I have that $200 Amex Platinum hotel credit to burn. Don’t have much vacation left so looking at a quick weekend trip. Based in Boston, willing to fly east coast. Where would you go?

My flight is at 6:45am tomorrow Im in the north end - will uber/lyft be available at this time??

Recommendations for hotels in Portugal?? Preferably a Marriott branded hotel. Planning a 5 day trip to Portugal in April.

FYI Amex offer for Allen Edmonds. Spend $300 get $90

I’ve worked at places that all have different holiday policies. EA has at minimum a nice 10 day shutdown from Christmas Eve through New Years. It’s great to know that there will be no slack messages or an exploded inbox to come back to while away. I’ve been at other studios that only give you Christmas Eve & Day and New Years Eve & Day and then the rest is up to you to request for PTO and this is obviously the suck.

Wonder what it’s like for you?

28M living West Loop- trying to see if anyone wants to grab a drink tomorrow evening! Off for Thanksgiving and client travel immediately after, so would be great to see someone new before I leave the city for a bit.

Has anyone been told they need 25% down for a vacation home?

I’d like to hear your choice on below options:
PIT defense (up against JAC)
or
MIA defense (up against DEN)

Dionte Johnson or Chase Claypool or Robbie Anderson?

What are the next step after H1B petition approval? Do we have to book visa appointment or company does that on our behalf?

Hi friends, looking for some advice. I am currently in India due to a family health emergency for my mom. She is still critical and don’t have a good timeline on returning to work. I have taken pto but that will soon be over. What are my options? Will LOA impact my immigration status? I am on H1B.

Anyone familiar with Covid Supplemental Paid Sick Leave in CA? Does having planned time off nullify a full time employee’s ability to use the C19 sick leave if they become sick just prior to the planned time off? (I’ve only been able to find references to eligibility being based off of hours work preceding C19 sick leave - nothing about planned time off)

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.

I am thinking Puts for Disney, Airlines and Casinos....but they are already down 20%

Has anyone had experience travelling to the US from the Schengen area, while on OPT. I understand that students on an F1 visa are allowed to re-enter, but It’s unclear what happens for students on OPT (not in college anymore)

I got married and do not have Marriage Certificate yet, so is Marriage Certificate mandatory for getting dependent VISA?

Hello Fishes,


My YOE is 5.3 and I am holding around 24 lpa offer now TCS has started my visa processing for uk.I have an query that, should i stay in tcs and go onsite or go with other companies.

Thanks for your valuable feedback in advance.
Currently i am getting 8 lpa from TCS.

Pretty sure the answer is self explanatory but first year with real status. Does Marriott status reset Jan 1? For instance if I need 10 nights for Platnium am I SOL if I stay 9 nights by Dec 31?

Any insights as to the best conversion ratio when transferring AMEX points? Corp account is being closed and el Google is too much

Dammit. Missed my first class upgrade just by one number in the Waiting list!

Which are the best forex card for an Indian travelling to UAE for a 2 months work engagement?

Good places to go in December? I was thinking Portugal - but heard it gets cold cold. Any other recommendations?

Hi Fishes--what would be in hand salary in WIPRO for 26LPA..considering 15% variable as well.. Usually how much they pay from variable.

What does everyone think of this... is replying all necessary ? I had a colleague reply all to complain about student evaluations that we had all agreed to complete. The colleague challenged the teachers who had completed the evaluation of a student and demanded that they check other students that had passed (since personally they thought some of those evaluations were questionable)... ALL because it wasn’t fair that this student was not passing.

Do you dress up to go into the office?

Has anyone dealt with chronically itchy and painful legs/shins? What was the cause?

how much i should expect from BGSW with yoe 6 into embedded, linux domain.

Also are they doing 5 days WFO?

What’s the naughtiest thing you have done or said at the office/wfh?

If you do two years as an analyst at one bank is it possible to lateral into an associate position at another, or would you be an analyst again? Not at a good enough platform to get into the type of Buyside roles I want. Unsure of next steps.

McK & BCG Folks - Any news on salary increases in your London office? Do you think it's likely there will be a compensation increase by end of year or do you think they'll just offer a COVID retention bonus and leave it at that?

Hi I am a new teacher intern hired yesterday. I will be teaching second grade. School reopens on Aug 17. I do not have my own materials. I do not know what materials are there in my classroom. What should I buy? I will be talking to the Principal on Monday to find out more. I am very excited and nervous at the same time. Any tips and suggestions for me would be helpful.

What's the average CTC of OSP State lead in Jio

Hi Fishes, I'm a SDET with 6 years of experience in Python Automation with Selenium having multiple offers. Can anyone please help me to choose one best offer from below with respect to work culture, flexible hours, wlb for female employees?

Zesta Solutions - 19 LPA (10% VP) & Hybrid
Unify Technologies - 20 LPA Fixed & WFH
EY - 20 LPA Fixed & Hybrid
Concentrix - 20 LPA Fixed & WFH
Global logic - 26 LPA Fixed & Hybrid
Value labs - 26 LPA Fixed & WFH
Cyber ark - 30 LPA Fixed & Hybrid

Currently in Private Equity (in India), have an offer to join the PE practice of MBB in SGP. What are the exit options like? Would it help if i stayed in India PE role for a few more years and then try to move or would gaining SEA experience help get me into a PE role in SGP in a few years? Context: Hard to find growth+ tech focused PE roles in SGP at the moment & want to make a move in the next few years. Please advise.

Any ways to offset a low gpa (3.45)? I scored a 760 on my gmat but I’m really only aiming for M7 schools. I’m also an Indian male who studied CS at a top ranked Engineering School.

Has anyone working tech for a bank been laid off yet? Tech layoffs all over the media but no one is talking about developers at banks (who make up 1/3 of headcount in some cases)

The week of my wedding, my husband (PL SQL Developer 4 yoe) was laid off. That was a couple of weeks ago. Luckily I'm still bringing money in as a software engineer, but I'm looking for advice on how to support a partner who has been laid off. Ultimately I think we will be ok, but I know he's hurting / stressed / and could use a supportive partner.

Lots of people loosing jobs due to Layoffs. Please ping me I can refer you in Accenture!

Is bank interest riba?

I have been researching into this these days and there is literature that shares how lending worked in pre-Islamic Arabia. When the time to pay back a loan came, the lender would ask "would you pay or will you increase?" And that increase was usually doubling the loan. Subsequently ever year the loan wasn't paid it was doubled from the previous year.

How do you manage to get covid test done in the 24 hours window? PCR takes time and none of the labs I reached out to does rapid testing.

San Antonio food and things to do???

Staying at the Ritz and STR in the Maldives so expecting good service and reading mixed things about tipping. I usually don’t tip much at hotels (never really thought about it) but what do people do? Is there an expectation and would the amount be based on like room rate or just a flat daily per day?

Staying a weekend in October in Salt Lake for the first time. Is it worth dropping more points to stay downtown or save some by staying on the outskirts?

Any Florida hotels (Hyatt/Marriott) near the beach that people recommend? Looking to avoid Miami.

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)…

Spending 48 hours in Belgium this summer. Do you recommend Brussels or Antwerp?

Planning a trip to Rome and Naples with day trips to Tivoli and Pompeii. Is 1 week enough? I feel like reading through 3/4 day Rome and 2 day Naples itineraries, the trip seems rushed. I have unlimited PTO but my SO is limited in time (but luckily he can work extra hrs and then use less PTO). I would say max we could do is 1.5 weeks but adding on 3-5 more days seems almost too much? Thoughts? For reference, I did Venice-Florence-Rome in a week and it seemed okay but it also wasn’t as planned out

Best places to stay in Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia? Who has had a great experience in these places and what made it special? : )

Any recommendations on St Regis vs Ritz Carlton Istanbul?

Planning to go to Cancun during Labor Day weekend. Which Bonvoy property ? Ritz, Westin Lagunamar, Westin Resort & Spa or JW ?

Recommendations for am impromptu 8 day road trip from Dallas area early may? Parents + 3 year old in tow; enjoy nature, scenery, good food, anything with history. New to area so literally haven’t explored anything yet (but want to avoid Austin San Antonio trip)

Thoughts on visiting Singapore right now w coronavirus at a lot of the connection ports in Asia? Healthy (to my knowledge) 23 year old girl. Flights are cheap af

Do you think the US will issue a 100% travel ban (aka nobody can come in or get out) similar to some other countries? When and how long?

Have to pick between 2 options for a 4-night trip with my SO - Punta Cana or Aruba? Which has the best beaches for relaxing and a decent/nice local vibe?

I have an 8 hour layover in Madrid. Never been there before. Is it worth leaving the airport and doing something in the city? Any tips on what to see in a few hours?

Fellow 🐠 - Looking for Hyatt Corp discount code. Can you help? I’m ex-Deloitte and Accenture and don’t have the Hyatt codes saved. You can DM me the code if you don’t want to post publicly. Thanks!

Any recommendations for good last minute ticket deals for Orlando Disney and Universal theme parks?

Surprise trip to Phoenix, AZ this weekend. Recommendations for <48 hours in town. Likes: breweries, classy cocktails, good food, the outdoors, beautiful sights

Genuine question - as the lockdown is easing up, are any of you doing / making plans for a trip (that includes flying) for the 4th of July to either be with friends / family?