As luck would have it, there's a strong possibility that I landed a great new job and they need me to start right away. The credit is under my personal rapid rewards account. Ideas to help me avoid writing a big check to my company??

What are the most underrated destinations in Canada?

Hey all! Need a couple book recs for an upcoming beach trip.

Looking for a great non-fiction, relating to travel or world history (not just one moment in time). Could also be about the marketing world or memoirs of a business leader kinda thing.

Fiction wise I also like fantasy, paranormal, and romance. Some fave book series are the Black Gryphon from Mercedes Lackey, Game of Thrones, and From Jamaica Lane series. Similar books?

Good credit card to open? Thinking Amex gold - anyone have it and recommend? Or any others?

Anyone who joined after March’22 who got the VPB letter?

My manager was sharing screens with me a week ago, and by mistake, he overshared some of his bachelor party plans. Now he is all embarrassed. I think his plans were funny, but I don't know how to don't make it awkward anymore. Any advice?

There have been surprising news with layoffs lately. Has anyone here been affected by the layoffs at Twitter or META?

Anyone have a suggestion for a nice bracelet or ring for a college graduate gift (up to $500)? Thank you in advance! :)

Looking to get my first piece of designer jewelry, very entry level and thinking around $2000 for budget, any recs?

I’ve been eyeing the Bvlgari Divas, Dior Rose Des Vents, Cartier Amulette. TYIA!

Does anyone have a promo code for Fashionphile? First time shopping there and I can’t find a code anywhere, even signed up for emails and nothing…

Program manager at Amazon vs Product manager at start up? Equivalent pay for both roles

Anyone interview with Coinbase (BizOps) before? What was the process like - traditional case interviews, or something else?

Have upcoming intro calls with a few recruiters next week. Looking for advice and how the discussion should go as I don’t really have much context. Any help would be appreciated!

How did your interview go with JP guys?. Easy? Medium? Or difficult?.. please comment

What's the best way Calm app has helped you?

Any 🐠 interview for a senior vendor manager role at Amazon? Any experiences/ advice to share

If you are interested in joining D for a ServiceNow role and have experience, DM me.

Does anyone have any fun online games to play with the team for well-being breaks?

Fishbowl is the only app I can open in public besides my email. I'm terrified that I'm gonna be scrolling though Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and some NSFW stuff pops up just as someone glances over

Hey all. Just had a question for any insurance underwriters who work in the states. I am moving down there at some point and I would like to know.. What is the insurance landscape like compared to canada? Anyone working in new York state? Is there a lot more red tape? What is the pace of work like? If anyone is willing to have a phone call that would be greatly appreciated. I am in environmental.

Wondering if anyone can give insight as to what salary range is for an insurance compliance role as an IC3 or similar?

Are marketing agencies really required to have their employees come into the office? We all work using computers and sharing our files in the cloud, the only time we see each other is for meetings, which can absolutely be done through Zoom. How is your job handling this atm?

I have been promised a promotion three times now, but when the time comes, I'm told I'm not there yet. Why promise something if you clearly don't want to execute it?

I’ve got a friend in Dubai who has experience in IB and VC at junior levels (in London and Dubai) and would like to break into consulting. He’s at a small cap VC at the moment and works not that challenging, and he wants to break into MBB or tier 2 for strategy. Anyone happy to look at his CV?

Which are the best forex card for an Indian travelling to UAE for a 2 months work engagement?

Looking for referrals at MBB/S&/OW/Kearney in their Dubai/Doha/Riyadh offices for my sister since she can’t join Fishbowl. She graduated from top Canadian uni (UofT/McGill/UBC), grew up in ME and has an impressive academic background and work experience. Happy to connect with her directly.

Anyone been able to work from Dubai for a UK/US firm and benefit from no taxes? I know if you are a US citizen you pay taxes where you are globally, but if you are British, then you only pay income tax on UK income - so if you live more than half the year abroad you are classed as non-domicile resident, but wanted to hear if anyone’s done this or heard about it?

What are the life sciences opportunities in UAE? I know there’s is a lot of public sector (from KSA) or finance work but is there other life sciences opportunities? Similar to what LEK, ZS, Putnam, Clearview etc all do?

Hello fishes, will be really insightful to understand cost of living in Doha for a single person. Rent + food and other expenses manageable at 8-10k QAR/ month?

Senior manager and associate partner at MBBKOW how comfortable are you in dubai? Can you afford a nice house, car and generally (within reason) not worry about money?

Assume wife works as manager in big 4 consulting

Based in the UAE but traveling a lot to KSA. I need more data than my UAE roaming amount. Any recommendation on eSims bundles in KSA with lots of data? (20-30gb)

What's the state of the market like in terms of pipeline and opportunities in the GCC? Is most of the work still in KSA?
I am in the Financial Services area and based in the US but did a two year stint in the region with the Big4 a few years back and contemplating a return. Unsure if that would be the right move so trying to get some Intel from folks on the ground. Thank you.

Hows the industry doing in MENA right now? Any worries about a potential crash? Are firms still hiring? Based in the US and everything is tense here with the recent tech layoffs

What's it like working with BCG in Dubai? Which service lines have the best people and which should be avoided?

Folks, based on your experience, what are the pros and cons of making an internal transfer within your firm and/or applying for a role at another firm when making a move to the west?

2021 Recruitment: What are the recruitment expectations for your firms this year? Is it going to be similar to last year with little to no recruiting in the UAE and some in KSA, or you reckon will be generally better?
My firm, a small boutique in the region, is only recruiting on a case-by-case basis this year.

Anyone here that can give insights into hours and wlb in Deloitte Consulting (finance and performance) in Dubai? Curious to hear honest answer on how much work is expected there.

How hard is a secondment with PWC from Dubai to Toronto/any where in Canada? Given that I’m Canadian, would it be easier? And for how long can it be? Im at a senior consulting level.

What is the pay difference at consultant level between Dubai and Riyadh? Thanks