Going to India (from NYC) in October with wife. Any recommendations for points/miles bookings?

Current points status for ref.: Delta-134k, SPG- 200k, Amex- 50k

How can you track the fast track United mileage program?

I signed up for fast track in October and it said I have 120 days to use the fast track. On my mileage profile it says that I need to hit X miles etc to get gold status by the end of this year.

Are these two things separate and where can I see the fast track progress?

Thanks in advance :)

I’m traveling from the US to London, and then taking the Eurostar to Paris. My wife and I will be doing some shopping there. On our return to London and the US, do we need to declare our purchased goods twice? We are planning to spend slightly more than 1000 euros.

Is it worth the rent to stay in west village socially? Or just stay in exchange place in jersey and commute to midtown?

Just spent 15 minutes buying a flight on the jet blue app... is there software really that slow?

Going to take my shot on here:
Does anyone know the name of this Chinese restaurant connected to a run down hotel in DC? Supposed to be one of the few authentic places.
Best Chinese food ever.

What does an exit from Salesforce consulting look like? I’m in a technical role leading a small team so my understanding is a technical/solution architect or a development team lead at either Salesforce or an end user like Amazon/Amex.

I have bounced around a couple consulting companies so would prefer not to do it again. Total 4 YOE.

I don’t think I have enough YOE to go for a program architect role at SF otherwise I’d be interested.

Has anyone been offered a status buy-up for 2021. ~$1700 short of United 1k this year and think my travel will increase a good bit starting next year. Think it could make sense, especially given the 2021 thresholds

What is your credit limit on CCR? We're going through some life changes (wedding, rings, travel, etc.) and was recently surprised to find my credit limit is only $30K even after being a solid customer. What are the ways I can get an increase in the credit limit?

Which are the best hotels for Consultants in Riyadh.

Traveling to DC for 4 days. Looking for Marriott with parking and maybe concierge lounge functioning. Anyone use a Marriott recently they can recommend?
Open to other suggestions too. Thanks

Hey everyone is there anyone who works at American Airlines? I could use a referral.

What’s a good Marriott Bonvoy points vs $ conversion to make decisions on using points or $?
I’m contemplating 40k points vs $168 including taxes at a category 4 location

Any book recommendations for philosophy, psychology, and business? Or any book you read last year changed your values? Going to fly international, gonna read it on flight. 😍

Anyone recently start at a US ad agency where they are sponsoring your work visa? Advertising strategist to figure out if the TN - Management Consultant visa is still possible and if not what the best visa is if I don’t have a ton of awards/press, or am able to transfer within the same company. TIA

Hi guys, a plea for help here 🙏🏻 have any founders here gotten an O-1 visa or an H1B transfer into their startup? Would greatly appreciate hearing your advice / experience over DM

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.

So I jump ship in Hong Kong and make my way over to Tibet...

I NEED HELP WITH CREDIT SCORE issues: Two months ago my credit score went down by 30 to 40 points due to dad missing credit card payment by a day (i got added to as authorized user on his credit card for me to build credit but now I’m filled with regret). I was devastated by it. This past month I have been making more payments and paid off my aug statement in full thinking it will boost my credit score. But I don’t know why it went down another 10 points. More below:

Hi Fishmates! Anyone working at VMware wishing to help me out with a referral? Thank you so much in advance!

What do you tell students when they ask what busy season is like, and how long it lasts?

Is the difference between big 4 and MBB in compensation huge at top levels (SM and up)?

Pet a cat or break your lease?

If everything is “asap”, nothing is “asap”

Questions ask during the H-1B stamping in india? Would be helpful from folks who’ve interviewed during COVID. Thank you

So what’s the best agency right now, in terms of culture, work/life balance (lol), and work?

How on earth are you guys getting into these AMD calls for 5/1? The theta is scaring the devil out of me. I almost went with the peer pressure yesterday and then backed out (I am bullish in AMD)

Started as product manager in a start-up with a too nice culture- it's all groupthink and the product direction is suffering. Need to get people to be assertive without being an asshole- need advice

What does everyone think about the volume of scripts vs low staff situation? A huge room for error issue? This is what I'm hearing and seeing

I've noticed that the engineers keep their mouths shut whenever they're asked for feedback, but when they're alone, they talk about how much they wish they could change management.

Why is that?

Anyone from the states did a deployment here through work? Any advise on how to go about it?

Any thoughts on iCapital?

Anyone in Chicago know how long the hold-up for Cook County background checks is? I know they are backed up so just hoping for an estimate.

I have an obsession in accumulating more and more plants.

Where should I go for dinner?

Book recommendations on leadership, career development, etc?

Anyone else get crazy anxious before a big meeting or presentation? How do you cope?

Anyone have info on MBB/Strategy& supply chain consulting? Group size, actively hiring, common backgrounds (MBA/certifications required/helpful?), project types, & interview prep tips? Looking to enter as an experienced hire. Currently a procurement financial analyst and just passed my CSCP certification. Ex-big4.

Thanks!

Anyone knows how is the hiring process at LEK Consulting for an Associate role?

Anyone else here in SF atm? The sky looks like we’re about to have the apocalypse

Investment gurus - Appreciate pointers for resources (books, blogs, videos etc.) to read up on investment strategies. Just getting started and could use all the help. 🙏

Etron or model Y? I like Tesla more, but tax incentives are gone :(

What time frame throughout the year do companies recruit and hire the most? Feel like since October hit I’ve seen a downward trend in recruiters reaching out to me.

Ratings on three projects - 3,2,2. Utilization - 90%... Proposal hours - 15... Firm activities - 43 hrs... I then get a YE rating of 4 😕 ... How worried I should be regarding the layoffs???

I feel like I need a shower after sitting next to the bathroom on this flight. Flight is only 1 and 1/2 hours.. I don't understand! Maybe they need their mommy to remind them to go potty beforehand

Got contacted by Alvarez & Marsal for healthcare director role but know nothing about this firm. Any insights would be great.

Need a good recommendation for a home office chair. I work from home a lot and need a new chair. My new one isn’t cutting it for me- it’s not comfy and I have lower back pain.

How long does it usually take for Deloitte to get back to you after the first round for consultant position?

Can you recover from accepting a bad role at a good company? Trying not to beat myself up for accepting this role. Can’t decide if I want to wait it out a year, ask for my old job back, or just keep applying (from a resume, bridges, and comp perspective). All the talk of freezes and slowdowns have me depressed

What’s the coolest industry a client of yours has worked and what made it cool/fun to work? Life sciences? CPG? Tech?

(Brand new analyst don’t judge) What is the excel function for when you want a count of the total number of times something is mentioned (e.g,. apples, oranges, carrots) in a new table? E.g. apples stated 4 times, oranges 3, etc.

Had this question pop up a lot recently - discussed here many times before, but want to see if we can quantify the discussion a bit. Let’s assume the vaccine is at 70% shots in arms by 4th of July (‘21), and 80-85% by Labor Day. In 2022, are we back to 3/4/5, or do you think parts of the remote culture will stick going forward?