Left my exercise gear and spending the weekend on vacation - what do I do? Staying at nice SPG properties but not westin

🚨 Arriving home to Ohare and was approached by a guy offering taxi rides and handing out business cards in terminal 3 baggage claim. DO NOT ACCEPT RIDES FROM PEOPLE OFFERING THEM!!! Whether they ‘can do cash or card,’ don’t buy it - they’ve got you once you’re in the car. Told airport emergency hotline and they are investigating.

Stay safe and don’t get got!!

What happens if you have negative balance of PTO

Just booked flight to Hong Kong. Best SPG/Marriott to book on points? Trying to find proximity to good nightlife, restaurants, and public transportation. (Cont.)

Will be leaving for a competitor (different consulting firm) soon and trying to figure out how to approach 2 weeks notice. I have several weeks of unused vacation still - will / can my firm force me to use my vacation time during my two week notice period? Will they give me any work, especially since I'm going to a competitor?

I’m at 7.5 years of experience and got an offer letter saying 3 weeks of vacation. I’m currently at 5 weeks vacation - are companies typically flexible with this?

I’m in a little of a pickle but a good one. Offer A. Established “start up” doing well financially and projected to hit profitability. 130k base. Stocks offered, unlimited PTO, and 70% Medical covered. Offer B. Is at a business much larger…90k salary with 10% bonus and generous stock offering. Titles are different which is why the pay is much different. I know some may think it is a no brainer but offer A allows me to grow the department ground up whereas offer B id be apart of to just different

One of my coworkers thinks she deserves more PTO than it is allowed in our agency because she's "struggling". We all struggle with our own battles but she's being very rude about it. How can we handle this?

I want to take this moment to wish everyone a happy new year. Still on holiday vacation.

I am about 100 nights away from reaching the lifetime grandfathered premier access, not sure if I can make it by year end. No longer on travel projects. Any tips? Any new updates from Marriott?

I am sick of seeing these SPG Marriott posts!! Can we talk about something else for a change?

Any Hilton recs in Charleston?

Hey fam, I'm going to Banff in 2 weeks. How bad are the lines to get into parks for lake Louise and lake moraine. I'm staying at the kananaski resort for distance consideration

Ok, so how bad are the side effects from IVF stim injections and the aftermath from retrieval? Thinking to use some sick or vacation days for the worst times but not sure how many and when.

Best hotel in Phoenix? Prefer Marriott but open to others if it’s a great spot.

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

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?

Thoughts on the best domestic mileage program? Any recommendations for someone also potentially using those miles for international redemptions?

I have booked my h1b visa appointment in sept. Does my visa date effect due to travel ban until dec 31st . I am hoping I could get stamping done and enter US after travel ban gets lifted.

startup Gig Alert: I am looking for a brand designer to join our startup team at Lifelines (truly a startup and we’re not in stores yet). We’re a product company set for revolutionizing how people approach sensorial wellness and I’m looking for someone with holistic experience in branding / art direction with a clear, bold visual style. Around 5 years of experience preferred. But work and personality trump years in experience. Always remote+unlimited PTO. Send me books / portfolios.

Anybody read Ants Among Elephants? Thoughts?

Is it normal to wait a month after submitting an application before the application status changes from “received”?

Almost everyday a different salesperson emails “Hi, my name is X and I represent Y. I want to come in to meet with you. Are these times good for you?” Does that email ever work on you?

Real estate Tax question: I have a personal property and investment property in Florida. I am about to pay one off. Should I pay off the investment property or the personal home?

Amazon recruiter reached out and wants to know my general compensation expectations before first interview. Very little info available on role but seeing $150k-$250k total compensation reported. Is this too wide of a range to give them?

Anyone a member of a ski share? The house I was a member of the last two years fell apart- looking to join one in Roaring Fork Valley or Glenwood Springs if anybody is trying to fill a spot, please hit me up!

Hi , can someone help me with the resignation process in cgi? Do we jus need to drop a mail to manager or any request needs to be raised in the portal? And if it is just mail, then what happens if manager is on long leave for 2 weeks?

Any consulting moms in the area? Desperately in need of in town friends.

Coworker got fired because they stole my clients! We have a policy stating that the realtor who initiated the contact should be the one closing the deal to give them a fair chance. I feel bad but they should have read the policy...

Who’s negotiated severance? Any tips?

Who bought some Bitcoin on Black Friday?

Anyone ever heard of Credigy?

Meta is hiring across the board. Send me a DM if you are interested in one or multiple roles and feel prepared to interview soon!

Thoughts on Pathmatics?

Can it actually provide media spend? Are all brands in there or do you have to request to get brands in, etc?

What would make webinars interesting and worthwhile to attend if you're already slammed in your day to day?

What is the most compact stroller you recommend? What is the difference ebetween using a travel stroller and a regular one?

For those in the SCM industry, what is your job title and your daily responsibilities?

Is there like a course that I can take to be prepared for a career in logistics?

I feel stuck as a Strategy Manager and want to make a career pivot at 35. But have no idea what i should do? Any suggestions, resources or books that I should read to help with my existential mid thirties crisis? I have experience in technology consulting, corporate strategy, freelance consulting and law. Do I go back to being an Attorney, or do I retrain and become a financial advisor or something else?

Anyone have any recommendations for home office ergonomic desk chairs?

How many of us are working with just a bachelor's degree and how's it going? How many of us feel like/have experienced advanced degrees opening more/different doors?

Favorite statistical modeling technique to use? ANN, SVM, LR, PCA, etc. And any specific reasons? Industry, ease, interpretability, etc.

On the bench for a week or so before start of new project. Do I take PTO or just bill GAA. Any advice on managing utilization?

Anyone been to the Harvard Extension School - Consultant’s Toolkit program? Any insights to share?

Has anyone done therapy using Teladoc? Any good?

I hated my project for reasons both legitimate and petty. I worked fairly hard for awhile, diplomatically rolled off, and got a better project. I'm happier now. Ama!

Assuming this causes a recession like in 2008, and many people get laid off, how long to take to find another similar paying job? I’m currently a strat manager in FS. Scared for job.

Any book recommendations about human psychology / thought processes?

Any recs for CIPM study books?

MBB - how long is your typical strategy engagement?

I hate when airports make everyone precheck. @cvg

Rolling off a project always reminds me of the tagline from Drive: "There are no clean getaways."

Can anyone recommend specific people or companies that do case interview coaching?

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?

How are Accenture Skills Interviews? Are they hard? Super technical?

#Tipoftheday - Consider standalone travel projects - nobody knows where you are so you can work from the pool while drinking PPT juice 😎🍸

Best consulting firms with best WLB? Do they exist? Young professional starting to think about where I'd like to work hard to end up in the next 5-10 years.