Happy Monday morning travel!.. running a little late to ORD today - there was a nice tip last week about using the United employee lot to get there faster. Does anyone remember the route! Thanks!!

Hotel recommendations in Sydney and Melbourne?

About 20 aircrafts in queue to depart from PHL, no other aircraft can leave the gate. More delays.

When are the usual trips to france done in Airbus?

Hello folks , Pune and ND offices must have the option to select between Routematic and travelling allowances. Any thoughts?

What’s an average S2 salary in FDD for high COL’s like NYC, SF, LAX and Chicago?

Anyone traveling on weekly basis? Does your company allow Uber select/black or Lyft Lux+

Career Sabbatical?

Can anyone who has taken a career sabbatical to travel/explore other interests share their experience with both leaving their jobs and returning to the legal field?
I really want to live in Asia for a year at least before I have to settle down and start a family. I’m not getting younger but don’t want to be reckless with my career.

Is it just me or Marriott is actively trying to kill the SPG brand. Have been trying to reach SPG platinum customer service line - 3 attempts so far, each lasting 30 mins, no success yet.

Any recommendations or itineraries for the French Riviera/Monaco? Thinking of flying in and out of Nice.

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.

Guys I had a terrible nightmare this morning. Apparently I saw two middle aged men burning alive in a hotel room. And then I woke up.
Too much game of thrones or is there some meaning to this lol

What's a good base salary to live comfortably in the San Jose area for a single person? Thinking about interviewing/moving out there from East coast but seeing the rents is giving me sticker shock.

People on H1b. How have you managed your client travels pre pandemic? Does Deloitte do an amendment every time you start an engagement and travel to a different client location?

Business travellers with status get priority boarding - why do you go stand in line way before boarding? You don’t need to worry about cabin space, what are you trying to prove? 🤔

Leisure travel is still a bit out of my budget, but I’ve gotten a lot of points from referring friends to my travel credit card by making a post on Facebook. That feels like a once and done opportunity. Does anyone here have tips on getting large amounts of credit card points to use for travel?

Any recommendations for Portland, OR? Staying downtown and there for just a weekend.

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

Has anyone been to the UK lately from the US? What are the Covid requirements / restrictions? Thank you!

Best group tours for 30 year old solo traveler in Europe? Thinking the Balkans, Greece, Turkey and Portugal. Can someone tell me which one is the best for my age group? I want to meet people preferably other solo backpackers around my age mid 20s to mid 30s. I would like to go out and party almost every night but also want to see the towns during the day

Hello travel buddies! I have recently started travel hacking and currently have the Chase Sapphire Preferred, Capital One Venture, Marriott Bonvoy Boundless, and Citi Premier Cards. Please comment if you would like a referral link for any of these!

What’s everyone’s favorite bars?

A couple of ppl in my previous agency, saw a competitor acct try a very interesting idea that we thought was cool — but their execution was super localized, in europe, and was not even done to its fullest potential. So, they didnt get ANY press (just like two articles from random websites). Fast forward and Im at another agency, thinking that now more than ever, that idea could be done better. Is it fair game?

I found one of my coworker's anonymous Twitter accounts, and it has a ton of red flags involving bigotry, sexism, etc. It's a personal account, so should I mention it to HR or not?

Exec conference thoughts so far?

When a consolidated unitary group acquires a TX Corp, does TX follow Sec. 382 and Sec. 383 and apply a limitation on the utilization of the acquired entity's TX R&D credits following the acquisition?

Why might a company post as ‘Confidential’? This appears to be a standard job in customer service.

Hello folks,
I'm looking to get any references for SAS technical role. I have 10+years of experience in Banking industries. Have worked various roles from SAS Programmer, senior programmer, SAS SME, SAS Senior Consultant, Credit Risk analyst, Fraud monitoring, Data analyst, etc. with multiple SAS tools a banking, capital market, investment, credit risk domain. Please let me know if anyone can refer me for any SAS related opportunities.

What’s the current timing of biometrics appointment after AOS filing?

Does anyone else have to wait until they have all assignments turned in for the day to start grading? I have Geom classes in the a.m. and p.m. and my OCD doesn’t let me grade as they are turned in.

Any insight on New mountain capital? (WLB, culture, comp)

Thanks in advance!

Asking for a friend - anyone staying in a marriage just for the kid(s)?

It's not like the marriage is terrible or unhealthy, but they would take an out if not for having had the kids.

Anyone else experience this? I'm wondering how common this is.

What is EBA IN Bosch?

Salary for research coordinator at John’s Hopkins university? What is a good salary range for someone with a masters of science and 3+ yrs of experience. Thanks

Colleague has put in his resignation. They are offering him whatever he wants to stay including 4days a week work from home. He’s not bluffing and plans to leave. However, at this same time I was asked to begin working as a supervisor for the engineering team and I would get a promotion at the beginning of the year. I have been supervising and managing our team of 6 for months with no extra pay or bonuses. I was told yesterday that raises will be light this year. Yet today they spare nothing.

Should I opt for online 2 yrs MBA from DY patil university? It is good or should I look for alternative. I am getting alot of calls from them. Please suggest. I have around 3 yrs experience in IT.

Hi fishes,

I joined on 28th November and was told that the payroll team will contact me before 15th for payroll setup.

I have opened a new salary account with icici for gds but still have not been contacted by payroll team.

Will I get salary this month or will it be carried over to next month as my payroll is not setup and in orientation it was told that the cutoff date is 15th of every month.

Hello Fishes,

I have got my L2 Dependent Visa stamped for the US through the Wife's organization and she has booked the tickets for the both of us in the next weekend. I am currently unallocated in TCS and seeking projects in the same US location as my Wife. Can I travel to the US just like that and then continue my search within TCS from there or do I need any approvals to even fly in the first place?

I am worried because of the time crunch and will be glad to hear some points on this.

Hi, will be staying in London next week. Does anyone have an Accenture rate code for the Marriot / Hilton in London?

My career manager wants me to improve my work goals (required by Booz Allen). Anyone have some vague, but beneficial work goals for a sr consultant w/1yr? So far, I only have training and networking.

What folder structure (hierarchy and folder names) do you use for organizing documents/data in a typical engagement?

I’m so excited to leave consulting. 9 business days left!

Divorced consultants, how much of your marriage not working out had to do with our tough travel schedules and spending a lot of time away? If not for this reason, why didn’t your marriage work out?

Fam, need your advice. My car lease ends soon. As i got screwed up when signed the lease, i won’t to avoid that at the end. Any things to be aware of/avoid when returning a car due to lease end?

Bartender at the hotel finally knows my name and face. Am I a real management consultant now?

Let’s say I have an offer for an entry level position at a Tier 2 firm.. and I am currently a second year consultant at Accenture. Would it be worth it to move?

Book recommendations on leadership, career development, etc?

How many pieces of luggage do you own? If you own more than one of the same size, are you being practical or has it turned into an obsession? One brand or random?

Hypothetically if you met someone on a train, started a conversation, and found they had an interesting background. Do you ask for their business card? How would you make a professional connection?

Looking for Advice: On a local project with a 4hr commute daily and long working hours. Love the team, client & work. But I feel burnt out already, My project is up for extension soon should I ask ...

Best consulting firms for defense companies? What credentials do they look for?

DMV area - shelter in place order coming this week? It seems inevitable.

The legend got it right “Don’t trust HR to be useful.”
They have this capability of blowing up a small thing to a serious issue. It seems their lives are too boring they intentionally stimulate it.

Is 110k enough to live in Oakland CA without struggling? What’s the number?
Single F🐠 considering an offer in industry

Best books to study for case-study interviews? Or methods people have used? Coming from the consulting industry already but not a pure strategy role so need to catch up to speed fast

Just heard of more layoffs in Tech. The S&O bug is spreading :/

Can partners comment whether Pwc is having another round of layoffs. This is so scary! Shouldn't they rid of partners who can't sell first?! Or pause hiring? Opp. cost to find and train talent again?