My American Airlines points expired, only 20k. Anyone have luck reinstating them without paying the ridiculous fee? If so what do I do? Kinda ridiculous that they would expire given the state of travels for the past 2 years

Best New Years trip for two

As an immigrant who has no family or close friends in the US, I truly envy my colleagues who are able to work remote and travel within the country and see their family and friends. I always dream of working remotely outside of the US temporarily but I haven’t found an employer that allows that yet.

28M. First time solo travel 3 week trip to Spain coming up. Flying Royal Air Maroc from US. They’re allowing 2 check in bags and 1 carry on. However, I want to travel light and am trying to avoid check in bags completely. What carry on backpacks do you recommend to buy that would be enough for 3 week trip but also be allowed as a carry on? Also need to buy packing cubes.

Late twenties M here. I like to travel, go on hikes and am pretty easy going. Any f wants to chat and see how it goes?

Would like to spend 3 weeks in New Zealand (when COVID permits) and trying to understand what a good budget would be for 2 people? Using points for airfare but otherwise renting rooms (air bnb/hotel) and a car. Both north and south island. Any thoughts?

What is the firm per diem for accenture strategy? You can spend this on travel engagements ?

Shall we start curating a list of comp/bonus?
Saw the main bowl which has this list but few data points for Europe & UK.
Would be good to know what the pay is currently due to the hot market & new joiners with great comp?

Hi everyone, i just moved to United States and i have professional background in Governance and ESG topics to develop sustainable tourism projects in middle east. What companies or firms would you recommend to contact with that can use my background experience?

We’re planning to be in Kauai for a week in mid-December, but I’m thinking of extending the trip an extra 10 days. Would we have enough to do with a 4yo in tow? Or maybe not worth it to stay that long? Staying at the Grand Hyatt first week, then downgrade to Sheraton Coconut Beach.

I'm interested in transitioning to the luxury fashion or luxury travel industry. Anyone here working in that realm and open to referring for the right position match?

Looking for suggestions on what area to stay in Austin-downtown congress ave, convention center area or Capitol Hill area. Won’t have a car so will he walking or taking other transportation to get around.

Does anyone know the salary band for clinical program consultant at United Health Group? What is the typical bonus associated with this role?

Anyone know what the change/cancellation fees on Royal Air Maroc? I can’t find them anywhere on the website…

Anyone been to Bangalore? Recommendations on things to do?

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.

I am a CPA based out of Canada. I have 7 years of corporate finance and FP&A work under my belt. My fiancé will be starting dental school in NZ by Feb’23. Aiming to be a direct flight away from her, I have started looking into work opportunities in Australia. Can any expat here share their experience with getting a job as a foreigner? Are there any recruitment firms that specialize in working with expat talent? What was the biggest culture shock moving to Australia?

Looking to put $5K in the market. Which ones would you buy? Lululemon, delta airlines, Peleton, docusign, Zoom, etsy. Any that I’ve missed and should consider? Already have MSFT, BRKB, NVDA, BABA and multiple broad ETFs

What would be most helpful discussion points in this bowl?

I recently moved to Dubai after getting married. I am still continuing my last job but eventually I'll hv to find a new opportunity here. I am from architecture background and wud like if someone who could help me with a referral. As far as my capabilities are concerned, I hv personally loved teaching and managing projects cz I am able to connect with my team/students and get the job done. So it'll be great if someone would want to give me a chance for who I am personally and not just on paper

Any Bain folk willing to connect?

Bain & Company

Thinking about applying to grad school in Europe for graphic design / branding / visual identity stuff. 1. Anyone know of good schools/programs? 2. How do tuition loans work with international schools? 3. Any tips on applying to a European school as an American? Lemme know!!!!

Hi Everyone

I see recently due to market demand there are raining jobs even for less than 10 yoe getting above 25 lpa is it safe for the job security in terms of long term serving the company ,am afraid of getting laid off in future whats your thought or advuce on this?

Hi all, I have the Sales Cloud Consultant exam coming up , Any tips on online study (besides trailhead) from those who already got the cert? Or any Deloitte resources?

450 OTE + RSU. VP Sales.

If you’re a new transactional third year, and you didn’t catch a mistake that the partner did, but the mid-level, partner and opposite side did not catch it as well, is it still ultimately your fault?

Are any bankruptcy lawyers having to do work outside their practice area during these times? I have zero partner supervision and don’t know how to do like diligence for finance deals..

Anyone here know what marriage based green card timeline looks like how long does it take for the EAD and then for the interview to get scheduled?

Do a lot of seniors in the advisory groups work weekends? I am coming from a group that has busy seasons sometimes we don't get a day off for a few weeks before the deadline. 80-100 hour weeks for me.

Is it just me or does Frank Lampard have a really bad attitude. I get that he’s a legend as a player but he really shouldn’t be taking shots at Mourinho and Klopp.

all those who have joinings in coming months in Tcs, think twice before joining. i m itself a victim. forcefull wfo is the worst kind of thing here, no shift flexibility nothing, all project ppl asking 5 days- 9 hrs whichever I got call from....i bet if you have any other counter offers- better go with that. its been 7 months i joined & i resigned!

How did you frame going back to your old firm? Was it awkward?

You have 30 seconds to speak to your 20 year old self: would you still advise yourself go into consulting?

Am looking at exit opportunities and researching FAANG. Curious to understand why anyone would join Amazon which has the worst benefit of the FAANG? Can anyone share what’s better at Amazon that I am not aware of? Amazon and Facebook on sites lined up in January! So researching now!;)

is it normal for a director to ghost during requirements phase and come back after everything is built and question it?

A quick note about what I’ve experienced, in my decade long career, is the real advantage of MBB or FAANG - it gives you a shot at stretch roles that are outside your expertise. Not all the time or even most of the time compared to better candidates with specific experience for the role but gives you this wildcard shot at a vast array of opportunities.

Travel with a baby and forgot my laptop at tsa checkpoint. Anyone managed to recover their stuff before?

A friend of mine from a top tier consulting firm was counseled out. Do you consider it ethical that his career counselor is intentially spreading the information to his colleagues and to other consultants from other companies in the project? What can he do about it? Specially that he considers the potential layoff is purely based on the current situation (chargeability was low) and not on his performance (they said that his contribution to BD during his bench time was low)?

What are the best consulting firms in Europe to do AI strategy work in public sector? I have Canadian experience and I’m looking to move geographies.

Is Apple recruiting like "moving forward or ghosting culture"? Like they never communicate bad news to you, bad news = ghosting? This has been my experience.

I think I’m going to be fired tomorrow morning and I am not even sad about it.

Good or bad time to head out on parental leave?

Automatic red flag to have an engagement kickoff just before the holidays, receive emails at all hours of the day (to include weekends/holidays), be told there’s a lot to do but “it’ll be a great opportunity”, and then be told leadership wants people to prioritize work life balance? Figured I’d be looking for an exit soon, but this just pushed it up.

Question re. Global Entry - expires end of December.. close locations are sold out on appointments until March. Can’t seem to call them, but read somewhere they are offering extensions. Anyone know??

Books to learn more about how to drive sales in consulting? Any recommendations?

Who else is working Monday-Thursday this week?

Denied for an mba program after I thought I crushed the interview..... sad

Some construction work going on in the room next to me at 11pm central time here at the Westin! How many points is this worth?

When did you put company email on your personal phone? First year? Second year?