Noob question here - I know I have to pay an annual fee to Amex if I want to use the points from that card for personal use, but I can use the SPG/ airline points even without paying the fee, right?

Confession: Sometimes I give money to homeless people that look like they might be an undercover billionaire looking for a kind soul to leave their fortune to. Does that make me a bad person?

I'm currently a property accountant with an MBA in finance. I desire to earn more income considering my credentials and experience. I currently earn 93k and striving to get to 150 or even 200 to be able to live the way I want to live, pay for good schooling for my children, eat organic, travel etc. Even to buy a nice house in a great neighborhood is at lease a million. I'm looking for salary comparisons and recommendations to reach my financial goals

What do you guys think would classify as a good savings amount by the age of 30?

JFC. Right after takeoff from DIA, plane stalled and took a deep ass dip to the left. Flight attendant made direct eye contact w me... looked like she saw a ghost.

Do all B4 firms match only 25% on our 401k contributions up to 6%?

Might have to leave the “all things points” bowl soon if these creepy ant/roach/bug posts continue. Making me so paranoid to stay in a hotel now smh

If JetBlue moves my departure time by 3 hours can I get a credit card refund or only travel bank?

The lease on our existing bmw 430i ends in August. Looking to buy model 3.
1. When should we place the order?
2. What’s the best place for financing?
3. How much should we put down initially?

Going from 20yr 3.25% fixed to 15 year fixed mortgage rate of 2.125%, non pints. Is this rate good enough in NYC?

Any recommendations on St Regis vs Ritz Carlton Istanbul?

How much is your rent?

Does anyone here have a Tesla? Should I do it???...

Is stock market surging tomorrow?

Male:

Cannot find a solid backpack (gotta lug 3 laptops) that looks professional and tough enough for frequent plane travel.

Does anyone have any recommendations for me?

Hi, will be staying in London next week. Does anyone have an Accenture rate code for the Marriot / Hilton in London?

Problem gambler here having to deal with multiple payday loans. Does anyone have any advice on how to handle? Been in a situation with pay day loans in the past? Any guidance would be great.

For those watching their home value - which is best? Zillow or Redfin? I’m watching mine to see what equity I have to refi and potentially get PMI removed. Zillow is current showing home value at about 20K less than Redfin. Are there any other tools I could be using? Thanks.

If I had a realized capital loss in stock last year can I use that to neutralize any realized crypto gains this year ?

Looking to start an app project and need a full stack developer who wants to also mentor a junior developer along the way. Any advice on where to look besides LinkedIn? Also, not looking for freelance, want the developer to be apart of the team as a business partner and leader.

I recently joined Grindr……. 😵‍💫

if youve been talking to someone for 3 months and u catch them in a lie by stalking their friend on IG, should you call them out or is that too crazy

How long does it take for you all to commute to work normally? I am moving to Woking soon and am looking to land a consulting gig in London. It will take me 10-20 min to get to the train station, and from then on the train to Waterloo takes 30 mins. Not sure if that’s going to be too long a daily commute by UK standard?

Hi what all we need to do before joining ? I have taken the print out of all the forms that we need to submit but do we need to mail them to someone or do we need to submit the hard copy of that.

Hi,

Does Infosys place all employees for a 6 month probation period?

Can we apply for leaves in that period?

I am usually not into younger guys but this person has been making moves on me a lot. I am just trying to be a responsible adult and date more age appropriate aka people over 30.

Boys in the bowl, help me out here

Hi guys, I got an offer from x and i discussed that with my current. At 1st current said they can only give 30% increment. I said I can't stay with this cause i got 70% and expect at least 50%(as the 70% included VP and the current org don't have vp, they have bonus). Then they said they can do max 45%. I really wanted to stay here so I said okay to current. Then now hr called me and said they are matching the offer(no vp). What should I make out of it? What made them change their mind?

Are there any federal consulting firms that do work in the life sciences? I think I would be really interested in a few years doing work for different CMS projects. I’ll be doing life science strategy/market research for a few years.

Hi all, when do y’all think is a good time to have the “what are we”/“are we exclusive” talk? After how many dates?

I find myself not wanting to put the extra time in at the office, especially after traveling for depositions and court appearances. Any one else?

For those watching their home value - which is best? Zillow or Redfin? I’m watching mine to see what equity I have to refi and potentially get PMI removed. Zillow is current showing home value at about 20K less than Redfin. Are there any other tools I could be using? Thanks.

What is the salary for Video editor with 9 years of experience?

Exl offices not opening anytime soon right ?

Looking for fresher jobs for my sister preferably in cloud domain. If any leads there please share .Amazon

Just did the 60 min Beyoncé Bootcamp on the Peloton Tread and I thought I was going to die a few times. 😅

Wavering between tired and happy. Finally getting my stamina back post covid. I've walked 10 miles in the past week. Pre covid I was walking between 2 and 4 miles a day. But I can tell I'm still not 100 percent. I'm so tired in the evenings. Hopefully that will fade the next couple of weeks.

if you had the option to accept a senior copywriter role at a trendy retail company (so a promotion), or a copywriter role at a popular tech company (with no prior experience in tech) which would you choose?

How is utilization calculated? What happens if we are on the bench?

What firms (consulting and industry) have good medical benefits? (Using BCG's as my baseline for good)

I joined PwC a few years ago and was proud to work for a great firm and a strong name and presence. My part of PwC became GH. Same people. But the prestige is gone. Anyone else feel this way?

My background isn’t in marketing/branding/PR but I’m being thrown into an engagement for a small organization who has many different sub-brands. I now how to give them high level guidance on how to ensure their branding and message is consistent. Any resources/books you’d recommend I could crash course this on?

I just took an international trip via KLM and my ticket was bought through Delta. I’m a Delta Diamond Medallion. There were zero (actually negative) perks with flying with partner airline. More below

Have you ever quit a job without having something lined up? This job is taking a toll on my health and I’m not in a tough financial situation (23 years old,75k saved, no student loans). What would you do? Would i be an Idiot to walk away from a decent salary?

Anyone from the Milan office of McKinsey that can share their experience in this particular region? Also interested in how does it compare to BCG in terms of environment, pressure and benefits.

How’s EYP wlb for 3 yoe? Is it as bad as MBB

I got an email from a Cybersecurity Advisory Partner with the subject "Catch-up". Last week we all rolled-off from project abruptly b/c the client terminated the contract. Am I getting laid off?

When hopping from one consulting firm to another what’s the reason you normally give as to why you’d like to leave?

What industry exits are there for workforce consultants (look at labor costs/cost centers and implement workforce plan/RIF)?

Do all consulting firms give out work phones?

Tired of wfh 😔

Looking for a Meta (Facebook) referral! Super passionate change professional who is excited about the opening.

JFC. Right after takeoff from DIA, plane stalled and took a deep ass dip to the left. Flight attendant made direct eye contact w me... looked like she saw a ghost.

Why do PE employees often have every board appointment they’ve been on included on their LinkedIn? (Serious answers appreciated)

Any Freemasons lurking around here!? Thinking about making a Bowl for my Traveling Brothers. Maybe to talk about how we view this unique Labor (consulting) in a Masonic context, post some inspirational messages, recommend good books, idk stuff like that...

Poll: What dress code do you follow at your home office?