I got bumped back to platinum elite on both Marriott and SPG.. after being gold for a few months now (have been on a local project for a year now)
Strange.

Has anyone done a collab with influencer MIKIRAI? I know she’s a big deal but i’m trying to figure out if she’s worth the money, our agency just had a bad experience with an influencer and the client is not happy. We need to make a comeback! All insights are appreciated.

Is Caribou Coffee on Monday morning worth it? Line is usually 40 people deep in terminal B.

Anyone stay at the Ritz-Carleton in D.C.? I’ve never stayed at a Ritz location so I’m curious to hear what to expect. Will be in D.C. for a conference so my firm is covering the trip.

So who else is at Hilton Orlando this week?

What’s the best way to make the most out of 55k united miles. The miles to gift card conversion only gives me $380

Any Hyatt or Marriott recs in LA? Nothing expensive though pls

Client recently hired a POC as CMO. Is it weird to be excited? I feel like a lot of good ideas died due to bias from the previous CMO. But also don’t wanna assume the new guy is “woke" he’s def smart.

Anyone else absolutely *loathe* being assigned new client matters at the end of the month when you know your billable time won’t count bc conflicts haven’t cleared yet? Just me?

What are some good trips to do with Bonvoy points in the Northeast (thinking more spa/relaxing vs touring cities) e.g Berkshires, Vermont etc

What are your thoughts of consultants and auditors doing client work in a coffee shop, using said coffee shop’s wifi?

Do I need a SIM card for my phone when I go to Bali or will Travel Pass (Verizon) be enough?

How is the manager role of Deloitte India for analytics and cognitive practice? Anybody from this practice who can help me on this decision please. How is wlb, I know mine is going to be client facing and that I would be expected to do more that just project work but does that mean I would have to work on getting projects for practice or how it will be?

Volkswagen - 20 LPA CTC
Bosch - 20 LPA CTC

YOE - 5
Tech - SAP ABAP

Volkswagen has S4HANA project and Bosch has ECC project. I am thinking of Volkswagen.

Need your suggestions.

How to get released from current project in Wipro.

Hi, I have two years bond for two lakhs
Served 1 year 3 months yet.
No project
Found a job for 6 lpa
Current package is 4

How to break bond without paying much bond amount
How much shud i be paying if I have to
Should I wait for the hike ?
Do they really give you a hike after 18 months???

Best hotel in Greenville SC?? I’m having a hard time finding any good options and want somewhere super nice for celebrating a birthday!

Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,
and with my song I praise him.
How’s everyone getting ready for the week?

What's the best luxury points hotel in Kyoto? Deciding between the Suiran Kyoto and the Ritz.

Current Titanium member, so considerations are service, hard product quality, location, and elite recognition. TIA!

Advice for getting out of non profit and into corporate/tech? In a creative project management career..any tips appreciated 🙏

Being from Minnesota, I think it's so funny when people act as if we are some far-left State just because we hadn't voted Republican in a presidential election since Nixon. Never mind that many of our elections are close or that we have elected Republican Senators and governors.

I have voted for both the GOP and the DFL, and I feel like they are both far more normal than their national counterparts

Best men’s hanger that preserves your clothes?

Just here to remind some of you to: (1) Really humble yourselves. You're not that hot. (2) stop whining about nonsense. We don't care about your flight no-upgrade, Amex points, etc.

Where them 30+ ladies at? 25M 🙋‍♂️😉

If your ultimate goal is to flip badges (contractor > fed) what is the best GS level to do so in terms of maximizing career development and minimizing the inevitable pay cut?

Anyone from Amazon's finance division. Require an employee referral for a role.

Best self-help books on the market? I've been consistently unhappy lately. Something needs to change.

Side hustle or startup ideas for someone who isn’t technical/doesn’t code? Where should I look or where to begin? I don’t have any strong passions or specific skills that I’m confident in. What books, articles, blogs, orgs, events, people I should follow for inspiration that has helped you? I have some cash to invest and am looking for a part time hustle that can cash flow at least a little bit of money on the side.

Does this debate remind anyone of an agency meeting, where people just talk over each other?

Looking for product Manager roles in india/europe in companies that send product Managers to US on L1A visa. Would like to know companies and level at which they do L1A visa. Can anyone help?

I'm in finance/tech FPA, looking to go back to the defense industry for a 25% increase in TC. But wanted to see if I should leverage the new salary with current company to see if they'll match.

Background: got a promotion at current company that didn't come with sufficient increase . After stating my case I was told it would be evaluated next October, which is what prompted the initial job search.

Current TC 103K [88/15], offer 125k base [+discretionary bonus].

Recently started freelancing and working from home and realized that I really need a quality office chair cause my current one is killing my back. Any suggestions below $500 if possible?

My two year anniversary of starting my career (in general) is coming up in the next 3 weeks.

Aug 2020- 65k base salary
Jan 2022- 80k base salary
July/Aug 2022- 110k base salary


Just posting as a reminder to LEAVE that job (within a reasonable time 😂) and go where the money is!

(p.s. I already know some of you have had higher increases in the same amount of time & I consider 6 months minimum is “within a reasonable time”)

For those who became platinum premier elite + ambassador with the merge, have you received your ambassador already? How long does it take?

my nights finally all came in! Activity history is now messed up again though 🤔

How is your Ambassador service? I reached it with the merge but really bad so far. Not reactive, I have to wait days and send multiple emails to get an answer, doesn’t do what she says she would do...

First post? Ok I will start. My SPG nights for 2018 dropped from 101 to 91 after the merger.

Looks like Green Choice got devalued by staying at 500 pts/night. A small factor, but kind of disappointing.

Will status for current year still be valid till February of next year in the new combined program?

How do I request suite upgrades on the new app? I have 10 that will expire this year and can’t seem to find a way to apply them on a reservation. Thanks for the help!

Do Starwood reservations eventually come over onto Marriott after you combine? Mine still haven’t...

Looks like I lost 12 nights and points / nights are not combined with Marriott yet

I am currently showing 800 days and 9 years elite. Anyone know if this year is included in that if I have 50 nights? Right on the border for lifetime platinum premier elite and I want it!!!

Can you still earn status under the old world requirements if you have not combined? Trying to see if I can score an extra year of plat before I combine but idk if stays will count now, merged or not.

Almost 4 weeks in and my status is still wrong. It was correct for the first ~1 day and then bumped down a level. Shouldn’t be hard as all my nights last year were SPG. This is ridiculous.

Anyone still missing nights/stays?

The new SPG app is not intuitive at all, very hard to navigate i find.

It is WILD that we had a whole separate bowl for this.

If anyone sees their missing nights appear, please post here so the rest of us know to start checking for them to appear. TIA.

Anyone else not getting points / nights for recent Marriott stays? Account activity isn’t working in the app

So spent the last 30 hours working through this trying to books with points. Still nada. Anybody else have luck?

I was platinum lifetime marriott... on the spg app, i now show gold lifetime. That should show Platinum lifetime right?