PTO planning question: best Marriott property (outside of Ritz) in Maui to cash in points?

Does anyone know the exact holiday dates that we will have in the last week of December? Has anyone received any email communication regarding this?

Any Hyatt or Marriott recs in LA? Nothing expensive though pls

Any audio book recommendations to listen to when backpacking / vacationing?

Hello, I have accepted an offer at a competitor company and sent in my resignation letter. My start date is 5 weeks from now so I put in my end date 4 weeks from date letter was signed. The manager said I had to leave the job in 2 days and the company can only play 2 weeks of work. Is it normal how they do that?

Will base jump from 120 - 145 make a significant difference in my saving? Offer has significantly less PTO and a lower 401k match. 32F with 400k saved, interested in buying a home soon in HCOL.

Starting a new job next month, and considering taking two days off for kids’ spring break next month. Not sure whether it’s appropriate to request time off for a new job (I would’ve preferred not to take any time off for first three months). I may just be able to just ask for a single Friday off (so 1 day rather than 2 days).

Any thoughts on whether I should proceed with the request? I just came from big law and want to make sure I’m not making a bad impression on my colleagues.

I think I'm done with southwest. Can't take the passengers, seating methodology, and general lack of options. Thought flying a budget airline wouldn't make a difference..stroopwafel here I come

How long does it normally take before bonvoy nights post on the account? Lately it’s been like 2 weeks…

Does anybody know what the typical salary range is and total comp for someone starting out as an internal or external wholesaler? If you are one of these, can you share about your experience in terms of whether you liked it or not, work life balance, travel, etc?

Hello Sharks,

Any suggestions on best term and health insurance. And what points we should keep in mind before considering the option?

I’m in tax and failed REG for the second time... it was by a few points, but still. I’m not really sure what’s going on. Super bummed out but taking it again soon Hopefully third time’s a charm 🙏🏼

Can I ask SPG ambassador to help on my Marriott reservations?

Are spg and spg points eventually going to get phased out due to merger?

Maybe this sounds privileged.. or plain dumb... I just got back from a really fun vacation and I’m sad! Guess i got the “back to real life” blues. How do I get back to my happy self!??

What is your title and how much vacation do you get?

Partners - Do you ever take vacations?

I have been at my current firm for about 1.5 years, and in that entire time the partner in my group hasn't been out of the office a single time. Is that normal? I can't tell if it's standard for big law partners to not take time off, if the dynamics for my group may be different (only 1 partner in the entire group), or it the partner I work with is just a masochist.

Planning on a trip from NYC to Miami. Need 2 suggestions — 1) best neighborhood to stay for 2 laid back women in their late 30’s, 2) best way to move around between car rentals vs Uber? If car rental, any recommendations on which rental to use given the astronomical gas and rental prices?

Aside from just time and experience, is there anything I can actively do to advance in my career and get more responsibility / client interaction? I’m a first year

Has anyone else here had used Bloomberg CFA prep? Did you also have a negative experience? I want to get reimbursed and not use them for the 2&3 but they are holding strong right now they won’t reimburse

New to TX and got pulled over on my way home from the grocery store. Cop gave me a ticket for rolling through a stop sign. I would think cops have bigger fish to fry but apparently not. How do these things go in TX? Should I pay it and move on? Fight it? Will my car insurance go up?
I haven’t gotten a ticket in over 5 years before this.

I’m entering an in-house with a bad Glassdoor rating as my first job in a new place. Please wish me luck as I will need every ounce of it 🥺🥺🥺

Hi Everyone! I'm looking to transition from healthcare consulting to pharma / biotech preferably in BD / corporate strategy roles, especially in LA area. Would appreciate if you can share your experience if you have made the amas transition (roles? Work type?). Looking to get a sense of what type of work exists out there.

For context, I've a PhD in Life sciences and 1.5 YOE in healthcare consulting at a boutique consulting firm

Asker outers- make reservations. I’m tired of going to dinner or drinks and finding out my date’s plan is winging it and the place doesn’t have space. Make a reservation!! It takes one min!!

Vois pune joining this week any one? Received asset?

What's the market these days for someone with not-great technical skills, 12 YOE, TS clearance, hard-to-find/unique skillset, elite masters, middle management in DoD contracting, experience with critical/high profile roles?

I'm thinking 120-135k would be bad/mediocre, 180-195k would be possible/a stretch, and 160-170k would be doable/realistic. Thoughts? Not interested in Deloitte.

Final round with Acn Strategy in a few weeks. Any Acn Strat fish (especially IBB) mind taking a call on their experienced hire interview process?

Is 16LPA low for 5Exp. Devops background

How do you keep coming up with new headlines for the same product?

Hi fishes,
Need 11 likes to activate DM.
Thanks in advance.

is Netcracker technology good for job security? is it employee friendly?@

does ACN increase salary on a yearly basis atleast for inflation ? I have heard they dont. Also if you being brought in at 12 months level will the salary increase for 24 months, 36 months etc ?

Fishes, can someone please let me know that is there shift allowance paid to Jpmc employees? I got shortlisted for ccb lob and my shift timings are 12 pm to 9pm ist. Thanks in advance.

How much time during an 8 hour work day do you spend actually working when it’s slow?

every PM thought i was slammed on another project and left me alone, so i got to chill all day 😎

Best way to get cheap park city lift tickets?

Beside toastmasters, what are other ways to improve communication and public speaking skills? Books, podcasts...?

Need advice and pep talk because I’m certain I have chronic imposter syndrome :( Background on me, I have about 6 years of work experience post college but have gone through many companies because of layoffs and/or reorgs. With that, I’ve bounced a lot with different industries and have done different roles for a year max. My current role is about to be my longest (thank goodness, hitting about 2 years) but I feel like I’m not a SME in anything but I feel embarrassment for myself (Cont.)

I just connected some dots and got a colleague off the bench and on some billable work. What a great feeling! 🤓

For people in consulting - do you often read books about project management and motivation? Would appreciate your recommendations (preferably the ones with more than one thought for the whole brick of text 🤨).

Hey 🐟 fam. I’m starting a new gig next week that’s 90% WFH. I’d love some recommendations on a second monitor. Nothing crazy pricy, but something that’ll work well with my MacBook Pro. Thanks y’all.

Best way to study for AWS cloud practitioner certification? (Not very technical but hoping to learn)

Considering the FRM certification. Those who’ve taken it, how quant heavy is it? I have a compliance risk background and don’t have a deep math or statistics background. However, I want to expand my skillset. Any thoughts?

"Great time to be an analyst" yeah if you want to chill with 100+ of your best buds on the bench. #DayofService

Which title is better Data Scientist or Analytics Manager

Mckinsey fishes - I have a first call with a recruiter next week. What should I expect from the call? Any insights on the interview process? Thanks in advance.

A week or so ago, someone shared a stacked bar chart of each MBB/Big 4 firm that highlighted the percentage of consultants that say they work 40, 50, 60 hours etc a week at each firm. I have searched endlessly to find that chart but haven’t had any luck. Not even on google. Does anyone know the chart I’m referring to?

Some dude is playing a sportscast on full volume on his phone with no headphones in the sky lounge... are people this oblivious?

How do I check my utilization?

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

Have any US 🐠 gone abroad for their MBA? Looking at LBS / HEC. Pros, cons? Not looking to exit into MBB, FAANG.

What can I do outside the office to boost my resume and be a substantially more attractive candidate for top consulting firms in ~12 months time. Working in disputes and valuation role but want to go into management consulting next year (post MBA role). I feel like my job isn’t enough because skills aren’t considered as transferable outside this field.

Good consulting books? Not talking case prep but a fun read about the industry and what it takes to succeed, etc. Thank you!