New SPG promo for double points from now until November 15.

Best Marriott to Stay in Charleston for 3 nights? Platinum elite. Also looking for any and all recommendations for 4 days in Charleston. Birthday celebration for SO.

Where are the good point promotions? Spg (soon), Hyatt recently just ended and those were lame. Anyone know good ones going on or starting relatively soon? Interested in rental and air promotions, too.

New to UR travel portal. I keep seeing that I will get 1.5x back here -- does that mean if I have 20,000 points originally, it becomes 30,000 points in the portal? (cont.)

What all are the benefits IQVIA provides. Need to understand on below points-

1. Leaves
2. Meals
3. Transportation
4. Medical benefits (like dental, optical)
5. Allowances
6. WFH
7. Bonus that excludes from CTC and variable
8. Annual/Half yearly parties
9. Goodies or gifts during major festival
10. Anything else 😅

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?

First post? Ok I will start. My SPG nights for 2018 dropped from 101 to 91 after the merger.

I'm getting a MAcc to career change to forensic accounting. What opportunities are available to me with a data analytics heavy MAcc? I'm also tacking on 2 graduate certificates in Applied Statistics and International Economic Policy? For those in the field, would that be useful or not useful (i.e. waste of time)? I'm interested in investigations but also analytics, financial modeling, and expert witness services. Throw in salary potential for bonus points. I'll be getting my CPA, CFE, and CAMS.

Can we consider cars from the 90s to be classics?

Sub question: what's your favorite 90s-era car? Extra points for pics.

Hi,

Today I will be having an interview with Hexaware for data science role. I appreciate for sharing key points to crack it, and how well is the work culture & is it WFH ?

Got Marriott Gold via SPG Gold match. If I stay 25 more nights in Marriott properties will I earn platinum?

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.

How is the job stability in Tesltra India How many employees work in India?
I was interviewed by people from Infosys, not sure how did they interview me for Telstra job. Any idea on these points ?

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

Which award did you pick when you hit 50 nights in SPG and why?

1 night free
10 upgrade nights
5 Elite Qualifying Nights

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.)

I'm a first time home buyer and got pre qualified back in Jan. Hard pull on credit docked me a few points. I wasn't able to close and now considering another hard pull for a different mortgage company offering better rates.
I'm new to this and this may be a stupid q but I'm looking for input from the bowl on whether to do this hard pull and get pre-qualified with a few more mortgage companies. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you

Looking to buy 35K marriott bonvoy points. Let me know if anyone’s willing to sell?

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

How many remote jobs do you currently have, and how do you manage your time between the two roles?

Bonus points if you share the industry you are in and your total salary from working all your roles.

hello! i’m from chicago and will be visiting perth for 1 week at the end of november and would appreciate any recommendations for things to do and restaurants! i will be checking out the central business district, rottnest island, the pinnacles, and fremantle. if you have any other suggestions, please let me know- thank you so much!

Hey every one. I’m looking for an entry level recruiter or customer success associate job. Can anyone assist?

Gay men in NYC?

Unpopular opinion on flattening the curve: ok we all know we need to extend the tail at the end... how bout that tail at the beginning? I mean I'm in a midwest city where cases are hardly [cont]

Hi everyone

Being a self motivating person still feeling dejected it little demotivating.

Trying from all resources including Naukri ,LinkedIn,instahyre and many more ways includeind sending mail to the recruiters.
But not getting any desired role or company . Makes me feel disheartened,feels like will have to wait a very long to get something desired.

Total ex : 6.3 yr
Skill: functional,manual,API testing .
Notice period:30 days

Your generous suggestion n comment will help .

Hai guys,

Got an offer from IBM as an application developer for 10 LPA and from Bosch as a SERVICENOW consultant for 8 LPA.
YOE - 3.2- Servicenow Developer
Which one to choose??

I’m currently being asked to undergo a background check. 9 years ago, I was caught for drinking underage while in college. I subsequently went through a diversion program. I’m now being asked whether Iv ever gone through a pre-trial diversion, which is what I went through. I don’t want to be penalized for something that happened 9 years ago. Advice? What should I do?

Anyone hiring for a remote staff accountant position in industry? 1 YOE in audit at a Big 4.

How long does it take to get a full offer letter? I've been chasing continuously and have turned down other offers in the hopes that I can sign this one. It was supposed to be sent last week apparently but no sign of it yet

Hi Friends,

I have total 11 years of experience in IT (Enterprise applications:Oracle Weblogic) and 4 years in DevOps, Git, Google Cloud, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes. Currently working with Accenture India. I have been trying for almost a month in LinkedIn (applying for jobs as directly messaging recruiters) for opportunities in London, however not getting any positive response/interview calls.

If anyone working in UK can refer me in their organization, would be really helpful

I know this is small dollars, but my firm only pays $25 per months for my cell phone. We all work remotely, so using cell a lot. Is it silly for me to push for full reimbursement? Is that pretty standard?

I need marketing help and am trying to find someone on Upwork, but so many interactions don’t match how they sound in their profile. How do I find a good freelancer on Upwork?

Hey Media Fish - any recommendations on a tool that helps validate media mix (how much to spend with who)

What do you now know about freelancing that you wish you knew when you started?

Is it possible that HCL technologies employees can work from any other HCL company office like HCL infosystem.
One of the recruiter told me that you can work from any of the nearest HCL office whether it is HCL technologies or Infosystem.

Day 1 CPT or H4 EAD?

To the class of 2020 🐠, how’re you spending the coming months before school??

Hello,

Can ex-TCSer join back TCS??

Went back home to renew my visa. The interview was good, but been waiting for more than 5 biz days for my passport. Who should I contact this time? Should I be worry that it got lost?

Deloitte Cyber, how long did it take you to receive an offer after final interview?

What’s better using a broker to identify a lender or just finding lenders on your own? Would using a broker still get u the best rates?

I'm almost at the point of an offer, and also just started a 6 month long engagement since my utilization was taking a hit. How do you fish recommend dealing with the situation once the offer comes?

Isn’t wild how Amazon readily published the dissident recently with no fear of retribution from the Saudis but Netflix pulled the patriot act episode about the kingdom barely a week after it was released? Bezos is a badass

So surprised how many people in my group are hardcore EDM fans. Whose your fave??

Spanish flu lasted 3 years with no flattening of curve... I m fed up in week 3 itself. Will flattening the curve spread it out further by 1-2 years? In that case I am sure the economy will change cont

EY folks, can I please get a referral for Mulesoft/API Consulting openings?

Does anybody have good electric standing desk recommendations? Ideally in the $200-300 range.

Who else is doing expenses on an amazing Saturday? I noticed a $50 dinner charge. Damn you Sheraton. I hardly ate anything that night.

Do you mention offers/where you are in the interview process with other companies when talking to an HR recruiter?

Anyone with an Autonomous standing desk - have you experienced cracks in the laminate top? I've felt some develop over the past month and I'm worried it'll get worse. Is this covered by warranty......?

Been in consulting, three years post MBA. At a point where I honestly feel like what we do doesn't matter. We don't actually make anything and reuse solutions. Anyone have similar thoughts? (Cont.)

Fellow fasting fish, how do you maintain energy when we can’t have coffee or water? I’ve been cracking windows, showering first thing, and using certain essential oils 😅 trying not to yawn on these morning video calls!

Looking for some book recommendations :)

Has absolutely nothing to do with consulting, but I’d like to ask a very personal question of some of the gentlemen fish on here... how did you approach your girlfriends parents to ask for their blessing to marry their daughter?

Looking for a new carry on, what are some good ones? Just found a hole in my samsonite

MS Teams question - Has anyone figured out a way for Teams status to remain green/available?? It turns yellow so fast, can’t even refill my coffee before it changes. Trying to remain on green for optics of course.

New consulting buzzword - stractical! A combination of strategic and tactical. Go dazzle your clients with your buzzword brilliance now.

Any good book recommendations for new Managers in consulting ?