New to hotel points. Best way to redeem them? Do hotels offer Promo weeks? Hilton Honors (switching to SPG after I use these up)

Any Florida hotels (Hyatt/Marriott) near the beach that people recommend? Looking to avoid Miami.

I have an offer and want to negotiate

1. London base salary but I have to absorb all the expenses (train + stay)
I am thinking to negotiate to

2. home base salary and have my expenses paid for

I know that's depends on the amount I have to travel (and potentially stay) but at the moment this is unknown. Past 8 months was just twice a month + 2 nights stay.

The only thing I know is it won't be every week, the return trian ticket is about £80-100, depends I could plan ahead.

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

Any insights as to the best conversion ratio when transferring AMEX points? Corp account is being closed and el Google is too much

Hi. So I'm about to begin employment with United HealthGroup. It will be for Medicare recipients. I have some years experience with Medicaid. Any advice? I know, at first, it'll be working on the phones. Any thoughts also on how to get off the phones or how to move into other positions? Thank you.

Hi fish,
Planning a trip to Thailand for 1-2 weeks next February. Suggestions on where to stay (cities, parts of town, specific hotels), activities, where to fly into etc. Thank you!

Experiential Marketing position, remote w/ some travel and 5 years of experience. Any idea of salary range?

Hi, I have an offer of 22 lakh (YOE: 8) from Temenos, my skillsets are AWS and Azure cloud platform (IaaS and PaaS) and devops. My visa to Canada is initiated and I have been told that I can travel immediately once I get the visa. My spouse works in SAP labs, he too has got the work permit initiated to canada and his current CTC is 30lpa with 11 YOE. Which would be a better option in terms of savings and opportunities? Stayingback ormoving to Canada

It grinds my gears that my manager always uses smiley faces and explanation points in his emails.
ae. Hey! The report looks great :) let’s add x and y to the slide! If any edits need to be made I’ll do them tonight :) Let me know if any questions!

Smfh

Hello All,
If anyone is interested in getting an Amex card as first year free, please dm me. I can help with referral so that you get the card FYF and 2000 bonus points on spending just Rs. 5000 in 90 days.

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

Why does insulin in the United States cost 10x what it costs in Canada?

Who should get my loyalty? United or American?

If my passport is expiring and I have applied for a new passport. Can I still book the international travel using my about to expire passport number? And not wait until the new passport in hand.. any experience with such a situation will be very helpful.
Want to book for parents and don’t want to delay in the wait of the passport!

I have valid H1 visa, can anyone help me to transfer it to their organisation and I can travel after that? I dont want to continue in current projects and want to switch company as its been 10 years here

United GS flybirds - when do GPUs get posted into our accounts? Don’t we get a couple at the start of every year?

Anyone stay at the Ritz-Carleton in D.C.? I’ve never stayed at a Ritz location so I’m curious to hear what to expect. Will be in D.C. for a conference so my firm is covering the trip.

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?

I am new to United Silver and I purchase economy tickets. Is the best strategy to check in exactly 24 hours ahead and switch my seat to an open economy plus seat?

Can someone let us know about leave and insurance policy in detail 🙂

Checking to see if there are any wine & spirits label designers here. I have a call with a mom/pop restaurant tomorrow who want a redesign of one of their vodka labels. They have not supplied any hi res art yet & from what I’m assuming they will not be looking to spend big bucks. Im trying to get a sense of pricing for the front & back label. Thanks for your feedback!

What’s going on with those LinkedIn job opportunities right now??? Has anyone gotten one lately? What did they say? I’ve gotten one job opportunity through LinkedIn, while freelancing, so far.

“I’m excited to announce I don’t give a s*** about your new job or promotion” - me 90% of the time on LinkedIn

Is there a market for lawyers to add expertise In crisis management or reputation management? My goal is to counsel clients on how to respond to media inquiries without saying or posting something detrimental to a potential litigation while still maintaining communication with their client base. If so, how to break into that industry? Courses? Books? Certifications?

Anyone with experience working at Endpoint Closing? Wondering what the culture is like

Hi Fishes, Please advise ASAP
YOE - 9y, DevOps
How much can be expected from JPMC on existing offers from other company of 28 LPA Fixed + 2.8 Bonus ?
Planning to ask 35 Fixed , will JP give this much ?

Last song you listened to.. go!

Why did I just listen to that Jeffrey Bezos song. Stuck in my head. 🤦‍♂️

Bacon is overrated.

Hi 🦈,

Does SAP lab do BGV again after fadv completed its verification and score is eligible .

What all documents they will verify again?

What are different roles in LTI. I have got offer as P4 .May I know other roles from P4 onwards.
My exp is 11.10 years

Do you guys judge everyone you meet based on their backgrounds (e.g. pedigree & work experience)?



I find literally everybody I meet, I look up their backgrounds and judge them / compare myself. I think this is a problem.

Iam currently working in dell technologies, planning to move barclays global service center chennai , what about job security in barclays?? Kindly suggest

Hi Fishes,

Please share Barclays designation hierarchy with salary bracket.

Did you make a mistake working in BigLaw? Why?

Best way to deal with fear and uncertainty around the Boogaloo movement? Currently intensified defense spending however current neighboring cities are heavily prone to coordinated looting

Which firm is the “best” (e.g., highest market share, works the most with the best clients, tough to win proposals against head-to-head, general market perception, whatever other metric you care about) in the food and beverage space and why? Interested in answers across the value chain

this baby next to me kept smiling at me every time she woke me up from my sleep in the plane. I just couldn't get mad at her innocent smiley face. 😀 #littlethingsinlife

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?

Do SPG suite nights expire? I chose the 10 suite nights as my reward for 50 stays last year, and am wondering if I should be in a bit more of a rush to use them

If you get laid off when you’re in the middle of an interview process elsewhere, do you tell the prospective employer?

Any fellow fishbowl consultants staying at the Beverly Hilton and up for a drink or two?

Any recommendations on golf lessons in DC area? Looking for a good group instructor.

Trying to decide between an offer at Deloitte and a counter-offer at Booz. Deloitte has the name recognition and better benefits but I have a really supportive team at Booz and good work-life balance. Any insight is appreciated! I would be starting at Deloitte as a Consultant in GPS. Currently a Senior Consultant at Booz.

Thoughts on the SPG Amex? Worth the annual fee? Approval odds? Thanks!

Any book recommendations about human psychology / thought processes?

What are people’s firms telling them about client travel once we go back to in person. I’m hearing some will be 50%, while others 80%.

Hi, I am a PhD student and I have recently started preparing for consulting. I have gone through basics of framework and have watched few YouTube videos. I am at the point where I am seeing diminishing returns by studying more books. Anyone willing to help or are there people in the same boat? Would love to connect with potential study/case buddies! TIA!

Wealth of experience working in the Bay Area with pre ipo clients going through funding/ working on pitch books etc.

My hometown has a growing tech scene but little funding. Was thinking of parlaying these experiences and starting a bit of a consulting operations to connect the two

Anyone with insight on how I might go about doing this? Would love to chat!

Is genetic testing for diseases covered by most health insurance? Has anyone ever done this, do you recommend it.

H1b 🐠 - about to apply for my extension. For the first time, I was told that I need to be aware of the 60 day threshold on out of home office travel and that the new administration is enforcing...

What is everyone’s top 1 or 2 favorite books on personal finance? I’m always looking for a new one to bring into the fold of what I’m doing

When interns ask what I do at the firm, "I drink and I know things" #TyrionTheFatherOfTheModernConsultant

Anyone has any good corporate codes for Hilton? Downtown Chicago if you need an area specific?

How do you feel when you beat a spoiled dude from McKinsey?