Just got like 50 upvotes and only 13 fishbowl points? My feelings are hurt

Just moved to the city and I'm excited to get out and try some new restaurants. What's your all-time favorite spot to grab a bite in Charlotte? (Bonus points if you can tell me what makes it awesome!)

Flight attendant woke me up while I was sleeping to give me ice cream, then I couldn’t go back to sleep.
How many points?

What credit card to you recommend pairing well with chase sapphire preferred for maximizing redemption? Pretty new to points and def don’t know a lot! I’m considering one of the Marriott cards bc we love Marriott or an Amex one! Any ideas appreciated 🤗 TIA!!

Planning on staying in Japan in November for a week! Any recommendations on where to stay / things to do? Also, got some SPG points (<100k) I want to use!

Hello All. I have 7 years of work exp in Data analytics & Data engineering team. Right now managing a team of 12. Will PMP certification help in career growth ? Needed some view points.

Pre-approved for a home but the rate lock expired and now we have to re apply. My husband lets me know his credit score dropped 111 points because of credit card utilization. Even if we get it below 30% ( which we can) not sure it will quickly reflect. I also added him as an authorized user on a high limit credit card I have. Any other suggestions besides trading him in lbs

Best Marriott/SPG property for a couple’s stay in Amsterdam? End of December - want to be reasonably close to city center but not break the points bank (<~50k a night ideally )

If I book a hotel with points will I get my points back if I cancel the reservation within the permitted cancellation timeframe ?

What pain points are folks experiencing in the digital media space? Most of what I am hearing is related to audience targeting (privacy issues) and conversion measurement (specifically attributing advertising to brick-and-mortar bottom line). Curious if “the bowl” has any thing else that comes to mind?

Going to Maldives in January for my honeymoon. Super excited. All on Bonvoy points.

I have a 5 night stay booked at the St-Regis. I am looking for another property to book another 5 night stay. Would you recommend the W, JW, or the Ritz-Carlton

Do returning MBA offers differ by school? Please share any data points you have (school names) that indicate there is a difference.

I'm a first time home buyer and got pre qualified back in Jan. Hard pull on credit docked me a few points. I wasn't able to close and now considering another hard pull for a different mortgage company offering better rates.
I'm new to this and this may be a stupid q but I'm looking for input from the bowl on whether to do this hard pull and get pre-qualified with a few more mortgage companies. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you

Can someone confirm if Marriott does not give complimentary breakfast with a points booking? Booked with 25k points and was told no complimentary breakfast..

Is it just me or have you also noticed that during the endless back to back zoom/teams meetings, people drift away and not take down action points?

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?

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.

Hi all,

I am an IT professional having almost 5 years of experience and want to move to Canada for PR. My CRS score is not upto the cut off. I need someone who can help in earning connections points for Manitoba PNP program.

As it allows having an acquaintance or a friend to earn those 20 points, it can help my PR application.

Anyone who is PR and resident of Manitoba can dm me to discuss around it. I am ready to pay for this assistance as well.

Anyone else not getting points / nights for recent Marriott stays? Account activity isn’t working in the app

Hiring for a Senior Analyst position, and looking for someone who likes to use data to inform UX. We have someone to pull and organize data, need someone who can put that data into actionable website optimization recommendations. You will see your work in action for a large, global brand. DM me with any interest.

Just completed my last shift in the ICU. I'm glad to be shifting back to the Maternatity ward. It was exhausting, and emotionally draining working with such sick patients. I know the work we did made a big difference, but I'm glad to go back to my favorite role!

I thought the power reserve on DJ41 Ref126333 was about 70hours, but I noticed it’s about 40-48 hours on mine. Wear mine about every other day, but not on weekends and then Monday morning when I go to wear it, it’s dead and have to wind it. Anyone else seeing this?

Just got my peloton today! Any tips or advice?

Would like to know what all is tested in pre employment health check up. Example- blood and other samples collected. What sorts of test they run. Which organisation does these tests.

Any of you in-the-know on Art Basel? I’m an art fan, but in years past have been disappointed w the “art” at the public events. I’ve heard that the real works are at the closed or private events and showings; how do I find out and get entrance to these?

Jummah Mubarak Fam ☪️💚

Who is more annoying Cross Fitters or vegans?

How long does it usually take from submitting an application to first day at your new firm when switching firms?

Currently a mgr(1st year) at a risk advisory practice in ny ( ~150 base, 6 yrs exp) Got an offer from a foreign bank- VP level, 165 base + 20k sign on. I was thinking of asking for 170k + 30k sign on

For >20 YOE, multiple companies founded, highly technical, patents, academic papers, former F10 Director… even in a T3 city, $240k TC in consulting seems low, right? Not complaining at all just not sure what direction to go for higher comp.

Who’s excited for the first Panthers home game??

New fish looking for career guidance.

I'm a corporate recruiter with 3 years of experience. Finishing my degree in HRM 5/2022. I'm thinking of getting my SHRM -CP shortly after graduation.

I'm not sure of where to go after that, but I doubt I will stick with recruiting or my current firm.

Has anyone here started off in recruiting and branched out to other HR functions? Do you like your new role? Do you wish you stuck with recruiting?

Hi, I’ve 4+ yoe and my skill set is NLP, ML, Visualization, Data Scraping, automation , python. can I get referral for Hyderabad location? Or suggest some roles available , best fit for my profile

Is the office operational now?

Anyone have insight on Neurocrine Biosciences as an employer or as a client? Got an offer for their Market Access team and all looks great....just can't get a read on culture

I’m sick of the word ‘digital’. This is such fluffy BS.

Top 10 books to read about consulting life ?

Any good books/reads to learn aspects of Account Management / Engagement Management in context of tech consulting?

anyone have an airbnb promo code or coupon that they’d be willing to share or sell?

When does recruiting for winter 2023 (new grad) typically end? Not talking about B4 but in general. I’m applying to tons of firms and am getting worried that the time is coming to an end. Do companies interview till December? Specifically trying to find a cloud implementation consulting position.

Hi all,
I was made aware that I could work for consulting companies under a personal LLC and increase the pay received. My understanding is this is because I would have to pay my own insurance, benefits etc. Can anyone provide any additional details or literature on this?

M/SM and above, why do you label a meeting as “touch point” or ask if you can have a “quick chat” when it’s something serious? Millennials like us always assume we’re about to get fired - I actually have been laid off in a meeting with that title. But at my new job, my boss asked for a “quick chat” to literally ask me to change the title of a meeting and then chat about christmas. Now that I’m in management, I want to understand it better.

Looking for some book recommendations :)

Where is the excel with the best Hilton discount corporate codes

Folks that used an MBA admissions consultancy (consultants using consultants lol) - could you please share your experience? Was it worth it? I can’t really get a good read on any of them so far. Thanks

All I want to do is curl up in bed with hot tea and a good book. Recommendations for if I ever achieve said dream?

I’m considering taking an internal consultant role at a large healthcare company. I’m unsure if healthcare is the industry I want to be in. Would I be pigeonholing myself into that industry?

In these market conditions, Is it better to keep cash stored in bank accounts or better invested (stocks, crypto or house) ?

I am having a debate with a friend. So please provide your opinion!
In general (not only during Pandemic) - If you are a fully remote (not due to COVID) worker in a high COL city (lets say NYC/LA/DC/Chicago) and move to a different city/state in the middle of no where (Montana/Puerto Rico/Alaska/Where ever).
Should your employer adjust your income accordingly per your new COL? Aside from state tax/laws/etc... Will your employer have any issues with your move?

Best ways to deliver constructive feedback upward?

What are the main reasons why you would recommend going big 4 instead of MBB? Have any of you successfully swayed a candidate to go big 4 instead of MBB?

If you get laid off when you’re in the middle of an interview process elsewhere, do you tell the prospective employer?

What pays better - becoming a partner or becoming an MD at a bank?

Any Freemasons lurking around here!? Thinking about making a Bowl for my Traveling Brothers. Maybe to talk about how we view this unique Labor (consulting) in a Masonic context, post some inspirational messages, recommend good books, idk stuff like that...

Planning to do a PRM or FRM qual. How useful is it to move from Big 4 Risk and reg consulting to industry? Finding it hard to get anything other than non-PM roles