Looking into credit card, most likely between emirates nbd Bonvoy card or the Emirates offering. Anything better out there? What has been your experience. My understanding is you can convert the emirates points to Bonvoy? Not sure if the same works Bonvoy —> emirates.

In middle of nowhere tonight. I think I’m the only occupied hotel room here

Any good baby moon recommendations and the best time to go? Currently 12w based in Washington DC area and starting to plan. On the fence about flying right now with Covid numbers, but considering places where masks are still mandatory for air travel (I.e Germany, Portugal)

Tips for traveling when pregnant? About to start a 4 day a week travel project. What made your life in the road a little easier?

hey ladies...saw a similar post thought i would ask too. looking for hair stylist in chicago. thats really into hair care whether its natural or relaxed. extra points if their schedule is online for booking!

On a 8:30 AM flight where a dude is totally stoned. Made me give him a high five. Now he is going around to ask people "who farted?" Probably will get kicked out before we take off.

Any austin realtors recs for buying an investment property between here and San Antonio?

Have about 100k to invest. Never done real estate, considering diversifying into this. Not keen on rental property, but ‘hands off’ model. Any suggestions? Any books for beginners you recommend?

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.

Didn’t know if there was a better bowl for this but is there a difference between taking out a personal loan to pay off credit card debt vs a debt consolidation loan? I went with w a bank I already have a mortgage with and I know the branch manager and teller so I was comfortable with doing a personal loan. And the interest rate was almost 10% lower than my credit cards.

Oh man, every time you receive your new paycheck after a raise/ promotion, IRS never fails you🤔🤔🤔 how do you legally increase your tax return? Or reduce taxable amount?

How many points for being trapped in a Marriott Autograph collection elevator for 1 hour (currently trapped)?

Okay - good books to read when trying to self educate? Want to learn more about investing, economics(engineer here-plz be kind), and statistics! ☺️

Does anyone have a good practical guide / book on getting started with small multi family real estate investing? I’m in Canada and am looking to avoid hype books to get to the practical need to know details. I have between 250-350k to invest and looking to scale as quickly as possible

I'm a Cloud Engineer w/ 8 YoE on a company sponsored visa in UK. Trying to switch jobs and so far after 125 applications for the last 3 months - only 3 interview calls which I didn't get. 46 not considered, 49 haven't replied or job listing expired. Awaiting response from 24 and 3 interviews scheduled.

Is this a bad time to switch or is it my profile or skillset? I updated my CV, did all I could to get shortlisted but isn't helping much.

Any tips? I'm losing my confidence day by day :(

Has anyone actually rented workout clothes/shoes from a Westin?

Was wondering if I can get some insight on VCA and the type of work that you do. For those who are in consulting, do you enjoy the work, what’s your least favourite part about it? Is there opportunity for growth at the firm and/or outside of it? I just got a job offer and I’m choosing between this and another position at a different firm. Visa will be paying me 15% more but I ultimately want do what’s best for me.

Would anyone freelancing or doing contract work mind sharing their price points for identity (logo) design? I believe I may be charging too low

What is the best or most preferred employee relations gift your leader or the firm gave you?

Who knows the email for the creative recruiter at Mother?

Hi friends, my wife has total 10 years of experience and currently working as Salesforce CRM consultant in witch.
The role offered in Accenture is in team Customer Sales & Service Sales force, level yet to be decided
What should be expected fixed portion of salary.

Must visit places that most people don’t know about?

What are some good vegan protein powders out there?

Hi guys,
Can anybody refer me at Riverbed?
Or any organisation for QA Role?

UX Designers - how long did it take for you to find a junior role when starting out in UX?

Etihad airways reviews? Heard they don't treat Desis well

Friend: Instead of IVF, you should try freezing them.
Me: Freezing them?
F: The eggs. It works.
M: That’s part of the IVF process. Optional, but still IVF.
F: No, my other friend did the freezing instead. It worked really well. She’s already pregnant. Just sayin.
M: ...
F: It’s an option for you to think about.

What’s worse… Monday or Friday meetings?

What agency and/or production company is putting out the best work in the Denver area these days?

Hi Fishes

I am working in Deloitte India my manager is so frustrating that I am planning to resign and look for some more opportunities,I need to check if I am not able to get any opportunity can I recall my resignation.

Hi Fishes,

How much salary can be expected for consultant specialist in hsbc. Please answer 🙏

I switched to American Airlines late last year and they matched my status to Platinum. Any suggestions on how to expedite elevation to Plat Pro (in addition to weekly travel)?

Hi,
There was a post sometime back which compiled a list of all companies by country who hire directly from India. Could anyone please share a link to that post if you have it saved? Thank you!

Hi fishes! To those of you who moved from UK (or elsewhere) to Dubai for work - is it the standard norm to get an expat package when you move to Dubai? Just trying to understand how it works. Thanks!!

Any contract based consultant here? Would really appreciate some advice or insight 😭🙏🏽

Any of you 🐟 at A&M in the Gulf & willing to have a brief chat? Thanks

Alvarez & Marsal

What is the tech scene in Dubai like ? Anyone got any nice exits?

Looking for a Kearny/OW referral in MENA region

Hi All, im looking for practice case partners - drop me a dm if your interested. Brief bio below: Currently got ~1 yoe at a T2 in the region and graduated from a target uni in the uk. Aiming for MBB and in touch with 1 of the firms. Looking to prep for the next 2 months on cases or general personal fit qs

Should you wait till you hit C level before transferring to ME? Is it easier/harder to move in at at junior level vs managerial level or no difference

How does everyone feel about spending their waking hours working for despots? When all is said and done, the work we do in the region contributes to strengthening dictatorial regimes and squash personal freedoms.

Has anyone used good recruiters - individuals or groups, instead of applying directly to firms? Any recommendations would be great :)

UAE. MD at Accenture is equivalent to what level at MBB, big 4? 🙏

EY vs. Deloitte in Dubai? Anyone knows which one is better to work for within Consulting.
Wlb/culture/pay

How's the Cloud roles in ME? Currently an SA (soon to be M) at PwC USA.

Thinking of moving to ME but haven't been able to find too many roles that are cloud based for larger firms, most are small ones or start ups

6+ YOE, 1.5 in consulting and 4.5 in insurance. All cloud infra based

What is the salary range for digital consultant at Mckinsey in UAE?

What is the best way to get interview calls from middle East consulting firm offices? Currently in BCG- India Consulting team, looking for opportunity in ME. Any help with referrals will be awesome.

Anyone hiring for Digital / Transformation consultants in Dubai? In contact with BCG and PwC, interested if any others hiring!

Is there any standard notice period in ME region? And does it vary among consulting firms?