I'm with American Airlines and I'm going to lose my platinum status in late feb... AIRLINE MILE GENERAL THREAD

Looking to book one night at a Marriott property in chicago to celebrate anniversary with my wife - mostly deciding between the Gwen and the Ritz. Which would you choose? (Assume price doesn’t matter)

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

Taking my first project with travel. A bit concerned about maintaining a healthy lifestyle while traveling M-Th for 3 months. Has anyone found a way to keep a good routine for staying in a gym/running and keeping a good diet while on the road?

Thanks in advance

I join tcs by changing my profile and my previous exp was in 5 yr pre-sales.
I am giving my best in work but still escalations are raised against me by client.
My husband is also in tcs he is moving to onsite in Jan and my travel is also planned mid next year.
I am giving 12hour daily in my job to adjust in new profile. And affecting my health now.
Shall I quit the job and move with my husband with on dependant visa? Or i shall continue to get pressurized and wait for my onsite?
Plz suggest.

What's your absolute favorite dinner spot in Chi-town? I'm willing to travel, but I'm moving soon so want to hit all of the greats I haven't been to or didn't know about.

Book recommendations for a vacation?

When you look at all these stupid ideas trying ICO, it definitely feels like dot com bubble 2 is approaching. I still think a bulk of investment is going to more legit ideas, but a lot of alt coins are gaining higher valuations. When do you think we will hit the burst? End of 2018?

Where are you all traveling to for work?

Serendipitously meeting people on the road was one of the best parts traveling pre-Covid

Best travel life hack... I’ll start:
Getting the 2 Queen bed room @ the Westin and making the green choice. 2 nights of sleeping in a freshly made bed + pointssss

With another Boeing 737 crashing, would it be wise to invest in Boeing Puts?

anyone here in spce for their test flights this weekend?

Anyone stay at the W Costa Rica? Planning a trip to Costa Rica and trying to decide between that and the all inclusive Westin right next door.

Hey! Considering negotiating my pay after 1 year of CT experience. In Florida my base is $29/hr. How much of a raise should I ask for (if they don’t automatically give one)? And should I wait to be a travel tech with another year of experience?

Who should get my loyalty? United or American?

🚨 Arriving home to Ohare and was approached by a guy offering taxi rides and handing out business cards in terminal 3 baggage claim. DO NOT ACCEPT RIDES FROM PEOPLE OFFERING THEM!!! Whether they ‘can do cash or card,’ don’t buy it - they’ve got you once you’re in the car. Told airport emergency hotline and they are investigating.

Stay safe and don’t get got!!

For anybody who has flown from the LA to the Maldives – what airline did you fly and did you like it?

CAIA or CMT?

I do institutional sales for an asset manager. Am graduating in the fall with an MBA from a top 40 school. Would like a designation but dont want to do the CFA.  Between the CAIA and CMT: which one is more applicable to asset management, and better status/recognition? appreciate any insight

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)…

Does your company give out a bonus? If yes, how is it structured?

9/7: What are everyone’s plans for today?

For me- treadmill, chest and shoulders.

Argentina 🇦🇷 don’t do a Brazil!

Why/how is Facebook conducting on-site interviews when all employees are WFH until mid 2021?

So for those of you who are in learning and development: what are trainers making now days? Interested to know salary & years experience! TIA

Would MBB firms ever pay for your MBA tuition if you got your MBA prior to joining? Like if you agreed to stay on for X number of years and they pay down your loans. Does that happen?

If job posting pay was $36.66 hourly (no range) what would be an acceptable offer and counter offer?

What plaintiff’s firms are known for offering their attorneys the highest salary?

Has anyone been able to switch (to industry ) on H1 visa? I am getting a lot of interest from recruiters but am not able to get past the initial screening because of visa.

Any advice on how to improve embryo growth drop off rate? Just finished our second retrieval and I’m frustrated by how many dont make it to blastocysts. We have good fertilization rate through ICSI. Is it normal for about 25% of fertilized eggs to make it to day 6/7? Husband has low count & motility and i have endo, both 33

Is there a good spot/website I can look for a “checklist” of things to do before going freelance? Or can any of you fine people help me out? Would love to hear from creatives in particular.

How much does Accenture pays on L1B visa at level 8 ? Lets say travelling to California.

What should be the salary slab for 9.5 years experience working as a Test lead and having good knowledge in automation testing and E2E testing?

Can't wait til PwC bonuses are paid out on Friday and I will finally be able to go crazy and pay to add guacamole to my chipotle orders!

Marry, Kill, Fuck go!!!!!

I can only focus with headphones and white noise playing. My attention span is nonexistent

Have the Big 4 raised their initial post-MBA salaries to somewhat match the recent MBB offer changes?

Currently out on parental leave and will be putting in my notice. How much notice period should I give? Concerned to give 2 weeks as i might be asked to leave next day due to already out on parental leave. Thoughts?

Directors and Managers- how often do you find yourself rolling up your sleeves to re-do work done by your team because you tried to set expectations + iterate but ran out of time?

Can't wait til PwC bonuses are paid out on Friday and I will finally be able to go crazy and pay to add guacamole to my chipotle orders!

Top consulting firms in the aviation / urban air mobility space?

Happy to refer 🐠 to Accenture! DM if you are interested.

When your flight is delayed 2 hours but Delta brings out pizza and snacks 🙃

A first for me, after 1.6 million miles. Thankful for a delay. The delay on the connector saved me a night at ord Hilton after the ludicrous delay on the first leg.t. Truly grateful united

Question from a newbie consultant - What are some good online courses/ books to improve consulting skills?

Has anyone used the service of 'Safe Auto Trucking' Company in order to ship their car (within US)? what's been your exp?

Any book recommendations?

Honest question: how many hours do you work a week, what type of consulting do you do, and what is your position? Thinking of switching from big 4 consulting to MBB but seeking this feedback.

Any idea why EY is not on the list of Vault 50 top consulting firms but it is on the prestigious list?

Do you have a monthly inflight wifi plan? You must be in consulting!

Have any of you transitioned from a software consulting role to a product owner role? What was that transition like?

Anyone else scroll through LinkedIn and constantly feel behind in their career? Everyone I know is exiting from MBB to VC/PE and I’m still making peanuts at Big 4. How do you deal with knowing you’re mediocre/less sharp?