Stay at the Sheridan for 3x points or switch to the Ritz?

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.

I have a awesome design for luggage that is designed for people that usually fly first class. It keeps all clothes in travel on straight during any flight and optimizes the use of first class luggage

For the 🐠 that have traveled to Egypt, can I get some recommendations on tour companies? I’m traveling with my partner (two females) and would like to have something arrange. 🙏

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.

New Yorkers, need advice.


I have a student checking account with HSBC and it is now transferring its operations to Citizen bank.

I need to open a new bank account asap and am travelling for next 45 days. Would you recommend any bank and account type that can be opened up remotely? Have all the documents ready for upload.

Help needed asap!

When are the usual trips to france done in Airbus?

1st time going to Spain in May. Thoughts on the itinerary? Barcelona 4 days -> Seville 3 days -> Cordoba 1 days -> Grenada 2 days -> Madrid 3 days

"How many points?"
I'm new to all this. Beyond all the humor is this actually commonly done ? What's the process and way to go. Real examples please:)

Anyone have suggestions on the best way to afford to stay at a Marriott property in Honolulu? Most of the properties looks a bit pricey

I might get roasted for asking such a basic question but - how much do you budget for eating out ($ amount or % of budget)?

Pre pandemic I was traveling 5 days a week and just used left over per diem on the one night I went out with friends at home. During covid I stayed home. Now that I’m fully vaccinated and are many of my friends they want to go out to eat/drink. During covid I moved from a LCOL to here so I’m experiencing delayed sticker shock at the prices. Any tips?

Pretty sure the answer is self explanatory but first year with real status. Does Marriott status reset Jan 1? For instance if I need 10 nights for Platnium am I SOL if I stay 9 nights by Dec 31?

Did anyone new join here from the other thread that was planning group alt travel.

What are the most underrated destinations in Canada?

American has a promo listed on their app - use Rocketmiles to book a hotel and earn X000 American points. Has anyone here used it? If I book a Marriott properly, can I apply my Marriott retroactively?

I am sick of seeing these SPG Marriott posts!! Can we talk about something else for a change?

Need a recommendation for a contract analytics service provider. Don’t need the lifecycle or repository bells and whistles, just need something I can feed 10k documents and it provides me with data points, preferably individually and in aggregate. Does something like this exist??

At some points, I feel I am becoming a problem magnet 🧲. Anything I touch or get involved in, tun into a nightmare despite doing my best not to screw up. I was a top performer a few months ago, and now I am a team blocker. I feel it so hard to disappoint people around me whom I respect a lot. Helpless 😞😞😞

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

New Delta Marriott deal - 2 miles per $1 spent. Anyone switching to earn miles?

Submitted cbs with ea score. Jheez. Yet to take the gmat for the other schools 😭

Why do women want such expensive engagement rings? Was talking to a few girls I know and they said they expect them to be in the $10k -$15k range. Seems a bit outrageous to me honestly - don’t get it.

So what's the deal with read receipt requests? Are they timing people once they have that notification? 🙄

Damn I miss my life before the pandemics (the home office part can stay, though).

Please refer me in HCL as Service delivery manager. I have job id 1068582BR

I grew up in a nuclear family away from extended relatives who were never really close. Parents were either emotionally unavailable or distant. All I've wanted for myself was a big loving family to call my own.. my parents are unaccepting of my sexuality & my partners family is also quite fucked up so she's isn't super close to them either. Honestly this sucks & it feels like I'll never have a huge supportive family I've wanted & craved for.

Family luddites ask about my work and immediately behave annoyed when I start to answer.

Is OpenText necessary for Bill Print/Correspondence? Or can I integrate Kubra directly with S4HANA?

Husband and I usually get hello fresh for meals, but we forgot to unskip this week, and now have no meals prepped or planned for the week. When this happens we usually order takeout every night and that’s unhealthy and expensive. Any ideas for meal prepping? Or quick healthy meals/grocery list?

Anybody hit their local store for Record Store Day?

Any way of being in Ey s&o and being local? As in, is there a team that mostly does projects that are local (NYC)

Hi Fish, this is regarding the ITS Accreditation Program. Is anyone attending the same in Mumbai. Have a few query

For anyone who has joined Verizon India in Oct'22 would be eligible for Appraisal?

Those of you that were on Agency and switched over are you producing projects at the same level? Is there operational support? Can you push back on the bad ideas? Are there leaders who ‘get it’?

Why is everyone here so triggered by the White Tiger? That’s how the majority of India lives, please get outside your white collar bubbles. And stop saying “the media always shows poverty”, they also released shows like Bollywood Wives and Indian Matchmaking.

Anyone else riding the $HIVE wave?

Just joined a 300 person startup as a mid-level manager. Is it appropriate to send email to C suite to say hi and introduce myself?

Any insight on culture at Red Bull of North America?

What’s the longest anyone has ever delayed a start date? Have an imminent industry offer, but another firm is offering me 1.5X the comp for a 9 month contract and very interesting work

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.

Thinking about giving my 2 weeks and going industry. Any chance I’ll get paid for my 22 vacation days that I stopped accruing months ago? Offer start date is firm.

Do you guys take naps when WFH?

Does D publish separation rates at different levels? I'm wondering what % of SCs become mgr vs leave voluntarily vs are let go/laid off. I wonder if this number is the same between fed and commercial.

Which cryptocurrency should I invest in ? I’m heading Ethereum but wanted some input from fellow Fish.

Interviewing with Mckinsey and they have a verbal and quant reasoning test (45 min each) along with the usual case interviews. Any advise on how to prep for these?

Any KPMG Federal Healthcare Policy 🐠 in the House? If not, anyone from KPMG willing to give me a referral? See a job posting for which I am a very strong fit. Thank you!

Bay Area fish. Looking for a dude named Micheal, audit at KPMG. USC grad. Who was supposed to go out with a girl from bumble who has bailed on two dates before. She unmatched on accident cont...

Using the handicap stall as an able-bodied person in a public restroom: fine, only if otherwise full, or special place in hell?

So I’ve been studying for the AWS cloud practitioner certification for a month now and completed all cloud quest levels but still not feeling 100% confident. Has anyone tried the exam question dumps ? There are so many websites but not sure which one is the most reliable one as all of them you would have to purchase such as pass-guaranteed, certwizard, etc.. any recommendations is greatly appreciated

Contemplating a career switch into consulting as I want to go non-technical. I don't want to pay 250k for ivy league MBA. I have a MS in computer engg from a top 5 engineering school. 7YOE at a top 3 semiconductor as ML/AI engineer.

I can get 300+ maybe up to 400-450k TC in FAANG but not liking technical stuff anymore.

Do you think aiming for MBB for a Management Consulting[tech domain] role is a stretch given I have no consulting background? What kind of compensation can I expect?

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?

Which credit card best for a balance transfer of around 15-20k?

Hey all, new hire here! Going to receive a $250 wfh credit; any recs on what I should get to build out my home office?

To those in non-MBB: Would you rather have an offer in hand right now for MBB or FAANG pm? Assume it’s a lateral transition.

Books to learn more about how to drive sales in consulting? Any recommendations?

Anyone use their iPad for work? Considering getting an iPad mini to check emails, do trainings and work on basic ppt, xls and word docs (not sure how plausible last ones are)

I am currently waiting for the job offer for a consulting firm but I was told it could take several months. Between now and then, I have plenty of time for myself. What should I be doing to prepare myself for the new job? Any recommendations for newsletter/industry reports/books/ coursea courses? Thank you all!