How many checked bags are allowed on United Business Class to South East Asia for Gold? my guess is 3 (same as Delta) and saw some info on United saying 3 but the rep told me 2???

Book recommendations for a vacation?

We flew back from Ireland today on Delta. Our connecting flight from JFK at 6:10 was cancelled while we were flying over the Atlantic Ocean, and we were rebooked on a 3:40 instead (2.5 hours earlier) but not notified. I received no email, text or app notification of the flight cancellation or the new flight we were placed on, so we missed it. They now cannot get us home tonight and won’t even guarantee they can get us home tomorrow, impacting my work, (cont)…

I've worked in hospitality for two years, but now the travel restrictions are lifting and I'm nervous; how busy does it usually get around Christmastime?

Can I afford a $1.5M primary residence with a ~$9,000 monthly payment after 20% down if my household monthly take home is ~$25,000 (with another $50k in annual bonus)? No debt other than monthly credit card bills. Am I being irresponsible? Will I struggle month to month?

Has anyone ever Upgrades to premium class on a flight (on Alaska in this case) only to cancel for a flight credit? Basically I booked saver fare, need to cancel it but don’t want to eat the cost. It’s $100 to upgrade round trip and premium class can get a flight credit. Is this possible? Or will Alaska not let that happen?

Looking for recommendations for Cyprus. Best areas to stay and visit for remote working for an extended period. Interested in insights on lifestyle there. Thanks!

Places to stay in Chicago for a long weekend?

Looking for marriot, close by to food/nice areas to walk around if possible

Starting as an SM in S&A on the strategy side in the next few weeks. What does travel budget generally look like? I understand first class flights are a no go domestic which sucks, but hoping hotel and food budget makes up for it. Also, does Deloitte pay for platinum Amex or is that out of pocket?

Would you rather have 5x amex MR points or 3x chase UR points for each dollar spent on flights? Why? Company let's me book flights on personal cards and trying to decide which to choose.

What does a 30% travel requirement mean in a job description? How often do they expect the candidate to travel ?

Hello Folks!

I am a business analyst at a travel company and would like to transition into product management at one of the big five, can someone help me how i can apply or if you could refer me.

Has anyone done their H1B renewal in Canada? What was the process like and how long did it take to get your passport back?

Person brought a pit bull onto the flight. I’m shocked there is not a breed restriction

Solo trip to Puerto Rico. Any recs? Thanks fam.

Out of curiosity, if I had a secret clearance but left my previous firm and my new firm does not do any form of public consulting therefore does not utilize my secret clearance, and I am planning to travel abroad; who do I notify? How do I notify them? Any form of help would be greatly appreciated!

NYE in NYC and not trying to do Times Square or get crazy smashed. Doing the trip with my SO. Any suggestions?

What is up with the groups of cars that drive around the Loop with their warning lights on honking their horns? Anyone know what that is about?

Agency recruiters, how would you rate today’s market for creatives? Is it more of a freelancers’ market or is it tight for everyone at the moment?

Hi fishes,

I hope you are having a great day!

I wanted your inputs on Upgrad PM course from Duke University.
Is it worth it?
Any idea on job placements and value of the certification.
Do we need to get PMP certification or is this enough.

Please help me out.

TIA

Mphasis & EY same package
6year exp, Post - senior software Engineer
My priority is wlb and career growth
Where should I join??

Hi everyone,

I have joined a company with degree background. If I do my MCA in distance mode. Will that be valid, if I want to shift to another company

Today's date is proudly presented by the poor handwriting association: 4/////7

Can a robot really do your job?

What is the (approximate) percentage split of creative, strategy, design, UX/XD, account service and production in your office?

ISO: experienced recruiter for a career consultation. Laid off a few times. Trying to make sure the next job sticks. I’ll compensate for your time!

I am a Business Analyst. I have 10 years of working experience in India. In May 2022 I will complete MSc Business Analytics from Maynooth university.
In the past I have lead a team of analyst performing multiple activities like sales analytics, web analytics on Google analytics, I have also worked as a scrum master in certain projects
I have worked with tools like tableau, power BI and now alteryx any suggestions for the job role I should look forward to?

For those at RJ, can a client fire their advisor and leave the assets at RJ if they want to self manage? Any fees around that?

HR opinion: Do I have any leverage as a hospital nurse case manager in negotiating earned time? I have 15 years within the organization, left for 10 months to be remote during the pandemic while sorting out childcare as immunocompromised family helped. Now HR is restarting my ET as a new employee. I realize I left, but not on bad terms and I am an exemplar and respected employee. I thought I’d have the upper hand with the nursing shortage but I’m getting the “rules are rules” response. Help!?!

Would tech ib (m&a) be more affected than say Healthcare/pharma ib in an economic downturn?

I want to get into 1040s..currently at pwc and tried to get into PFS but HR basically discouraged me and said it was a decentralized group. What big 4 would be best to go to ?

Anyone know what ASUG Talent Hub is using to source consultants?

What was your worst day at work like?
I’ll go first: I had a long night, didn’t charge my phone, phone died and I woke up 5 hours past my usual alarm… missed two important meetings, I was supposed to lead one of them 🥸

Anyone a manager? I’m recently diagnosed (26F) and I can’t help but beat myself up everytime I fall short of my to do list. Makes me feel like a huge disservice to my team. I’ve been trying vitamin D and working out, but it makes my “highs” and “low” SO extreme. The simplest things are so complex in my mind.

If anyone feels similar, how do you manage these feelings? I’m personally considering switching to an individual contributor role, but can’t help but feel like a disappointment if I do.

Colleague passed my work on as his, how to handle this gracefully ?

Is M&A integration good work?

What are the BCG ring fences and how is each one? Can you join any of them or are you required to do the one closest to your home office

For anyone applying in the same way to roles similar to ones they applied to before covid, are you finding the amount of interviews you’re able to get from applications significantly lower than it was before?

Hi 🐠 friends,
Does anyone have public speaking advice? No matter how much I practice the presentation, my heart rate increases so much as soon as I start speaking for the first 2 mins and I feel like I’m going to choke up on my words. Mind goes blank and everything! Has anyone here overcome this, if so please tell me how!

I just found out that people bill more than 8 hours in a day to help with utilization (ie. submitting 8.5 or 9 hours as a standard day). Is this common practice?

AA same day change question: I am Exec Plat and need to move my Monday flight from 5 to 8pm. When can i call for free SDC? Sunday 8pm (24hrs before flight) or Sunday at midnight?

Ekaterina is back 😍😏💅🏻

Got laid off on Friday. Three days and I'm already bored out of my mind. Besides Jim, what are people doing to pass the time in between job hunting?

What are your book recommendations?

Any BCG fish know if DigitalBCG is actually hiring PLs/Principals?

Need suggestions for home office chair with high back and/or neck support. Feels like holding my head up all day is causing all my pain. 400-600 range please. Love Herman Miller but can never imagine dropping $1500 for a chair…

A colleague mentioned to me that they bill self study instead of pto. If I’m utilized at 100%+ and staffed on a client and take 3 days off wed-Sunday, they say bill self study and save pto. Advice?

EY folk - when are bonus amounts announced? Thanks!

Jesus christ. It's only Wednesday

It’s criminal to expect everyone’s video to be on at 9 AM

How easy is it to transition from Data Science in tech consulting to being DS quant?