I'm planning to visit UAE for 5 days from India. What's the best and cheapest way to get the visa? Are there any discounted visas if travelling via Etihad or Emirates ?

30th birthday coming up in December and would love to do it big, I haven’t celebrated a lot of birthdays in the past. Would love to skydive over the palm in Dubai, with that in mind, anyone have recs on where to stay and things to do in Dubai for 4-6 days? TIA

Guys please suggest any good hotel(no need hifi, just for night stay) to stay in kharadi, Pune or near by.
I have 2 days working office in a week. Need for 2-3 days only.
If you have any idea please suggest.

Any Delta Airline status challenges for 2018?

Hi got offer from Virtusa onsite for Emirates NBD, recently joined ibm gbs. Which one to choose

Any book recommendations for the summer vacation season? What's your favorite book over the last year?

Please help me decide…Peru vs Costa Rica in December first week? I will be traveling from NY

Need single room / good pg near Deloitte USI Bengaluru. Any leads?

Also if anyone does cab pool from Marathahalli to Divyashree Technopolis, ping me.

Got an offer, Level 5, Proj Manager. 41% Hike. Should I switch from JP morgan Chase?
hows WLB, Job Security for Level 5?
appreciate all the inputs

Can one get transferred to JPMC canada after serving one year in bangalore? I will get married and my spouse will have visa in canada and i will be the dependent one. Can i mention this to my manager and see if it is possible to get me transferred to Canada branch? Or i will have to leave the job?

Hi fishes,

Does anyone know how long you have to wait post biometrics inorder to get the passport letter or even the visa? It's for Canada work visa.

Currently on H1B and waiting for an offer from EY. Does EY kick start with green card process quickly in special cases. HR said normally it is 1 yr but he has to check with legal team. More inside..

Joining Deloitte in 2weeks. What Deloitte send laptop, do they send extra monitor, keyboard and mouse? Or does it need to be purchased using $1000 productivity subsidy? And do we need to use Amex card to purchase and then reimburse?

Having to call Marriott to apply a suite night award to an SPG hotel on a reservation you made before the merger and combining accounts proves to you how much is still SO WRONG with this merger.

How to get on-site opportunities in European countries along with visa sponsorship .can someone who individually applied and got on-site and moved by themselves to different country,pour your suggestions.looking for change management roles.

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.

People at EY not use the corporate card? The expense system is horrible. But might not be worth using my Marriott card...

Has anyone here actually won the diversity visa lottery? I've been playing for 7 years with no luck...

Got the second moderna shot yesterday around 5pm est. All day, my body is in such pain, I am crying as I can’t get comfortable, and i have a fever. Took Tylenol but only helps moderately. Feels like the flu with the body pains. Grateful to get it but this feels awful rn. 37 female 🐠

My coworker brought a puppy to work, who bit my hand. I ended up losing my temper and yelling at them. Now everyone is mad at me for blowing up at work, even though this is something I shouldn't have had to deal with in the first place!

I'm considering switching my practice from tax to exec comp so that I can work remotely indefinitely. If I dislike it, do you think it would be difficult to switch back? I'm a 4th year that works in biglaw.

Hello fellow health care workers.
How is everyone doing?

Hi,

My EPF Transfer claim has been rejected by EPFO with a reason that -

Your Claim [ Claim Id - XXXXXXXXXXX ] has been rejected due to : 1) WAGES ARE MORE THAN 15K PLS SUMBIT PREVIOUS SERVICE DETAILS / REVISED 3A FORM 2) CLAIM ALREADY SETTLED

Can someone advise on this issue?

I’m a private immigration attorney whose interested into transitioning into a high level federal government attorney position in the future (not in this administration). Ideally, I’d love to work in the solicitor general’s office.

I’m only a year or two into practice and am wondering if there are any tips to best position myself for this type of position? I don’t anticipate making any moves that way for at least 5 more years. No clerking experience or law review, so that’s -2 points for me

Need some advice.. thoughts on SetSail.

Has anybody worked with time tracking tool like time doctor. My new company use that , what are the challenges of it. Will there be any issue if i dnt complete 8hr through time doctor.

Looking to grow my practice by acquisition I am CFP,CPA,MBA located in Central PA. Please let me know if you are interested in talking about your succession plan. Thanks!!

Should we do a Vancouver meet up? Seems like TO has been doing few events. I can organize depending on how many people are interested!😊

Anyone have any leads in mid-level corporate social responsibility roles in LA?

Moving from T2 to McKinsey. How do vacation requests work? I have family and friends getting married this fall in weddings delayed because of covid, but I’ll just have started so wanted to get a sense of how realistic taking vacation this fall would be and how to approach taking it (e.g. mention to HR, staffing). TIA!

How many people here wants to switch job, but can’t due to current market scenario or GC process ?

Comment 1 for current market scenario.
Comment 2 for GC process.

Can anyone please refer me to Data analytics profile at Salesforce ,

YOE 5.8
SQL, Power BI, Python, Data analytics

Hello fishes...II have a query...I wanted to ask regarding diwali gifts in IBM. Are they giving gifts to all or only specific projects. ?

Is anyone working or knows anyone who works at Oysterhr? I've been looking at their glassdoor and it's full of positive reviews. I wonder what is it really like and also what is their salary range for project managers?

Looks good but I need some verification to know if this is not a sham.

Senior Manager, specialty tax practices in NYC: what was your base salary and bonus for the first year? Please also mention your firm.

San Antonio food and things to do???

Please help me decide…Peru vs Costa Rica in December first week? I will be traveling from NY

Any 🐠 traveling from PHX to ATL next week ? I have some luggage (one check-in bag) that I want sent if you are kind to help. Any fish willing to help ? Will buy you 🍺 and 🍕 as a thank you

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!

Does google flights increase the price on repeat searches if you don’t book the flight right away?

Martha's Vineyard in September... going with gf, what do you guys recommend?

Have 3 Bonvoy free night certificates (35k/night), thinking of using them to go somewhere but legit have no idea where to go.

Any recs for decent but “affordable” Bonvoy hotels in cool places ?

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

In Barcelona right now, any top recs for places to eat / drink / see?

Advice on which Greek islands to visit in September? Santorini is in the list, but I can’t decide on others. Which are your favorite and why?

🐠 in Maui. I’m planning to visit in about 2-3 weeks. Wanted to see if you think it’s worth postponing given the big storm that just passed by. Or was the impact relatively minor? Hope all is well 🙏

In NOLA for the weekend! I’m 25F. Looking for good restaurants/bars/things to do. TIA

Traveling rajasthan alone in Dec, any recommendations? First time in India

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?

Planning a one-week summer vacation to Yellowstone Park area. Family unit of 6, so need to rent a single, large SUV. Just looked at prices and the cheapest car available for 6 people with unlimited mileage is $3,500+. Makes the vacation almost not worth it. Anyone have any recommendations on how to get a better deal? Any discount codes? Thank you in advance!!

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.

Hi fish,
Planning a trip to Thailand for 1-2 weeks next February. Suggestions on where to stay (cities, parts of town, specific hotels), activities, where to fly into etc. Thank you!

Looking to take my first solo trip for my birthday and deciding between San Juan & St. Thomas. I want beach, one water activity, nice hôtels/resorts and amazing food! Walkability would be nice but not needed!

Does anyone have any recommendations for places to stay in Key West or things to do? Thanks in advance!

Which navigation apps do you prefer using besides google maps for driving long distances?