If anyone is traveling on LH430 from FRA to ORD on Friday March 25, let me know as I can invite you to the Lufthansa First Class Terminal. Just found out that my upgrade cleared!

What’s the going hourly rate for freelance consulting on Brand Positioning work in San Francisco?

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

Quickest way to get status on United? Any challenges currently out?

Visiting Toronto in September, I've been there many times and have had a good time, though I've never fallen in love with the City. What are some of your suggestions for visitors beyond St. Lawrence market, CN tower and distillery district?

Also any recommendations for Prince Edward County? Favourite restaurants, wineries, towns and view points?

Would love to fall in love with Ontario this trip :)

Thanks!

Best Marriott property in Napa Valley on points?

Headed to Rome, italy in mid September for a wedding and planning on spending 2 weeks in italy. I would like to do Sicily and Positano but i have no itinerary yet so any recommendations are very welcome! Thank you!

Just moved to San Diego. Anyone wanna get together??

Assalamualaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu. Any recommendations for hotels at Makkah and Madina. InshaAllah planning a trip in December for umrah. Also, is it just me or is the living in the zam zam tower overrated? It seems there is always a line for elevators and it seems to be a time consuming affair to get out for prayers. Jazakallahu khair.

Help! I recently purchased a wanna get away ticket through Southwest for a business trip that was about $850. I was asked to cancel the trip due to other work issues in my local area. As luck would have it, there's a strong possibility that I landed a great new job and they need me to start right away. The credit is under my personal rapid rewards account. Ideas to help me avoid writing a big check to my company??

(1/2) People who work in the Bay Arae peninsula (Menlo Park) and live in the east bay- which is a good place to buy a house, upcoming, easy to rent or Airbnb in case I have to move back to my country! Prefer single family home as young as possible.
1- brentwood
2- Pleasanton
3- Dublin (expensive)
4- San Ramon (very expensive)
5- what else?

What other cards to add to my collection? I have AmEx Platinum and Chase Sapphire Reserve. Fly Delta so AmEx is handy for lounges. Use Sapphire for dining/travel. Should I add Chase Freedom Unlimited?

Can anyone describe the overall competitive landscape of strategy consulting firms in SEA region?

My international flight is delayed due to closure of Pakistan airspace. Going to miss my connecting flight (on a different carrier) . Can I apply for trip cancellation insurance with chase for this ?

Looking to do a road trip from Portland down to San Diego in Feb for a week. Any recommendations? Do we skip Portland and do just CA or is it a must?

Looking to move to San Antonio and we're looking at places in Alta Vista and El Dorado. Pros and cons? We have two kids under five, so looking for a nice family community with good schools.

Any good places to relax near Vegas, within a day or so drive? I'm taking a long road trip and ending there and want to relax somewhere before flying out. Ideally not more than $200 a night. Understand that it's the desert but thought maybe some good lakes or desert resorts nearby

Best place to book an Airbnb in South Florida or West Palm beach area?

I am about 100 nights away from reaching the lifetime grandfathered premier access, not sure if I can make it by year end. No longer on travel projects. Any tips? Any new updates from Marriott?

Has anyone in nyc been to LM Medical for Botox? In Greenwich village

I’ve been working on making small conversations to strangers as a way to manage my social anxiety and to try to meet people the old-fashioned way, but it’s so nerve-racking. Any tips?

I have not been brought up religious but I am beginning to think, I’d like to have faith in something. Doesn’t need to be dogmatic, but having a foundational belief in good things to come is probably essential and for someone like me who needs to work so hard to be happy, I wonder if being a part of a spiritual group can help. Does anyone have recommendations for what I can look into? I get there are many churches but has something helped you guys?

Has anyone dealt with a therapist not being able to see you (virtually) while you are temporarily located in another state? I’m struggling with coordinating my work and when I’ll be in my home state with my sessions because apparently I can only be seen when I’m physically in my home state. Are there different types of lisences I should look for that would allow someone to treat me while traveling? It’s all very confusing…

Anyone at big 4 get their real estate license? Did you get an approval to pursue?

What departments do you work closest with in your job?

Starting my first job soon.

Protips?

At EY is I was reimbursed for a stationary bike 2 years ago. Would EY reimburse me for a road bike this coming year? There's a stipulation that says every 5 years but I'm not sure if that means for another stationary bike or if I can get a road bike and be reimbursed.

What is 'Customer Success Team BU' in LTI? Does anyone have any background?

Hi Friends

I am in process getting an offer from a IT consulting firm in Poland. Could you please suggest some salary range for a Oracle Database Developer with over 10 years of experience in Banking and Finance domain. I am thinking of asking 35000 zloty per month..!! My current CTC in india is 31 LPA.

For the people who would surely ask how did I managed to get a job, I got it through LinkedIn :)

Hi..need likes to chat..

Hello Guys, I am basically a mechanical graduate and works in an operation and management role with 4+ years experience. Due to my passion, seeking to study a PG diploma course in mobile and web development as an international student in Canada. Can you guys share your opinions and view.

Hello fabulous people! This group is nothing without you and your good news. My good news today is that after 2 days working in the office, I get to enjoy the rest of the week working from home. What’s going on with you all? Tell me something good!

Anyone listening to the podcast “Dr. Death”? Both fascinating and horrifying...

What looks better for mba applications... management consulting or strategy consulting?

Best GMAT study materials?

Are productions getting shut down again? I am hearing EU is going back to some remote production? How is everyone doing currently?

I’m working on casting hosts for a branded content series in the travel and hospitality space. Wondering if anyone has recommendations for where to tap that talent? They don’t need to be SME’s or influencers in the space, but mid level experience hosting.

When is PwC having an SM on their advisory practice?

I have a offer from hashmap for cloud engineer, they are saying that company is going to merge with NTT data? Is it true? I am not sure about hashmap as a company for job safety perspective

First year in consulting, is it worth purchasing a car this early? I’m living at home and about a 45 minute car ride away from my home office. Any suggestions? What have you done?

Heard BCG laid off quite a few people this summer. Is this true?

Any recs for CIPM study books?

Does anyone else smoke sheesha regularly? I’ve got a nasty habit of doing this every weekend. Wondering if it’s bad for health

What's the best consulting firms for H1B folks who have studied masters in STEM here? Got a cousin graduating this fall and he needs to know H1B/GC policies.

AA delayed a flight 7 hours on Saturday before cancelling it and giving us no help, monetary or otherwise, in finding lodging. Rebooked Sunday for a very early flight, got home 24 hours late.

Tell me WHY does it take 10 business days to unsubscribe from a damn email notification...

Got hired as a digital strategy consultant. I have over 10 years of industry experience but I’m new to consulting. What courses, workshops or books would you recommend to build a solid toolkit?

When conference goers come into the Sheraton lounge and are *blown away*

How do I become an MBB employee? Is it possible to gain experience at big 4+ACN and then get referred in??

Ok IBM, start rolling out mandatory office days and no work from home, let's see how this goes.....

Local project life. Pros: no travel. Con: suit meetings on Friday ...

any fishes in Memphis, TN ?

What is a good simple way to start investing?

What are some publications, books, podcasts, online classes etc that can help me prepare for my first year in consulting? Have 5 years of experience in finance and making the jump to consulting.

Any book recommendations on handling office politics?

Two transcontinental LAX-JFK planes, side-by-side at the gate. Both heavily delayed with maintenance issues. AA. Not even once.

Slow speakers drive me nuts. Slow speakers with animation in their slides make me want to bang my head in the wall.

This is the second Four Points I've stayed in that has "Never Gonna Give You Up" on the lobby music playlist #rickrolledagain