Just hit SPG lifetime gold... Not sure if I should celebrate or commiserate

Hey all, I left four shirts in the wardrobe of my room in a Sheraton. They’re saying they are not in lost and found but I am 100% sure they were in the room. One of the shirts has sentimental value...

Staying at a Hilton currently and have had tons of minor issues in the 3 days We’ve been here. Room wasn’t ready for 45min after check in time, AC did not work, maids did not clean room...continued

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

Anyone stay at the Ritz-Carleton in D.C.? I’ve never stayed at a Ritz location so I’m curious to hear what to expect. Will be in D.C. for a conference so my firm is covering the trip.

Wife and I want to do a quick trip to Orlando with our 3 year old. Just want to do magic kingdom for a day as i think that’s all we can handle. Recommendation a on Disney hotel vs say a Marriott? The price difference is huge and I know I can get a suite for free with my status at the Marriott.

Recommendations for hotels in Portugal?? Preferably a Marriott branded hotel. Planning a 5 day trip to Portugal in April.

Any recommendations on St Regis vs Ritz Carlton Istanbul?

FYI If your name doesn’t match exactly you can’t combine.

And when I called SPG they said the account maintenance wasn’t ready so to call back

Hi fellow fish need some advice.

I'm planning a wedding and wondering if I should apply for new credit cards to maximize on points. If so, wondering what your recommendations are and or if there are new cards out there I haven't heard of yet. For context I probably have another 20k+ in expenses to pay still and my current cards are:

CSP
Marriott Bonvoy Boundless
Citi double cash
Random card (used to be uber)

Has anyone ever gone out to the W Hotel on Capitol Hill? Is it like a bar/club? Do you recommend it?

Do Starwood reservations eventually come over onto Marriott after you combine? Mine still haven’t...

Almost 4 weeks in and my status is still wrong. It was correct for the first ~1 day and then bumped down a level. Shouldn’t be hard as all my nights last year were SPG. This is ridiculous.

Merged my account this morning. Quite a sentimental moment to delete my SPG app. Bye bye you purple little guy

I was platinum lifetime marriott... on the spg app, i now show gold lifetime. That should show Platinum lifetime right?

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?

I got bumped back to platinum elite on both Marriott and SPG.. after being gold for a few months now (have been on a local project for a year now)
Strange.

Any suggestions on SPG/Marriott hotels in Barcelona for personal travel?

Could any marriott employee share a friend and family form? I'll return the favor :)

SPG app updated for me but not combination

Are coverage group hours better than m&a at your bank? From a lifestyle standpoint

Help! I just got invited to a black tie event tomorrow and don’t have a dress. I am a plus size woman so about a 16 or 18 and have no idea where I can buy a dress in person in this little amount of time. Any ladies who know which stores have good plus size options in NYC?

What is the minimum salary you need to gave a 1 bedroom apartment in Manhattan?

Wish I could just stay asleep for the rest of my life

Hi all,

Can any one let me know What is the difference between designation Associate I and Associate II in JPMC ?

Which one is better and why?

After I joined the force I noticed some people I considered friends have slowly distanced themselves from me. Anyone else go through something similar?

Hi All,

What is the wlb in Areteans for a pega developer.

What would you recommend someone starting tas (campus hire) early next month do to prepare. I am CPA eligible, but not sure if I should spend my time on that or study finance or just relax. Any recommendations?

“It’s Ok to Not Be Ok” - overrated or rated just right?

What kind of work does you guys do here am one of the real estate property management licensed agent am looking to employ new workers this week if you are interested am paying $650 weekly message me directly for more details ASAP.........

Anyone else having Destiny 2 issues?

I decided to jump back in after a few months hiatus because of the free expansion week. My main character has gear 1350-1400 but my light level is listing at 1216 and every activity I do the enemies are “!!” level so I get destroyed. Meanwhile my old character I haven’t played in years has the minimum 1350 light level like it’s supposed to. Has this happened to anyone else?

Los Angeles, ACD (art), 34, $150k

How much would helpdesk manager make?
3yrs management experience no degree.
Remote for a health care company.

how can i get hearts on this

I have zero clue where to ask this question so I am going to try here - WHAT is with the tree at Daley Center Plaza near the NW corner of Dearborn and Washington that is always just absolutely covered in birds. Like thousands of birds. Does anyone else know what I am talking about or am I losing it?

Just fired my therapist. Feels better than it should

Which tv show best exemplifies your work or office experience?

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..

Consulting >> PE. Anyone make the move and have experiences they would like to share? Have some friends that jumped ship (EY) to PE

First time switching jobs. How do health benefits work - if I have some past claims I haven’t submitted yet but fall under old employers’s time period. Am I hooped or can I still submit all of that stuff?

How do I say to my counselor, "be prepared to see a big fall of my utilization because of things out of my control" without sounding like complaining or having a lot of negativity?

How does your firm measure utilization? I work for a small boutique that defines it as utilization = number of billable hours/2,080 and full bonus payout occurs at 80% plus.

Deloitte 🐟: any outright compliance issues with a spouse owning an llc?

So the housing market will crash this year based on the analysis, why are people still buying homes?

Book recommendations on leadership, career development, etc?

EY 🐠, just wanted to check, do you have an IT Strategy group within Advisory? Doesn’t seem to make sense as I was under impression that only Parthenon does strategy work. Do they do actual strat work?

Deloitte guys - Serious question.
How is Analytics & Cognitive doing at D? I have an offer and I am not sure if there will be layoffs again. I am on work visa so will be difficult.
Role will be for Google Cloud & Analytics. Current job doesn't suck much though.

Listening to a generational session at DU and wondering how these generational differences influence retention rate at the firm. Do you see a difference?

Any good book recommendations? Both fiction and non

What are the best consulting firms in the capital markets and/or investments world?

How do you think consulting will change over the next 5-10 years? What skills should consultants start to learn to prepare for the inevitable change?

Is there any advice for networking into projects when you don’t know many people at the firm yet? I always to help on BD work when I’m on the bench, but it never turns into any billable work. Every time I have talked to a partner/senior manager I was told I don’t have the skill set they’re looking for, but I don’t know how to build up from there. Feeing very lost but I want to improve my approach.

Joining EY soon. Should I be worried about layoffs happening supposedly in June/July?

Sign that I'm hanging with older/mature crowd: they're OK with going home at 11:30pm. Dunno if I'm ok with this 😳

Told a friend of mine in tech I was considering moving to BCG. He asked me if I would have to move to Boston.

I followed up by asking what he thought the top consulting firms were. "I'd guess PwC and then McKinsey are the best. I've also heard of KPMG, Deloitte, and Bain, but I don't know much about them."

Just a reminder that outside our bubble no-one really cares about firm prestige etc.