Ord update: it's filled with people who don't seem to have ever been on a plane before in their life. Yay.

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

Visiting Toronto in September, I've been there many times and have had a good time, though I've never fallen in love with the City. What are some of your suggestions for visitors beyond St. Lawrence market, CN tower and distillery district?

Also any recommendations for Prince Edward County? Favourite restaurants, wineries, towns and view points?

Would love to fall in love with Ontario this trip :)

Thanks!

Anyone in DFW want to do something this weekend? Just moved here and I have no friends here 😢

Does anyone have a fair idea what the salary range for a Director of Acquisitions in San Diego would be?

Out of context question.

Does anyone know 80G foundations that we can donate to, who could give something worthy in return?

One example, ISKCON membership. It costs 35k, but you get stays at ISKCON guest houses domestic/internationally at minimal costs of room maintenance.

Can anyone describe the overall competitive landscape of strategy consulting firms in SEA region?

I need 20k miles to get AA plat pro status. Planning to go to southeast asia in the fall. $600 for non AA round trip flight or $1100 for AA flight. Is the extra $500 worth it?

Planning to travel during Thanksgiving (super late in planning as usual) any fun recos- travelling from Chicago have boatloads of AA and Bonvoy points to burn. 7-8 nights

Are Delta international award tickets fully refundable the same way domestic ones are?

Likely going to miss Delta Diamond this year by about 10k miles. Anyway to pay to make up the difference?

Now that it’s officially peach season. Best peach things (fresh peaches, peach drinks, etc.) and where to find them in ATL?

Sorry if this is the wrong bowl, I’ve been looking for the best and this seems to fit:

Anyone know agencies in DFW area that are hiring? Looking for an accounts or social role w/ 3 years exp. If not, any I should keep on my radar? 👀

This bowl has been a great resource, I appreciate your tips 🙏

My international flight got cancel. They did not send email so everyone found out at the airport. I even spent 50$ in Uber coming to the airport and they say only solution is to rebook us tomorrow. What’s the best way to go about it to get best compensation for all the inconvenience? (Tap air)

Our district is so lax on the students this year. With tech issues and distance learning days, we’ve gone from accommodating to enabling real quick. No penalties for late work, taking excuses for attendance, lower academic and behavioral standards... We were beginning to make so much progress on transforming our school culture, but this year is erasing that and then some. Is anyone else concerned about how to raise the expectations and students’ self-discipline back to pre-enabling levels?

My consulting firm is hiring for Mechanical / Electrical Engineers for our Boston / San Fran offices. Good WLB and hybrid work. DM to discuss a referral 🚀

Looking to do a solo trip for about a week somewhere that’s driving distance from San Francisco (anything within ~10 hours) this July/August. Looking for some good hiking and food. Last year I did Bend and it was great!

Any recommendations? Would’ve liked to do Yosemite, but pretty hard to find places to stay at this point.

Hello fish - I moved to NYC from Charlotte NC recently. I have several weddings to attend in the month of April and am traveling back for 3 weeks. Has anyone traveled via airline with a pet before?

I don’t know where to start … having a pet sitter for 3 weeks isn’t an option and driving to and from isn’t either due to my work schedule.

Broke up with my BF recently. We usually go to see his family over thanksgiving and now I don’t have any plans. Does anyone have any suggestions one somewhere I can travel to by myself over the break? I live in NYC and like outdoor stuff, hiking, biking, skiing etc

Where are you traveling to when it’s finally safe to do so?

Is there home pick up and drop available at BoA GBS via Cab? In Mumbai

Anyone hear of a patent attorney going to an investment bank, hedge fund, or venture capital firm?? Considering a change. Thought I could use my skills to help investors analyze and valuate companies.

LUNC- share opinions below

Hi fishes,

I have a client interview tomorrow in Hexaware for automation testing profile. May I know what they'll be asking?

This is my first switch and having client interview for the first time. I have cleared 4 rounds already

all of my puts are taking turns and sometimes all together in toying with my back hole but diamond hands 🤷🏻‍♂️

I have 5 years of experience in my industry in Chicago. (Engineering Firms working with Electrical Utilities on Substations)
I started as a CAD Drafter and worked my way up to a P&C Designer.
Is 63200 a good salary for someone with my experience?

I want to also say I’m back in school going after my EE.

Hi Fishies, what’s the salary range for senior software engineer at Humana for 11+ years of experience. Got offer for 137k, I feel like it’s low for 11+ years experience

Thoughts on Prosci or SHRM-SCP certification? Which would be considered more valuable or highly regarded? Currently focused on Change Management but have a HR background (industry experience / area of study in college).

If I need Friday 4-5pm to go to a doctor's appointment, do I need to set a meeting invite to my manager in order not to be fired?

Anyone work with AI at a macro level? I am trying to understand how AI is consumed today within software? I would guess software companies use cloud providers AI solutions followed by open source and then maybe through smaller providers, proprietary AI and APIs. Anyone has deeper understanding of this?

Top “lifestyle” litigation firms - what are they and what are the best ones in the nyc market?

what belts do y’all use ? I have the Inzer forever lever and it is just not comfortable at all. it jabs into me, especially on DLs.

Does anyone have information about the Sales Analyst position at JP Morgan? What they do on a daily basis, what types of interview questions are asked, etc.? Any advice will be helpful, thank you so much 🙏

I am hearing that MBB is pausing majority of the interviews - should I be worried about my offer getting rescinded? I luckily got my offer a few months ago and received my signing bonus already.

I received HR submission email from the barclays yesterday.. how Soon can I expect the HR discussion and then offer letter rollout

Please help! I have 2 great offers! 1 for Exec director at a tier 1 US IB, another for an SM role at big 4. Which one would you fishes take?

One more day...then freedom for two weeks🎯

Are any top consulting firms hiring for experienced analysts currently? I know ACN and some others are cyclical for resources 2-3 years out of college, but I’m looking to make a move sooner than fall

So annoyed because upgrade to a bulkhead aisle seat in first class on my flight home but ALL I want is to sleep in my perfect exit row window seat I had so carefully selected... #consultingproblems

I think all frontline healthcare workers need to have their school loans waived, if they have them. (And yes, something for first responders/essential workers too. Like tax waivers maybe?) 🙏🏼

So i have been fortunate that i have managed to go through my career without the need for a degree. I was lucky enough to have been hired by one of the worlds top consulting firms, worked with a whole lot of big clients and travelled a lot. It's gotten to the point where I am not even asked about the lack of a degree on my resume. Personally though, it bothers me. I have a whole bunch of certifications in my industry…but just no formal degree. (cont'd)

don’t want to work today. working on this one PPT slide that’s going to be the death of me. not feeling like working in general this week due to short week and still trying to get better from being sick🤒

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Connecting in ATL. A29 to A27. 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

Does being good looking really help your career? Thoughts/opinions?

What are some publications, books, podcasts, online classes etc that can help me prepare for my first year in consulting? Have 5 years of experience in finance and making the jump to consulting.

Thoughts on Prosci or SHRM-SCP certification? Which would be considered more valuable or highly regarded? Currently focused on Change Management but have a HR background (industry experience / area of study in college).

If I need Friday 4-5pm to go to a doctor's appointment, do I need to set a meeting invite to my manager in order not to be fired?

Anyone have stats on Cohn Reznick CFO advisory comp for M or SM?

My hotel gym has a squat rack.. I'm in love 😍😍

How to not procrastinate like a mf? Literally, work is piling up but my %{]$${ brain won’t focus

Worked on a really detailed analysis for a senior person, not my boss, not my team, not my org., spent a week putting together a 10/10 deck - not even a thank you.

How do I say to my counselor, "be prepared to see a big fall of my utilization because of things out of my control" without sounding like complaining or having a lot of negativity?

Looking for advice fish fam. Deloitte vs EY-P. Same level - Manager/Director. EY-P pays $50k more for base and maybe $10 to $20k more as bonus. Currently at Deloitte. Is the extra $60-$70k worth giving up my network? Plan to stay in Consulting and hope to make SM/SD. I have a family and my wife is a homemaker. So money does matter. Would have left easily for an $80k bump. Wouldn’t leave for $30k or less. Don’t know what to do with $60k. Pulling my hair out here. HELP Please!!!

Sunday is like the last glimpse of Venice prisoners used to have on the Bridge of Sighs before being taken down to their cells.

My manager basically gave me an unlimited budget to get whatever certifications I want. My career profile is similar to a Solution Architect- what should I get? I am thinking about Okta (I do some SAML work), Domo, ITIL, Six Sigma, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Six Sigma, anything else? I have AWS Cloud Practitioner already. I am hoping to pivot to Product Management or Data Science.