It's been 10 days since I have been on a plane and I feel uncomfortable. Glad that's it's Sunday afternoon and I fly in a few hours. Unfortunate reality.

If JetBlue moves my departure time by 3 hours can I get a credit card refund or only travel bank?

Staying at the Ritz and STR in the Maldives so expecting good service and reading mixed things about tipping. I usually don’t tip much at hotels (never really thought about it) but what do people do? Is there an expectation and would the amount be based on like room rate or just a flat daily per day?

Anyone in BK wants to casual rides today?

For advisory peeps that travel - what are some tips and tricks to reduce travel stress, aside from getting TSA pre-check? Any advice?

Bummed dragon flight is being released after thanksgiving break. Now I gotta take PTO on Tuesday 🤷.. oh well

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

I have an offer and want to negotiate

1. London base salary but I have to absorb all the expenses (train + stay)
I am thinking to negotiate to

2. home base salary and have my expenses paid for

I know that's depends on the amount I have to travel (and potentially stay) but at the moment this is unknown. Past 8 months was just twice a month + 2 nights stay.

The only thing I know is it won't be every week, the return trian ticket is about £80-100, depends I could plan ahead.

H1b fish who were terminated by your former employers, did your employers offer flight ticket back to your home country?
My firm gave me $700 which is not enough to book a one way ticket in current Covid condition. I was wondering how i can negotiate higher amount. Any advice is much appreciated! Thanks!

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

Any recommendations on seaside towns that would be fun for a 5-6 day stay within an 8 hour drive of Boston? Going next week, so not a place that's a ghost town in October.

Anyone with systemwide upgrades to sell on American Airlines ?

Airbnb/hotel recommendations at Brussels and Amsterdam

Booking a last mintue trip to India over Christmas New Years. Anyone have any tips on best places to book business class? From JFK.

Help! I recently purchased a wanna get away ticket through Southwest for a business trip that was about $850. I was asked to cancel the trip due to other work issues in my local area. As luck would have it, there's a strong possibility that I landed a great new job and they need me to start right away. The credit is under my personal rapid rewards account. Ideas to help me avoid writing a big check to my company??

If I were to go to the Cape in early October is there enough to do for a weekend? If so, where in the Cape do you recommend? Alternatively, also looking into Providence..

Best New Years trip for two

Is it worth the rent to stay in west village socially? Or just stay in exchange place in jersey and commute to midtown?

Thinking about a trip to Thailand for my anniversary. Any thoughts on how to organize it? Prob late April timeframe for a week or so

Hello fishes,
Can you please recommend good societies for staying in Viman Nagar? 2bhk for family.

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When does the resourcing team reach out for the documents ? My joining is on 22nd august?

New to Toronto, moved to the west end of town/ just past - in Etobicoke. I celebrate my 40th a few days after NYE/NYD - would love some recommendations on moderately priced but nice ambiance restaurants for myself + husband, and my extended family. Everyone is scattered throughout (Hamilton, Barrie, Lyle, Newmarket, North York). Don’t want anything too fancy but don’t really know where or what is good and not downtown.


Any recommendations? (Open to GTA of course).

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

Is there a thread of company discount codes? ISO Hilton code (do not judge me my BIL is getting married at a Hilton and his fiancé is going to go postal if we don’t reserve a room now)

Do you always feel tired? How do you have energy for anything with this amount of work.

What are the best product based companies in Hyderabad for testing roles?

4YOE

How long does it take you to draft a patent application on average?

Lets us discuss why Indian companies expects/forces/ us to work more than 9 hours but in timesheet we have to fill 8.
Managers schedule meeting after office hours and expects us to be available always.

Sorry to say this but I have seen only Indians who work extra hours. What's even funny is that the upper management laugh at foreigners who work exactly 8hours.

Should we not change our mentality?
What should we do to not follow this anymore?

As someone who got accepted, when would we find out which other peers got accepted? I have some coworkers that applied but I’m hesitant to ask them in the case that it didn’t work in their favor.

What’s the end of quarter rebalancing? How did it have anything to do with the rally this week? Thank you

In my third year of real estate practice. Run the gamut between leasing, acquisitions and sales, financing and everything in between. Enjoy where I'm working but (continued in replies...

Any recommendation for a therapist around Jersey City/ NYC area? I have called 15 people so far and none of them are taking new clients. This isn't helping my anxiety.

How do you detach your self worth from your job? I have a lot of good things in my life and generally like myself as a person, but if I feel like I’m under performing, everything else feels bad

Hello FCB - I’ve made attempts to connect with HR for an open position and I get no response. True, I may not be right for the role. If that were the case wouldn’t I get the rejection form letter? I applied through a link an employee set up for me. Can anyone throw me a life line? tia...

For those in big 4, how much time between accepting an offer and start date have you been able to ask for? Is a month feasible/how should one phrase it? Two weeks just doesn’t feel like enough with this heavy burnout/having to wrap up deals at old firm

Any idea when is the noida office starting to function?

What is fastest way to improve both structured communication and thinking? Any helpful books or drills?
It’s the one consistent feedback I get while casing , “to be more structured” I’m there for math ability , business logic , creativity.

Here's a question I wish I never had to ask. Is it better to use the code for bereavement leave or just burn pto I'm going to lose anyway? Does it make a difference from a utilization standpoint?

Anyone have info on MBB/Strategy& supply chain consulting? Group size, actively hiring, common backgrounds (MBA/certifications required/helpful?), project types, & interview prep tips? Looking to enter as an experienced hire. Currently a procurement financial analyst and just passed my CSCP certification. Ex-big4.

Thanks!

Finally getting a chance to put together a home office space. Looking for tips, photos, ideas. I have two monitors and a laptop so my do a three screen set-up. Debating about getting a standing desk or putting money in a super comfy leather chair. Open to hearing what you have done!

Do we still need suits?

Gained that covid weight - now trying to figure out if thats still a thing and I may need to get a new one. I mean it is kind of weird sitting in a home office/spare bedroom on zoom or w.e. in a full suit and tie to me.. What do yall 🐟 think?

Does anyone else laugh when you see LaQuinta commercials advertising to business travelers?

For those who have taken the GMAT, how difficult was it? Do you need to be an exceptional student, or is it fairly straightforward to score well (650+) with a few practice exams?

Anyone order things on Amazon prime and get it shipped to the hotel?

Client asked me to stay till Friday (every week)!! Wtf!

Shout out to Deloitte NY. Awesome college tour event today. 🙌🏼

if there's no pension anymore and a significantly lesser lump sum payout, why become a partner at EY?

Moving to New York soon. I need help with the location. I would like to spend no more than 3K, and have a 1bedroom with no roaches. Ideally a condo with views, but that might be too much for my budget. Is it possible to find something like that in Tribeca or close? I feel Hell's Kitchen or maybe Chelsea are my only options. What do you think?

Guys, how do u figure out which are safe neighborhoods to go to while traveling abroad. Single woman

Anyone else decline Green Choice? I've realized the points aren't worthy a clean room.

I'm almost at the point of an offer, and also just started a 6 month long engagement since my utilization was taking a hit. How do you fish recommend dealing with the situation once the offer comes?

If consulting firms were universities: McKinsey: Harvard - the most prestigious to those on the outside, but lowkey corrupt BCG: MIT - nerds that love comparing themselves to Harvard Bain: Penn / Wharton - fratty, preppy, never shuts up about the buyside (continued in the comments 👇🏼)

Does anyone know what the salary bands for non big 4 firms Advisory arms (Senior and Manager) are in Spokane or it’s equivalent region? I’m talking the BDO’s/GT’s and national sized firms of the world.

Is MBB and management consulting losing its value among young people as employer? Since i noticed majority of young people currently want to work for FAANG, startups, crypto, Unicorns, want to open their own things, etc. I guess in 2000s and 2010s consulting was a top choice for graduates. But what about now? Would love to listen to your thoughts and observations on that one

How do I check my actual utilization (not the effective one). Mybusiness only tells me the effective utilization

To the gorgeous girl wearing an orange-ish jacket behind me in the security line at Logan this morning - your grace and nonchalant prettiness made me smile on a dreary Monday morning. Thank you