Fuck you delta, and your sucky wifi

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Does SaT TSE service line has any onsite opportunities?

Like for due diligence, assessment you have to travel to client location?

Giving away two United Club one-time lounge passes expiring on the 2nd. DM me if you're interested.

Do any of the top consulting firms have analytics roles (preferably not super technical) that don’t require weekly travel?

Has anyone flown Emirates recently? How are they with enforcing their mask policy? I didn’t realize airlines were still requiring this!

Delta forgot to put my checked bag on the flight. It’ll now be arriving at 12:45 am, 3.5 hours after I arrive. Can I get anything for this?

Flight cancelled from wind. Put on next flight five hours later after weather calms. Delayed three hours from inbound plane problems. Board plane wait over an hour and then asked to deboard due to IT

Do you travel between schools, or is your district on one campus? Does your employer reimburse you for travel expenses?

Traveling 🐠 - is Delta via MSP or United via DEN a better option to fly to Calgary from the East Coast?

My friend just got engaged and it’s also close to her birthday/Christmas. What are some good gift ideas? She likes food/travel/skincare and for context I got her home decor last year since she moved into a new place and skincare the year before TIA!

With the Marriott/SPG merger, will the nights from stays at both brands from this year be combined in August and count towards status next year? Or do I still need to commit to one for now?

Home Address faaaaar away from Home Office

I'm contemplating going through my company's process of changing my primary residence to a middle-america state with lower COL. The office that I'd remain reporting to is in a HCOL area. The interesting thing is that the new area is tiered at same level as my current area.

Have any fish had experience doing this? Was it worth the occasional flight back to your home office? Any noticeable difference in your taxes at the end of the year?

Apologies if this was answered earlier and I missed it. If you had to choose Marriott or SPG going forward which one would you choose & why? Lifetime Platinum in Marriott, if that matters.

I have the Delta SkyMiles Platinum AMEX. Is it worth it to upgrade to the Delta SkyMiles Reserve AMEX?

Do we earn AA miles while traveling on Etihad?
Don't think Etihad is a OneWorld partner, but I do see an option to add my AA advantage number with my Etihad itenarary

If you alt travel, do you expense your cab from the airport to your destination when you arrive?

Realized yesterday that in addition to the 4.5% back in travel points on my CSR, I registered my card on yelp and can get cash back as statement credit, as well as Uber credit from Uber local rewards

Now that many of us are starting to travel to clients again (including me) - any tips on handling when ovulation falls during travel? How transparent are you with your manager on needing to be home?

The Future of Account Management report by the IPA triggered some pretty bleak headlines! What did you make of it? And any views of what should change in the profession moving forward?

How’s everyone doing this week? Busy season end yet??

Anyone dating their senior office colleagues?

Thoughts on Shinola watches?

How many billable hours do people in prosecution tend to average each month? I’ve gone through waves of feeling like my billable hours requirement is reasonable to feeling like I’m drowning and can’t possibly do it for that long.

On an average I see people being promoted to data scientist from senior data analyst in 1 year
Is this the correct trend? Tiger Analytics

Is it possible to talk to any recruiter from MBB, Big4?

Hello Fishes,
Has anyone submitted the fake or old offer letter to accenture in particular and got a counter offer from them?

I think you're all OK even if all your beliefs are absolutely and terribly wrong.

I accept you even though your opinions are trash and reek of intellectual laziness and genuine idiocy.

hello everyone I posted few days ago about my situation how my company is not paying me properly. My position right now is a Jr. Graphic Designer and I've been working with them for a while. I like the company, but I can't keep up with the cost of living where I live. Do you think I have a chance to negotiate with them? Thank you!

What are your opinions of Alex.Brown investment firm, including its parent company Raymond James? I’m looking for a financial advisor to do the investing for me but I’m nervous to hand over my money to someone else for management.

Does any one got the appraisal letter? Today is 7th oct

Hello everyone I hope everyone is doing well, I was checking my Amazon applications and I’m under consideration but why does the job link go black? Does that mean that the job has been filled?

Tips, articles, videos, books on career planning?
I know consulting isn’t a long term career option for me, but I have no 1, 3, 5 nor 10 year plan/idea.
Did you join consulting with a timeframe/plan?

I'm going to quit.

401k question: How do you guys allocate your 401k? Right now I have mine in a Fidelity S&P index fund. New firm uses Vanguard so thinking I'll allocate it all to a Vanguard S&P fund. What do you all do?

My SM low key shamed me for not working on the Monday 6am flights...is this reasonable?

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)

Does anyone actually CHOSE to fly united? Awful airline, awful terminals, customer service unknown because no sane person could what that long to find out.

Anyone else out there doing tuition reimbursement through your firm? Anyone else want to leave your firm but stuck?

I'm a recent qualified ACCA member (3 year exp in corporate finance). Looking for a role in M&A space preferably in main land Europe. Would appreciate any guidance on how I should approach the job market and what kind of roles I should shoot for. TIA

Last year, I rejected an offer from the Pokemon company (170k offer) while I was making 140k. Can I reach out to them again now that I see they've posted the job again?

Hi all! For an experienced hire as a Human Capital Consultant at Deloitte, what should I expect the salary/sign-on bonus to be at a MCOL city? I have approx. 3.5 YOE (non-consulting), MBA and MS degree (non target school) and also SHRM certified (which is probably irrelevant for the role but thought I’d share anyways). Already did my research but the range is kind of all over the place for experienced hires so just want to have a ballpark. Thanks!

Asking for a friend: is it recommended to put $18,000 in 401K pre-tax if your employer is matching $9,000 with immediate vesting?

I am ~10 nights short for Bonvoy Titanium. Considering a run that would cost about a grand. Are the Titanium benefits worth it vs staying Platinum?

Fishes need help - I have a mentor who is about to become a partner in her early 30s. I am incredibly happy for her, but am genuinely embarrassed as my own career has been shit(layoffs cut progress).

Although she has stated multiple times that she wants to keep in touch, I feel like I am an annoyance to her and feel embarrassed that despite all her time and advice, I failed and am a waste of time to her. Any advice on how should I proceed with this relationship? I don’t like being a burden.

What should I be doing while on the bench? Besides doing trainings and setting up the off 1:1s, seems like I’m just cruising until my next project, is this normal?

How much does it help someone’s recruitment process if they have an employee referral? Does it help to get the initial contact but you’re on your own from there? More slack for the whole experience?