In Rome until Friday! Any recs on places to visit and restaurants to try?

Anyone want to swap some Hyatt points for my Marriott points?

Friend lives in Moscow, Russia and friends with a Sr manager of multiple rolex ADs in the city. Apart from the usual DJs, literally the only thing they apparently have in the entire city is a single Submariner gold TT. Crazy. And here I was thinking that I can outfox the waitlists

Anyone know any good / hidden gem bars /restaurant in central or west london? Budget would be £100 pp?

Any recommendations on credit cards with lounge access? Currently have the Chase Sapphire Reserve which has Priority Pass, but have been turned away from lounges not accepting PP at peak times

EY fish - can anyone of you please share INSZOOM link? Currently traveling and need to access it. I don’t have access to EY laptop

Does anyone still play StarCraft?

Long shot but is anyone selling tickets for Odesza on Sat, 8/27?

I have a pair of tickets for Fri, 8/26 I’m looking to swap or can buy the Sat tickets for a reasonable price

So who else is at Hilton Orlando this week?

What rental car company do you use when booking personal travel? Hertz because it’s linked with SPG?

Any Atlanta fishes know if Angeria/BenDeLaCreme are doing additional appearances today? Missed the City Winery brunch!

Can someone explain the Marriott status process to me? I am one year away from hitting life time status but doesn’t look like I am going to hit the 75 nights this year to keep titanium. (Cont. below)

Going solo to Denver next weekend for a couple of days. Planning to stay downtown, any hotel recommendations? Also any suggestions for things to do? I am not much into hiking but planning to do a hiking trip. I saw a bunch on hiking experiences on Airbnb, so will most likely do one of those, but would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

Best time to consume protein powder/shake ?

Are there any broadway-like shows in Brooklyn playing the weekend of Thanksgiving that elderly and foreign relative friendly?

What to choose between John Deere and Mercedes benz

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.

Business Performance Manager role what level is this targeted at?

Hi Guys, I'm looking to switch my job but not getting any calls since last couple of months. Can anyone please refer me ?
Current position - QA Engineer
YOE - 4+ yrs
Notice Period - 60 days
Preferred location - Pune, Bengaluru, Remote
Tech Skills - Postgre sql, Python, software testing, manual testing.
JIRA, Bugzilla, Postman API, Katalon, Zephyr.
Regression testing, black box testing.

Took PM robitussin instead of DM 🤦 mad tired right now..😴

Thoughts on Centron?

What is the back of an envelope kind of estimation of a drug’s market share considering there’s one in market already?

I’m a first year associate (almost second year). I work at a national firm and I’m not a litigator. When I started with the firm, I was told I could work out of any office. Long story short, I regret choosing the office that I chose. I’d like to transfer to another office - is that a difficult ask? I’m licensed in the state I’d like to transfer to. I don’t know how to make this request.

Currently in NYC. I have a good book, but no partner. I was told I won't be able to find a decent job without a partner. True?

Finally leaving my toxic jobbbbbbb and it feels so good

Getting a referral from a partner not in a line of service that I'm applying for still has impact? Let's say I'm applying for a tax position but got a referral from an audit partner within the firm.

PWC has posted International Tax Manager employment opportunity in 18 city. Almost all major cities in USA in which it has offices. Any insight if these are real or just feeler to check out and build candidates pipeline.

Looking for SC and Managers to join the Financial Crime team at FTI, DM if interested.

Does anyone recall what senior consultant utilization targets are at Deloitte?

Anyone use Warby Parker’s blue light lenses? Thinking of getting these to reduce my eye fatigue from staring at computer screens all day.

Someone should warn students and experienced hires about risk advisory service lines AKA SOX. It just ain’t fair for them

Is it a good sign if a partner of a firm directly reaches out to you for your dream job?

Anyone have advice for talking to teachers in your school that are upset with you?
My 4th grade class didn’t show up today because the teachers are upset that student behaviors that are an issue in music are carrying over to their classroom. I understand their frustration, but nothing was communicated with me. I even thought things were going better this week.

I didn't get to go to NABA this year! Hopefully next year! What are the best things about the conference? What are you going to do differently next year!?

Anyone at Microsoft? My dream is to work for Xbox. Would love for some guidance. 🖤

I’ve been lurking at the net worth/savings posts on here. I started out negative and am still negative and working on it. Is it common amongst minorities or just me? My folks couldn’t help.

Any thoughts to the group on the states opening up?

AZ here - I think it's too soon

Curious how everyone is doing with their coworkers these days amidst the current political climate. I know our field tends to lean conservative so just curious how you're dealing.

Does any one feel way behind the curve and wish they had mentors in accounting to speak to on a family level that you can trust and know they really want you to succeed?

Work-Life Balance Thread 🌱

What are ways that you separate work and personal life? Tips, practices, resources?

Drop them in the comments below, help another user!

Anyone here ever got their Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)? How was the process and is it worth it?

To those involved with business development and sales, how has your network helped you in achieving sales targets? And in this case network means your black people network.

If you owned your own firm, what would you do to improve staff retention for Black employees?

Promotions finally announced to all staff and bonuses in the this pay period. How's it looking for the rest of y'all! Generally happy or more ready to bounce?

How did everyone do in their exams?

Are there any entreprenuers in this group?

Hey guys partner kinda said something during a meeting and I low key lost it during the meeting, we kinda cooled it out. But what are somethings I can tell leadership to do better for black or people of different cultures, I actually think partners should go to some of these meetings we have.

Now that the holiday season has arrived, what's on the secret wish list for Black professionals in the accounting world?

Anyone in transactions advisory at Deloitte, KPMG, PWC or Valuation at Duff & Phelps? Would like to understand the culture there. EY is not working for me.

Would you ever mentor a junior accountant at your firm? Do they reach out to you? I really would like to help more younger people get into the industry.

In your opinion, which top firms offer the most support for Black accountants?