Need help - planning vacation as a surprise. Have a ton of points - Starwood and Hilton. Any recommendations? I know this is vague but... I'm hoping for ideas to build off of.

Does anyone ever redeem Marriott points for gift cards? Is it worth it?

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?

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.

American airlines is so dumb. Was trying to purchase MCE seats for a long-haul. You can’t
purchase it online after check-in. And they can’t uncheck you over the phone. Good thing I fly Delta!

I have just immigrated to worth, Illinois from the Middle East. I have 6+ years of experience (proofed by a certificate) from Four Seasons Hotel Amman. Can anyone recommend a 5 stars hotel with front desk supervisor vacancy?

We flew back from Ireland today on Delta. Our connecting flight from JFK at 6:10 was cancelled while we were flying over the Atlantic Ocean, and we were rebooked on a 3:40 instead (2.5 hours earlier) but not notified. I received no email, text or app notification of the flight cancellation or the new flight we were placed on, so we missed it. They now cannot get us home tonight and won’t even guarantee they can get us home tomorrow, impacting my work, (cont)…

What personalized SPG promos did everyone get? Got an email today, looking for a sense of what’s out there

I don’t drive. Does that limit my activities if I am traveling to Hawaii ?

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

Traveling rajasthan alone in Dec, any recommendations? First time in India

Hi Recruiters,
Let’s talk cover letters.
What do you think makes a good one? Length? Content? What should definitely be in there and definitely be left out?
What’s the biggest mistake you see people make?
Who is actually reading them? You? The department heads?
Bonus points if you can give insight into the way this works with the Creative Department. (I’m a Copywriter.)

Thanks in advance!

What's the requirement to travel back to the US?

Took a gig in a team that got back to me with a contract faster than another team as they had to get approval, people on vacation more, etc etc. Was in need of employment certainty at the time. The other team, that fits my desires more, now reached out. Same org, two entirely diff departments and I've been in og gig for a month. Stick or ditch? Any advice for a youngin' like me?

Is the a black market for rewards points? I want to get rid of my delta points for either American or Marriott points

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!

I am going to India for a month. May have to change my return date. Any suggestion on what insurance/other option to reduce the ticket update cost impact.

My American citizen 8 month old is on tourist visa in India; current stay runs out on June 7. Flying outside the country is a risk we don’t want to take w/COVID. Don’t want to overstay the visa either. So we applied online on eFRRO to convert his visa to X-1 so we can apply for his OCI. They didn’t ask for payment and message popped up saying watch your text/email for next steps. Anything else I can do?

Friendly reminder, NO ONE likes that person who sends emails when your company is closed.

Don’t be a loser, enjoy the time off.

For those that lateraled to another firm for FDD work - was your 2 week period paid out? Were you worked? Should I expect to have a 2 week paid vacation when I put in notice?

Receiving approx 30% pay bump to move firms. Stay schemin boys

05/11 check in:

How’s it going everybody! What’s y’all workout plans for today?
I walked to the office and will be doing 🦵🏻 🍑 tonight!😼

To those who have delivered. Are they still doing photography at the hospital after you deliver?

Just got a notice that I'm gonna be kicked out of my apartment building for smoking cigarettes. No warning, no nothing. Is this legal?

Best business-oriented, but novel-style books with good writing, style, & interesting characters? Not really self-help/advise focused, more of actual literature with business themes/plots. Any recs?

Does it matter when you check in online for a hotel in terms of getting an upgrade? I'm a titanium elite Marriott bonvoy member looking for upgrades at Westin and Ritz in a couple of days. Any tips on getting an upgrade?

What are the dream companies to work for to pursue data analytics/ engineering jobs

What approaches have you used to enforce data consistency for ML services? System and conf tests can be written definitively for SW applications but it becomes challenging when Data variability exists ?

Anyone in a non-technical analytical consulting roll?

In the most unnecessarily complicated phrasing worthy a dissertation, what are you working on this week?

Any news on layoffs/recession in banking industry?

Hello,
I am looking for job change in L2 Support role
Skills:Pl sql,sql,Linux,Arisg,SAP commissions
Yoe:5.10 years

Kindly help me.

Where are y’all doing New Years Eve Charlotte 🐠?

Anyone working in spain??

So. MBA from a top 20 program (if that matters), working in the southeastern US with 10 years experience in private practice and hospital administration. Salary thoughts?

I recently left the Army about a year ago. Did a DoD SkillBridge fellowship and accepted the full time offer because I was scared of not having a paycheck. About a year later, still at the company and I hate it. Don’t feel purpose and I’m working with recent college grads as my peers. How do I get a job that takes advantage of my experience, whereas mine currently views me as starting over?

How can I develop new business as part of the analytics team?

When emailing someone for an interview for the first time do you address them by Mr/Mrs last name or by their first name?

I’m looking to change the organization of my Squarespace site from individual campaigns to clients. With a description of each piece within that. Can anyone suggest a good Squarespace template for that?

Mental picture ,Clicked ! 🤘

Presented in person to a client for the first time last week, and it was way easier than over Zoom. Actually getting to pause and gauge reactions in real-time made life so much easier. Do y’all prefer in-person or virtual presentations?

Recruiting call: "We've had a number of applicants turn down offers because they're afraid of flying." LOLOL. That's like applying for lifeguard and being surprised when there's a pool. 😂

If I end up quitting after maternity leave, do I have to pay back any of my leave benefits? I guess I could ask HR, but wouldn't want to throw out any warnings.

Has anyone moved states and changed their home office / region? (Personal choice not project driven)....If so, what's the process? What approvals are needed?

Alright fish, so I'm from a non-target school for consulting, for reference my school typically sends a couple to the Big 4 federal practices and FDD but definitely no MBB front office. Is there any way in hell I can break into some type of non-strategy role at a Big 4 firm with a B4 audit background and industry experience?
Like I'm trying to get a feel for if it's a waste of time for me to be applying. I've been hitting finance transformation advisory roles pretty hard with out much luck.

Anyone know when the metal CSP card will be available?

CAIA vs CFA?

What is the value in professional certifications? ACCA, CFA, CIPD, etc.

I find myself struggling the explain things with the same eloquence as my colleagues. How can I improve my consulting speak? Any recommended books?

Anyone else listen to planet money's program on auditing ISIS? That shit is bananas.

Does anyone have any book recommendations that have helped them become a better consultant ?

All these layoffs reminding me that loyalty is dead

Hey 🐠, what are your recommendations of books, articles, or practice tips to improve communication, both verbal and written? Want to be stronger at running meetings, pitching ideas, writing (cont’d)

Anyone got good ideas for friendly prank I can play on my boss? I actually like the guy)

EY and KPMG denied my applications 😥 please take me I want out of here!

Hey all, can you pls recommend resources to get up to speed on Fraud and Risk management for Payments in fintech? Books /sites? I’m not in consulting anymore so no access to internal decks. Thanks!

Does anybody feel like they're actually learning anything useful in consulting? I mean, I've been through a lot of different stuff here but can't help but think "who gives a fuck about this?"

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?