Is it ever worth transferring Amex or Chase points to a hotel? Seems like redemption for flights is so much better than lodging

Experiential Marketing position, remote w/ some travel and 5 years of experience. Any idea of salary range?

Anyone have any Amtrak points they'd like to sell?

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

New offer. What does this mean?: “Policy is that we don’t consider the green card until someone is at 2.5 years prior to the last extended date on their current visa.”

I screwed up. I’m a newb and didn’t know how mileages work and my gold status w AA is about to expire. I travel weekly and idk whether I should fly w/o status or pay $400 to extend it. Thoughts? 😭

My company’s SOP template has a table of contents and a section at the top where the SOP owner is supposed to add a short statement containing the “Why” of the SOP, meaning a statement about what the SOP is supposed to solve for/ accomplish. A co-worker recently told me that it should also contain a checklist of the 4-5 main points of what the team member should know how to do after reading the SOP…. This seems really redundant to me. Thoughts?

Best Marriott to Stay in Charleston for 3 nights? Platinum elite. Also looking for any and all recommendations for 4 days in Charleston. Birthday celebration for SO.

Wanted to understand what happens in FAANG companies if H-1b visa runs out and there is no I-140 in place to extend visa beyond 6 years. Do they transfer the employee to a non-US office E.g. Canada? Does anyone here been through this scenario?

Has anyone been offered a status buy-up for 2021. ~$1700 short of United 1k this year and think my travel will increase a good bit starting next year. Think it could make sense, especially given the 2021 thresholds

Is Tokyo doable as a solo traveler with zero knowledge of the language? Thinking of doing a group trip there but adding on a few days alone in Tokyo at the beginning. I’m pretty well traveled in general and do just fine alone, but a different alphabet certainly makes things harder (if translations aren’t common). Female if that makes a difference.

Random question: on pulley row, i have begun relaxing my shoulders on the descent. this enables a fuller range of motion and more lat engagement. continued...

This has probably been asked many times in this bowl - what’s the best hotel rewards program? I have the Chase Sapphire Preferred card and I’m a Southwest RR member. I travel maybe 25-30% of the time

I'm getting a MAcc to career change to forensic accounting. What opportunities are available to me with a data analytics heavy MAcc? I'm also tacking on 2 graduate certificates in Applied Statistics and International Economic Policy? For those in the field, would that be useful or not useful (i.e. waste of time)? I'm interested in investigations but also analytics, financial modeling, and expert witness services. Throw in salary potential for bonus points. I'll be getting my CPA, CFE, and CAMS.

I’m interested in consulting for the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry. What cities would be the best base for me?

Has anyone worked on the creative team for Hilton corporate? As someone who loves travel (and Hilton hotels) this always appealed to me. Wondering if anyone can shed some light on the reality of working there.

Taking a relative who has never travel abroad to Italy - spending a few nights in Florence - any great restaurant recommendations ?!

I have an interview tomorrow with a recruiter who contacted me through LinkedIn. I believe I am way under-qualified for the position and I pointed that out to her, but she responded with several points from my resume as to why she believes the role is a good fit with my experience. It would be a leap, but maybe I need to take it as a challenge and not limit myself? I just don’t want to get in over my head and fall flat on my face. What are some questions I could ask during the first interview?

Hi there can anyone tell me what a day in the life of a health unit coordinator is like and is it a step up from a regular CSR job or lateral move?

How should one apply for onsite jobs (preferably UK) ? Wherever I apply , I get rejected because I mark the field as YES for "I will need Visa sponsorship".

Romania - do it, its amazing - except for Bucharest - that place is a frat basement

Does BofA provided laptops support USB to ethernet adapter ?

Hello,

I got selected for S&P platts, can someone please give review about that?

Which data science course would you suggest?
1. Scaler Data Science
2. IIITB course and John Moore University
3. BITS Pilani DS course
4. Leave these course of PGD and go for MS altogether.

Currently having an experience of 2 years and 4 months with experience in Data Science, currently working as a Business Analyst at Axis.

Thinking of studying side by side and upscaling if possible.

My blowout shrinks so fast. I would like to use a flat iron to help, but I've never used one before. Would straightening it at 150-180° even do anything? I don't want heat damage, so I don't want to go above that.

I have an interview tomorrow with a recruiter who contacted me through LinkedIn. I believe I am way under-qualified for the position and I pointed that out to her, but she responded with several points from my resume as to why she believes the role is a good fit with my experience. It would be a leap, but maybe I need to take it as a challenge and not limit myself? I just don’t want to get in over my head and fall flat on my face. What are some questions I could ask during the first interview?

I have an upcoming interview with Virtusa , is anyone aware of interview format , what to prepare ?

What are the best roles in big tech for someone with tech backround/software development experience ~1.5yoe with an MBA and consulting ~2.5yoe?

Thanks!!

Hi Guys,
I may have a better offer which could be shared only next week as approvals are in process , which offers me wfh option and a little better package and my joining in the next company LTI is on 8th Nov, I am unable to push the joining date to buy some time as HR denied on the same , please suggest me how should I tackle this situation as I’m more interested to join the one giving WFH ? Need inputs asap as I have to take a call today.

Got hit with RFE during premium processing for H1-B extension, 12th year H1-B. I was asked to provide additional details for my daily job tasks.

What are the chances it will get approved?

Hi there can anyone tell me what a day in the life of a health unit coordinator is like and is it a step up from a regular CSR job or lateral move?

Is this portfolio allocation pretty standard for index funds? What am I missing or not considering?

VUG Large Cap Growth - 20%
VOT Mid Cap Growth - 15%
VBK Small Cap Growth - 15%
VTI Total US - 25%
VXUS Total International - 25%

So whose tryna watch Dvorak later at Grant Park? 🤔 🐠

Diversification is the key. My portfolio includes a bit of most of these.

1. Debt/Liquid mutual funds (direct)
2. Gold
3. REIT (fractional ownership and distribution)
4. Equity mutual funds (ELSS, direct)
5. Direct equity (India)
6. US stocks and ETFs (tech & genomics)
7. Crypto currency (interest deposits)

So my ex from 10 years ago called and apologized for being an ass. He spent over an hour going through details of our relationship and sincerely apologizing. We’re obviously much older now, but I’m just so cautious. He wants us to date again. Have y’all ever heard of something like this?

Utilization director told me today that the layoffs won't affect me. My heart goes out to everyone that had to hear otherwise. Here's to hoping y'all find something better and prosper.

⬛️◼️◾️▪️Serious question: we are trying to end racism and work towards equality. If I’m a racist, how do people change the opinions and beliefs I’ve had my whole life? Sometimes I feel like we are all yelling at each other about the same thing and I just want to be like “Yo, I agree with you. I’m not the person who you need to have an impact on.” How do you reach the people causing these problems.

Is 90k doable in Bellevue, WA? I heard it’s just as expensive as New York.

Has anyone actually received their reimbursement for filing taxes in multiple states? I got told that it would process with payroll last Friday but I don’t see it in my bank.

What is the big draw of drinking decaf?

Assuming this causes a recession like in 2008, and many people get laid off, how long to take to find another similar paying job? I’m currently a strat manager in FS. Scared for job.

AML consultants: Anyone have CAMS? If so, do you have any study tips? And do you really have to send a copy of your diploma??

Where should I go for dinner?

Interviewing for a Consultant role at ACN, was then contacted about a manager role and scheduled the initial interview. Recruiter reached out and said the manager interview would be canceled 😑 fml

Can we all recognize most of us are privileged? If you want to make a difference, even small, I'll give you easiest one you can. Donate $100 to your cities bond fund. We all can afford it. Many cant

I’m curious how much people here earn per hour given the total hours worked each week incl. commute time. Factoring in 401k and post tax salary, I make $34 an hour. How do u compare?

Good consulting books? Not talking case prep but a fun read about the industry and what it takes to succeed, etc. Thank you!

Best consulting firms for the retail and CPG industries?

My career manager wants me to improve my work goals (required by Booz Allen). Anyone have some vague, but beneficial work goals for a sr consultant w/1yr? So far, I only have training and networking.

Notice there are so many people with debate experience in consulting. Kinda impressed. Any highly recommended books related to debate or communication in general?

Divorced consultants, how much of your marriage not working out had to do with our tough travel schedules and spending a lot of time away? If not for this reason, why didn’t your marriage work out?

M&A advisory fish here! Trying to make the switch to PE/VC. What’s the best way to learn financial modeling? I’m a STEM with no finance background. Training the street software? Help please!!

What’s wrong with me? Sometimes I miss the long hours, the mind games played by partners & coworkers, and the constant lies from leadership. Am I a masochist or have Stockholm syndrome?😢😭

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

Have you found using a standing desk increase your productivity? How else do you increase your productivity? I am so distracted all the time

Layoffs at Walmart corporate 😬😬