The last two times I’ve traveled (out of San Diego and SFO) TSA has used dogs to screen people rather than the body scanners, and sent people through metal det. Anyone know the deal here?

You were flying DCA>ORD this past Thurs w what appeared to be a leather suit bag, we exchanged several glances at the gate, baggage claim, and at the rideshare pickup zone A, regret not making a move

Has anyone changed your project after being selected in Jan. DCA?

For experienced accounting professionals considering a transition into a career with solid work/life balance, a fast-growing biotech company near San Francisco is hiring for a SOX Compliance Manager and Senior Accountant/Manager roles. Roles pay well over $100k.

Generous benefits, fun company culture, and VERY favorable stock options. Message me if interested, and I will try to screen you for an interview!

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?

Any insider knowledge of EY modifying the frequent traveler program policy now that most travel will be reduced?

Hi new to dfw area looking to buy a house. How’s the commute downtown from Frisco/McKinney area?

Is Providence a good destination for a 3 day trip with my friends (4 F, early/mid 30s)?
Do you have any recommendations? The alternative is to meet in NYC (we all have been to NYC, but could be fun).

Just moved to San Diego. Anyone wanna get together??

Got two offers that I’m thinking through:
Context: 2 YOE, San Francisco
1. Consulting - 150k, fully remote, stagnant growth but easy to make a ton of money and get promoted, would probably move to MCOL if I take this role
2. Big Tech - 165k, in office role and opportunity to learn a lot and grow, great team and benefits

I am so glad to have found this bowl! It isn't easy to share your faith in today's educational environment. So that makes me wonder ... how many of you work in Christian or private schools, and how many teach in public schools?

I'll go first: PUBLIC school in San Bernardino.

Celebrating my birthday in Italy this June! Itinerary is
2 nights Venice
3 nights Florence
2 nights Rome
4 nights amalfi (Positano w/ a day trip to Capri)

Looks for recs on places to eat and things to do! TIA! Also any travel/luggage tips since we’re taking trains between cities.

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!

Travel reimbursement…what’s the rule of thumb for when a client is considered out of town? Mileage, distance etc?

And, what’s required to be covered? Been out of the traditional consulting model for a few years now…

Recommendations for bachelor party destinations aside from Costa Rica and Mexico City. Preferably under 5 hour flight time from Atlanta outside the US.

Any recommendations or itineraries for the French Riviera/Monaco? Thinking of flying in and out of Nice.

Best group tours for 30 year old solo traveler in Europe? Thinking the Balkans, Greece, Turkey and Portugal. Can someone tell me which one is the best for my age group? I want to meet people preferably other solo backpackers around my age mid 20s to mid 30s. I would like to go out and party almost every night but also want to see the towns during the day

Hello Fishes,

I have got my L2 Dependent Visa stamped for the US through the Wife's organization and she has booked the tickets for the both of us in the next weekend. I am currently unallocated in TCS and seeking projects in the same US location as my Wife. Can I travel to the US just like that and then continue my search within TCS from there or do I need any approvals to even fly in the first place?

I am worried because of the time crunch and will be glad to hear some points on this.

I canceled my Amex paid membership as we aren’t traveling for work yet. Have 100k points to redeem in 2 days. Don’t want to waste it on target or Walmart gift cards as they have terrible conversion rate. Any suggestions? May be transfer to Emirates points as I will travel to Dubai in a year?

Flight attendant woke me up while I was sleeping to give me ice cream, then I couldn’t go back to sleep.
How many points?

I just graduated with a concentration in Environmental Policy. Any advice for someone who is interested in breaking into corporate sustainability/a related field?

YOE: 11.5 Tech: QA Automation with Selenium-Java, BDD, API automation, Mobile Automation - Perfecto cloud, Appium. All the 11 years I am with automation only. Is it possible for me to learn new technology and switch. Recently acquired AWS cloud practitioner certification which is of no use to me now as they are asking for exp. I wanted to move to devops role. But without experience no one is giving opportunity and they are considering my profile as QA only 😒

I’ve been in my current position (Bookkeeper) for 4 years now. I’m highly interested in taking the PHR, and I’m wondering if I would qualify for the 4 year HR professional job requirement to be eligible to test for the certificate. I work for a small business, therefore I do all the on boarding paperwork/payroll. Any advice is appreciated.

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?

I'm holding an offer from MakeMyTrip and another offer from OlaElectric. Ninjacart is willing to make me an offer. But they're saying that they'd discuss the offer only after the other company that I'm interviewing with has come up with an offer first. There's been a delay from HRs of the companies in a similar way. How do I urge them to send me the offer letter without sounding pushy? I had reached out to some of the HRs myself. Would that be too awkward if I accept & back out their offer?

Hi Fishes, I am ready to resign from my current organisation and I was wondering if I need to discuss this with my reporting manager first. I have never talked to my reporting manager , do I need to discuss with him before I resign or I should just do it in the portal directly.

Current DEI Professional, can everyone support me on the likes so that I can unlock being able to message someone. I will do the same in return. Thank you

Hi fishes,
I recently joined in poland. But came to know that due to lack of project, company is not going to extend our probation period and will have to loose this job. If you guys have any reference .please do share. I am senior QA automation engineer with 7.5+ years exp. In selenium+Java. Thank you in advance.

How long does it take to hear back from a superday at a BB? I was told by HR 2-3 weeks but I hear people get calls within hours. Is this true or should I take HRs word? Scared I got rejected

Best consulting firms without the massive ego?

Does promotion happen while you're on bench in IT companies?
Hi All, I've completed two years in my current company and I was recently released from my project and my manager is trying to assign me to a new project hopefully.
My question is, will my promotion happen as I was eligible for the same and I was released to the bench as I'll be moving on to another project soon. Can someone enlighten me on this?

Seems like geothermal energy is quite literally an untapped resource and I wonder why we haven't invested more in researching its potential

Anytime anyone asks me how I wrote macros to simplify pretty much everything that's repetitive and tedious. "Science and magic..."

How much earn P2P AP accountant in Prague with german and english language?

Guys for sap basis with2 yoe is there no openings

Need referrel pls help

Which m7s are known for consulting and/or tech as exit opps?

Can someone guide me through filling a W4 as a new hire?

I want to do PD but also just want to get utilized.

Top 10 books to read about consulting life ?

Salary expectations for Big 4 strong performing Senior 1/2:
1) Exiting Big 4 to bank
2) Switching from Big 4 to Big 4
3) Exiting Big 4 to Strategy House (non-MBB)
4) Exiting Big 4 to MBB

Thoughts?

If I just chill on the bench for long will I still only get fired at the end of the year?

Deloitte guys - Serious question.
How is Analytics & Cognitive doing at D? I have an offer and I am not sure if there will be layoffs again. I am on work visa so will be difficult.
Role will be for Google Cloud & Analytics. Current job doesn't suck much though.

For the GMAT Verbal, if you're a native speaker and proficient in grammar/writing. How do you improve your score? Simply practice? Or focus on re-learning formal grammar? i.e. Clauses, etc.

Anyone know if S&O, Human Capital and Tech are going away?

SM asked us to shifted client billing hours to non-chargeable code... Will significantly impact utilization... Sucks

2017 consulting buzzwords... go. extra points for usage frequency (x times a day).

No layoffs at EY? Is it true, ey is “EY Nice” that they won’t event reduce ti lowest performs?

First time switching jobs. How do health benefits work - if I have some past claims I haven’t submitted yet but fall under old employers’s time period. Am I hooped or can I still submit all of that stuff?

Cold showers hit different

I wanted to book National rental car for personal use, what is the contract/coupon code that you can use?

What is a simple way to explain to my boyfriend that investing in equity with an expected return of 10% is better than paying off debt that is growing at a rate of 6%. He has student loans and is adamant that he wants to pay all of them off immediately before saving any retirement money. I understand that many individuals use this strategy but I think investing in index funds for the long haul is better from a wealth accumulation perspective, without even factoring in tax implications of 401k

Best books on leadership and self development?

Accenture folks, seeing lots of news about layoffs at other firms here. Are we in the same situation?

Best life sciences strategy consulting shop?

Any good books/reads to learn aspects of Account Management / Engagement Management in context of tech consulting?