How tough is getting upgraded on delta, jfk to lax, as gold? Wednesday evening

I need job portal in Dubai to apply for IT jobs. Also am traveling to dubai next week. I need ur comments.

How many of you have been flying to clients?

Does national tax hire remote, especially if willing to travel?

Do you think we will be able travel by Christmas for a vacation?

OPEN ROLE:
Administrative Assistant in San Francisco
MUST have a background in Financial/Banking Services and have a stable work history.
This is a very stable, growing, and reputable company.

$75-85k

Does anyone have any plus points that are expirining and want to give them away? I'm flying to India and back in Feb and see some availability for PZ. Unfortunately I'm just a gold. TIA.

Flight attendant woke me up while I was sleeping to give me ice cream, then I couldn’t go back to sleep.
How many points?

PHX -5, let’s go

Do you have a weekend getaway?

Does anyone know if you are travelling from US to India with an expired US visa (for renewal or first time H1 stamping) you cant go via European countries?

My friend and I were hoping to do a quick getaway to warmer weather this weekend (we live in Maine, so we're already freezing)! Our usual getaway is a quick trip to Florida but that's obviously not happening this week. Any suggestions for an awesome warmer place on a budget?

I’m getting a crazy good deal on the Ritz (~250 per night) in Miami - but it uses a Corp code for a company I don’t work for. Worth the risk?

Can I request a stopover for an award travel ticket in business?

All the places you’ve gone when traveling for work. ✈️🚁🛳

McKinsey fish: any cool perks of note that make it stand out? Have a final round interview coming up and wondering if there are any that are better than Accenture (travel benefits, etc)

Headed to nyc for the weekend! Any hotel recs near fun bars?

Another fly day, but today is 1 year sober for me. I used to love airports because I could run to a bar as soon as I pass security on a Monday morning. Yet I didn't think I had a problem.

Anyone follow alt coins? I’m looking for some to get involved in. Thoughts?

What is a good OTE for a customer success manager located in SLC exiting Salesforce with three years of experience in strategic customer success. I am seeing initial offers ranging from $100k OTE to $160k. Salesforce Adobe Microsoft Qualtrics Celonis Inc

What are your biggest red flags when dating someone new?

I interviewed with the TBWA NY strategy team and they were the saddest people in the world.

How does Strategy & Consulting differ from Business & Tech Integration? It appears to me, looking at the profiles of people in these different divisions, that most of the time at the Consultant-ish level, both divisions are just providing Business Analysts? What am I missing?

Team is already talking about eating hours. My utilization is down cause I was in unassigned for a month in Dec/Jan. What's worse pissing off the partner or having a low utilization? -staff 1

PwC fishes, I am new to the firm. Just heard from a colleague that people will be put on PIP if they get a rating of 4, and will be let go if they get a rating of 5. Is that true?

Seeking advice: An individual shared some proprietary company documents with me (client input brief). I do not work at the same company or a vendor. He still works at the same company. Document was shared a year ago

1- is there a statute of limitations on when I can come forward to alert the company of the breach of confidentiality
2- how can I bring this forward anonymously

Feel like I just bombed my first arbitration. Partner was sitting in and then called me after to provide feedback 👻Please give me your first arb horror story to validate my feelings. Thx

Deloitte Consulting's M&A team is hiring IT M&A professionals for their Dubai office (United Arab Emirates, Middle East)

If interested, please reach out for more color

Any advice for a first time manager ?
Context: after ~10y in technical then marketing role, taking over a team of analysts, first management position.
Tips, readings, stories, … are welcome 😁

Can anyone let me know how easy it is to apply to a consulting firm in Dubai directly coming from London? I am currently working at a T2 strategy firm in London and my partner and I want to relocate in ~1.5 years. My firm does not have an office in Dubai whilst my partners firm does. Is it possible to apply straight (rather than moving laterally in London, waiting a few years then transferring?) interested in MBB views too. (I would have roughly 2.5 YOE by then)

First year associate in litigation offered an assistant in-house role for the construction division of a real estate development company. Asked to send an offer letter detailing my salary and benefit requirements. Don’t know where to begin. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

I know that the general advice is not to cut your own time, but if you think you took WAY TOO LONG on something should you? I don’t want partners to think of me as inefficient.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Wishing you a successful year full of health, wealth, love and prosperity!

Hi all, has anyone in supply chain taken one of the certification exams? (CPSM, CPSD, CSCP)
Does it help in any way besides refreshing contents about supply chain? I was thinking might be a good way to strengthen my resume (most of my career in investment analysis) but not really sure if it really brings that much value. Any insights appreciated. #supplychain #cpsm #cpsd #cscp #education #certifications

I'm an accounts receivable expert with 8+ yrs of experience. I started with 96k per annum in 2014, and have worked with 4 different MNCs since then. Currently I'm getting approx 9Lpa, and it feels like I'm pretty much stuck here. Switching jobs increases the pay scale, while staying for a while reflects stability.

When I look at the other member's comments here, it seems majority of folks are earning 20-30Lpa or even more.

Any suggestions from mature audience to achieve a big pay raise.

Why do some people get laid off and others not? Is it always utilization? Do people typically know they're at risk before it gets to that point?

What are the weirdest reasons you have heard for people being laid-off? I have heard someone getting laid off because they missed submitting their time-sheets for 3 times in a year.

Are you having any non-traditional dishes at your Thanksgiving meal this year? We are doing manicotti for the first time in a long while. It used to be somewhat common among Italian American households but seems to have fallen out of favor in recent decades.

Recommendations for improving lower back / sciatica pain. Is there a seat cushion / lumbar support cushion that genuinely helps you? I’m all ears. I have a high quality office chair and try to use my desk in standing mode at least once a day and wear good trainers for feet support. But the lower back pain is a killer. Driving now too ends up hurting :(

Sheraton bed or the Westin bed in terms of good night sleep? In other words, If you had to buy one which one would you go for?

So, what happens if you miss your utilization/billable hour target by like 70-150 hours? Tons of "impactful" PRD work

I have 2 excel tabs. One has my overall budget with specific categories. The other has my actual breakdown of spending with each associated category. Is there a formula where whatever I input in my spending breakdown tab gets populated to the overall budget, by category?

Hello fish, I’m currently a Partner with 25 years experience. My work life balance sucks. I don’t make nearly as much as I think I should. On my 2nd marriage and now living sober. How am I doing?

Fish fam - quite new to all this and would appreciate your support. if I am based in a high income tax state but work on site in a lower income tax state. Can I claim the paid taxes back from my home state or do I always pay income tax based on where my home office location is?
Thanks

Is it worth a 10k mileage run to get to 150k EQMs and get the 2 extra SWUs?

Advice or Book recommendations on how not to get bothered by others/ friends/ peers? What they think or what they do!
Been struggling lately

Best consulting firms to work for in Hartford CT area?

Been with D for 8 months. This is my 2nd job in 2.5 years but thinking of jumping ship with all the lay-offs in my area. Will I be seen as a job hopper? Really like it here don’t want to be laid off.

Serious question: Men, those seeking a medical opinion from a Dermatologist for hair loss, would you consult with a Dermatologist if he himself was bald? I have one that is rated well (patient reviews) as a Doc, but in his photo he is bald. I'm not sure if he would truly care for my hair loss story. Thoughts?

🐟 without dependents, what % of your monthly income do you save and what % do you contribute to 401k.

What the pay band for a TD&E Senior at EY?

Any Freemasons lurking around here!? Thinking about making a Bowl for my Traveling Brothers. Maybe to talk about how we view this unique Labor (consulting) in a Masonic context, post some inspirational messages, recommend good books, idk stuff like that...