Just got denied for a status March to Marriott platinum. SPG100 and booked 12+ future reservations with Marriott. Any tips, or just grind it out?

Recommendations for an Orlando hotel? Family wants to stay off site for Disney

I’m trying to decide on a hotel in the Maldives - currently choosing between the W Maldives and the Park Hyatt Maldives.

Does anyone have a perspective based on experience?

Does your firm let you take 28-30 December off? Many of my team members won’t be working those days and I decided last minute that I’d like to travel somewhere between Christmas and the New Year.

When are the usual trips to france done in Airbus?

I don’t get why people get so mad when planes are delayed due to weather. It’s not like the gate agent will clear up the skies

Male:

Cannot find a solid backpack (gotta lug 3 laptops) that looks professional and tough enough for frequent plane travel.

Does anyone have any recommendations for me?

All these weddings are blowing my mind and budget. I've had 5 weddings so far this year with several more to go by EoY. On top of that I've been asked to be in a lot of them which adds additional time commitment and cost. The cost of a bachelor party + shitty men's warehouse suit rental + travel and airbnb for the weekend + couple hundred bucks for wedding gift means I'm blowing tons of money for these weddings but I feel bad to say no.

So I chose an offer for Deloitte India over Infosys as a Node.js developer. Joining next week. But most of the time when people praise Deloitte they mean USI so I have been of two minds and wondering if I made the right decision.
Also is travel needed for Consultant designation?
In the managerial round the guy told me only need to go to office to pickup the laptop and after that it's wfh.

Would it be practical to look for an apartment 10-15 kms away if the office location is Marathahalli?
Location of choice would be hebbal, thanisandra, avalahalli and other similar ones.
Would it make sense to reside in such locations and travel to work?
Would like to hear from folk who are/have done the above?

Friend asked to buy my SPG/marriott points. How would that work hypothetically? $0.027/SPG , $0.009/Marriott? (According to Points guy) & transfer to their account?

Book recommendations for a vacation?

Are there any major differences between the delta lounges at LGA?

Planning to fly to the Caribbean’s for about 12 days.. want to focus my stay in 2 cities and use Marriott points. I like the sound of curaçao for 1, what would you recommend for a 2nd and what hotel?

Hello. Traveling to Kathmandu in Nepal for a week towards the end of July . Any recommendations for things to do , place to visit , food to eat & things not to miss 😂. Thank you

Hello Folks!

I am a business analyst at a travel company and would like to transition into product management at one of the big five, can someone help me how i can apply or if you could refer me.

What other cards to add to my collection? I have AmEx Platinum and Chase Sapphire Reserve. Fly Delta so AmEx is handy for lounges. Use Sapphire for dining/travel. Should I add Chase Freedom Unlimited?

Got another global travel advisory re: covid 19 screenings. Anyone actually seeing changes at airports (for Schengen flights) lately? I haven’t.

A friend of mine applied for a job at Bain and he said part of application requested his SAT scores! What’s the point of asking for his test scores? He has a degree.

Maybe this sounds privileged.. or plain dumb... I just got back from a really fun vacation and I’m sad! Guess i got the “back to real life” blues. How do I get back to my happy self!??

Hello All ..from which app or website I can check my public holidays in Pwc AC?

I have a little over a year of experience as a Partner Success Manager at a Tech company. My company is looking to do salary negotiations this year. When I started out, my base was 70k plus commission of 10k minimum extra. Curious to know what others are making as a PSM and also looking for other opportunities!

Can anyone provide information on Alix partners - PE and M&A groups? What is the experience like? How would it compare to say a Kearney T&T (their PE/M&A group).

I think I read about some kind of process where when an applicant reaches out to a current student or alum for a 1:1 and makes a good impression, the student/alum can send a message to the adcom letting them know? Is it like a "Hey I connected with this applicant and had a great conversation with them. I think they would be a great fit for the program" type of thing?

anyone else feels stuck at current job, but not able to apply due to upcoming paid maternity leave benefits that you don't want to miss out on? currently still in first trimester !

Thoughts on Transfix? Anyone invested?

Never invested before…can y’all share resources (podcasts, books, favorite news outlets, etc.) so I can educate myself and get started

Hot take: I like our decentralized staffing model because I can work in any industry and it creates less of a “class divide” between offices

Planning a trip to Tulum, Mexico for about 12-15 people. I am wanting to get a house near the beach with a c or can come every day. Any suggestions on where to start? Would we also need to rent cars?

Did Republicans think this through? Are they assuming they’re now powerful enough they can stop the electoral reaction to this? I’m seeing people radicalizing in real time across my social networks. Republicans supporting Biden. Formerly moderate Democrats coming out in favor of court-packing.

Was this all really worth it?

Are any of you sleeping all the time? Like all the time? I wake up, get some coffee and then I have no idea what to do from there. I have no reason to be awake.

Abused and isolated as a kid. I have terrible memory. Like I don’t really remember the past few months except in broad strokes and memories of my childhood are more non existent than existent. I’m working through this with my therapist. Does anyone have any experience with emotional and memory repression? Curious on your advice

Poll: What dress code do you follow at your home office?

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

Thoughts on Slalom S&O?

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

Name two things better than that Wednesday afternoon notification that it’s time to check into your flight

Currently Senior Consultant in Human Capital (Federal). Salary about $115K. Roughly what kind of a salary bump should I expect upon promotion to Manager? How much lower would Specialist Master be?

Love the discussions on here especially w the perspective that anonymity gives us the opportunity to voice extreme positions and polarizing disagreements that may not have been said in normal settings

I've been biking to my home office everyday so I've been wearing gym clothes and bringing a change of clothes with me. When I get in the morning how long can I sit at my desk before going to change?

Does anyone from recruiting knows about candidate matching technology fast enough to keep up with the high volume resumes (million resumes a year)?Or bots that would proactively search for candidates?

Left consulting for medical school a year ago and popping in cuz fb said they'd deactivate my account. How's it going, y'all?

How do I become an MBB employee? Is it possible to gain experience at big 4+ACN and then get referred in??

Tired consultant in Tennessee on a super tiring Monday evening ( connection this am) eating by myself with more slides t block out before I call it a night.. This is the part of the job that I hate!

Flight to CLT from NY is pretty empty. It is usually full, wonder what is going on.

Which major cities have the worst humidity?

Major cities that come to my mind are NYC, Chicago, DC, Boston, Philly, Houston, Austin, Miami, Atlanta, LA, Sanfran, San Diego, Denver, Seattle, etc.

It’s been 9 weeks since I had to go to bed on Sunday nights with 4AM alarms, one of my far and few happy moments in these uncertain times..

Do you all know of any online classes in econometrics modelling? Platforms like Datacamp seem to cover rudimentary topics, looking for more advanced modelling techniques.

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

Anyone in D.C. with kids-- I'm looking to buy a house and wondered if anyone had thoughts on Peabody/Watkins elementary?