It really should not take 45 min to get to LGA from the east side.

Monday Status Report: Flight upgraded to first ✅. Aforementioned flight delayed 1.5 hours ❌. Partner canceled 6pm meeting ✅. Hotel upgraded to a suite at the Ritz ✅✅. Not bad for a Monday, not bad....

Need 6 Marriott nights to titanium (spend doesn’t matter). 1 - would any hotel manager cut you a deal? (Ie if 6 nights is 60k; let me pay 30k and get the nights and I won’t use the room?); 2 - where are cheapest Marriott hotels? I found 10k per night in burbs of Chicago? 3 - would any cheap Marriott let me run this scam remotely? (Ie call Abilene Texas, check me in without my showing up)

Planning a southern Germany and Switzerland trip over Xmas - must visit cities??

UGH I need to get to NYC next year , just feeling stuck.

Is cheaper to book flights at the airport, online, or over the phone? Looking to book a flight was a 3-weeks out date

Cisco

Pros:

- fairly decent place to work (from someone who worked with the Vancouver and San Jose offices). never met a blue badger (permanent employee) who had awful things to say.

- Ashley Goodall (their SVP, Methods & Intelligence) co-authored a brilliant book on leadership and people management called “Nine Lies About Work” that makes me believe they can be an awesome place to work

Cons:

- red badgers had low morale since they’re contract workers and can be terminated at any time

Got Marriott Gold via SPG Gold match. If I stay 25 more nights in Marriott properties will I earn platinum?

Hola, Bon jours, Namaste, Ciao!!
I am a bilingual teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area and I thought it would be fun to start a bilingual teachers' group so we can all share our ideas and expertise!

Any book recommendations for philosophy, psychology, and business? Or any book you read last year changed your values? Going to fly international, gonna read it on flight. 😍

Looking for advice on business trips. My boss kindly asked me if I want to go meet a client out of state along with business folks. It will be my first visit to a client. What do you think are the benefits of these trips? I’m fairly new in my career and in-house so would appreciate any thoughts. Thanks!

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.

Planning to visit Bali on May 2020. I have a wife and 2 toddlers (4, 1) tagging along. TPG recommends the Le Meridien. Any other recommendations for family-friendly Marriott properties?

We are looking to travel to the Caribbean in December. The goal is to stay at an all inclusive resort for around $4k, including travel. Any ideas of good places? We were thinking Jamaica, Curaçao, ect

Anyone do an REI adventure trip or something similar before?

My international flight got cancel. They did not send email so everyone found out at the airport. I even spent 50$ in Uber coming to the airport and they say only solution is to rebook us tomorrow. What’s the best way to go about it to get best compensation for all the inconvenience? (Tap air)

Planning a trip to Austin, young couple looking to move here from DC what neighborhoods should I see and or any thoughts on other cities to visit for the same reason.

I’m having a short trip to Seoul South Korea, in December and would love to connect people there. Hit me up! Let’s hangout!

Used miles to upgrade from economy to business on United. Was confirmed for the upgrade then just got downgraded back to economy and now there aren’t seats left

Overheard at Tampa Airport: Final boarding call for Spirit Airlines flight to Atlantic City.

What's the best story you can imagine on that flight? 🤣😭

Hello all, what wud you prefer LA or New York keeping in mind next 5 years as peak career phase?

Do you ever conduct the hiring process for a research project? What do you look for in potential hires?

There’s no excuse that by the age of 25 you have never tried therapy. I’m speaking directly to the demographic in this group who I’m sure over 95% of people in here are earning 6 figures. Key word: TRY. I understand it’s not for everyone but to have never even attempted seeking therapy is a injustice to yourself and the people around you.

Can provide more details if needed, but if an employee is constantly coughing at work (small retail establishment), is it okay to ask them for a doctor's note stating they aren't contagious? They're claiming it's due to allergies, but I've gotten several confidential concerns from employees and customers alike due to the current enviornment.

Hello all, I'm a junior machine learning engineer and contract is about to end in about a month. So I would love to know some opportunities for which I can apply or get a refferal for the same.

Thank you.

My boss is asking me to “reconsider” the way I approach a client… I am in charge of this annoying corporate maintenance thing that we do for a client (I.e., making board of directors meeting to comply with some regulatory reporting required. I always end up missing deadlines. How would you reply?

Hi all - I'm on a £100-110k base + bonus at a tier 2 firm. This is in the region where personal allowance for tax starts eroding away..
Wondering what options I have to make this as tax efficient as possible (legally), considering a salary sacrifice pension and student loan.
Also what are you investment recommendations? Stocks and Share ISA? What are the good alternatives?

Is £90k too much of an ask for a Manager level role at Deloitte in the London office?

Let me know if any1 need help in SM interview training and Jobs !!
DM me

YOE 6
CISCO 28 or Publicis 32 ?
Skill Fullstack.
Work life balance and career growth is what im looking!

What drives people to answer stackoverflow questions? I love them for doing so, but when will I feel the urge to contribute?

summer steam sale!

Hi guys,
Do we need to carry printed affidavit stating no criminal offence notarized on stamp paper on joining date of TCS ?

I just saw that a Hubler watch given to Hitler sold at auction for $1.1 million. It is an interesting watch (despicable as the recipient of said watch was), but it got me thinking about a larger question: does anyone here collect watches owned by the famous (or infamous)?

When are rating going to be out for KGS. Any update anyone

I am offered a role with S&p global, salary negotiation yet to have.
Can someone please tell if s&p global is recession proof or not, I’m planning to join only if i get job security
I have offer from lti paying me 12 on 3.5 yoe??

LTI Information Technology Deloitte PwC IBM S&P Global

What will be in-hand salary for 43L base component.

Fave movie to watch when you're hungover?

🐠 Fam - What’s a good whiteboard solution for my home office? What do you use and from where do I get it? Thanks!

FAANG ranking: Google, Netflix, Facebook, Apple, Amazon. Is this correct?

Hey all, new hire here! Going to receive a $250 wfh credit; any recs on what I should get to build out my home office?

Bench count in NY FS? Is it just me?

What are the top consulting firms in the retail/CPG space?

best place to get Disney World tix? Seeing $135 on the website (which is fine) but if they can be cheaper than I will let them!

Do you know of any hacks to gain extra EQMs other than flying? trying to hit exec. platinum but will be couple of thousand miles short, even after mileage run

When you check into the Westin and they say welcome home and you know that's weird but it's kind of soothing

Anyone else obsessed with the Westin white tea line? 😅

My office chair stinks even though I wash it with carpet cleaner every few weeks. Fellow 24/7 WFH workers, how do you keep your office chair clean?

2yrs of post-undergrad experience at D and have offers from two FAANG companies. Worth it to stick it out for a couple more years to open up more offers down the road, or should I get out while I can?

What kind of background checks do banks do on consultants?

Want to warn stakeholders that their hostile, posturing emails with our main client CC'd is only going to backfire (main client ❤️ us). emails will no joke prob get some of them fired. #restructuring

So who else is at Hilton Orlando this week?

FB fam - How do you know if a massage place offers the happy ending?

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

Can’t wait to switch to industry 😓

Anyone take the job for the travel benefits and then had no travel projects.... can't figure out if I should be annoyed or if it's a blessing in disguise

It is Friday. Most of us are in ConSulting. We are not Cons who are Sulking (Consulking) Enjoy your beverage of choice and enjoy the ride. Happy Friday 🙌