Travel to CLT went as planned. Except I left my favorite jacket on the plane :-/

Can one pay for cabin upgrades with refund credits?

Hey fishes, what is the gross salary range for a Technical Writer in a country like the United States? YoE: close to 8
Skills: Database, programming language exposure,DITA, etc

Anyone have any car rental hacks to get something other than a compact to show as a compact on the receipt? Traveling on federally reimbursable funds, so need to show a compact car. But hoping to get something nicer but not get flagged by the Bean Counters. Thanks!

Are Analysts expected to travel while working for the consulting practise at Deloitte India? How often is one staffed on/rotated across projects?

Anyone travelling from pune to mumbai today?

Best SPG or Marriott in San Francisco?

You’re on an 8 hour flight (full flight) and the person next to you REEKS of BO. Like, REEKS. So bad that I started wheezing. What would you do?

I have an H1b which I received in 2019 and was valid till august2021, due to covid I wasn't able to travel and then I switched to another firm last year in November. If I get visa transfer, will it provide me a validity back as I haven't used any on site time on that visa.

TIA

Solo trip to Puerto Rico. Any recs? Thanks fam.

Watching Home Alone I see that I was taught a while ago not to fly AA..

What is a good/ expected salary for an AE in San Fransisco?
What’s livable?

4 more segments on American would get me to Platinum (60 segments). Is is worth booking a flight somewhere with a connection to get the 4 segments needed? Is Platinum status much better than Gold?

Traveling to DC for 4 days. Looking for Marriott with parking and maybe concierge lounge functioning. Anyone use a Marriott recently they can recommend?
Open to other suggestions too. Thanks

Does your firm withhold non resident state tax for the days in a week that you travel to client site (located in a different state with non 0 state tax). How do u account for it while filing tax run

Staying at a Hilton in NC and discovered a massive blood stain on one of the pillows after one night. The stain was clearly there before I arrived, but I did not notice until the next day. How many points?

Hey folks, any experience with ICICI Lombard insurance for parents on international travel?

Was planning on doing Naples Florida for ~week during Christmas but there’s literally no convenient/affordable one way flights to RSW and rentals are absurd.

Any suggestions for a nice warm weather spot during Xmas, 7-9 days, for around $2,800/person MAX

Looking for a dog friendly 2BD or 2BD+Den apt/condo/rental in the Reston/Tysons/Arlington corridor with min 1300 sq ft. For context, we’re moving to the area from a house out of state and need a bit of extra space to store furniture/boxes while we house hunt. I’m open to recommendations as well as any other creative ideas 😌

I am finishing up a project and I’m trying to document what I’ve done for my resume. What are some good metrics for someone who mainly created user stories, created dashboards, interacted with the client and developed statistical models? One of my dashboards got deployed to production but it’s to early to see the impact. My other dashboards are almost done but I’m moving on to something else.

Anyone looking for a Sr Business systems analyst? 5 years of experience in System Integrations as lead BA and scrum master.

What do you think about Vice President who forgets what’s discussed in the last meeting and have to start the business story from the scratch again? Attending a meeting unprepared every time. I don’t know where he uses his brain for. So uninspiring.

For what reasons are you doing IVF?

How long is too long to take off from GMAT? Spent~8 months on it plus working while living alone and think it’s started to take its toll (panic attacks, etc.). Need to get up ~30 points or so and thinking of getting healthy/deferring application to next year.

Currently in external audit but making the switch to internal audit and enterprise risk advisory in the city, how does the work compare? Any advice?

Hi fishes,I’m attending an interview for TCS-AEM Devoloper role, I’m actually manual tester in AEM, but when I asked the HR he said the technical round would be general discussion, do anyone of you know what can I expect from technical interview?

Hey everyone, I'm looking at a new knife as an Xmas gift to myself, looking to spend $200+ on a really great quality knife. My last one was a Global 10" chef's knife (G16) I gifted away, but now looking at a Global Sai 9 3/4" (Sai06), anyone got thoughts / opinions?

Promotions announced in EY India. Any one in GDS received the call till now ??

What's the recruitment process for Consultants or associate consultants on analytics side ? I was said there would be 4 steps at minimum.

What is take home salary if 9.5 lakhs CTC in UST

Which platform do you find best for affiliate marketing?

For any of you real estate investors, what tools or sources did you learn from when getting started. Can’t find a mentor currently so want to find some highly recommended books or videos. If focused on the tri-state area (NY, NJ, Long Island mainly) that would be even better. My hope is to buy and rent out a apartment while also owning a house and house hacking that by renting part of it out. Trying to understand all the steps, traps, and how to find if it’s a good investment.

How long will it take for USCIS to issue a receipt notice for petitions filed under premium processing? FedEx delivered the petition on Wednesday.

Is it bad form to meditate while you’re lying down in bed? Asking for a friend

Staying downtown Columbus Hilton for my wife’s job conference and we have to use valet parking since I need to use my car to go to work every day. $40 a day, how much do I tip and is it when I drop my car off and when they bring it to me in the morning?

No hike like last year ?!

What is the best way to gracefully exit a small firm where the senior partner is very high-profile, knows everyone, and is likely to be personally offended by my departure? This partner has also begun their term in a very public-facing and time-consuming position - 1 year term. I can’t do it anymore but I know it’s bad timing and I don’t want to burn this bridge. Help!

Do managers and partners think about the additional work that a note will cause and if its really necessiary before giving them out?

Does Big4 file H1Bs as premium?

Met this really cute guy at national training, exchanged phone number, but he's heading back to home office tomorrow. Advice?

Is leaving PA at S-1 level really bad in terms of career advancement and $ raise? Any successful or unsuccessful experiences to share?

Why did we choose PA instead of a rotational program again?

How many of you that have been in PA for at least 10 years feel like you are a well rounded individual? Is your personal identity only about your job, status, and wealth or do you have enough contd

Any insight into GT risk advisory? Salaries at mgr and sm level? Recruiters getting aggressive

What’s the best source of free CPE?

Does anyone have any experience with SingerLewak? Are they a good firm? They have dismal glassdoor reviews...

If you can only change one thing about your job to make it easier what would it be? Looking for answers besides the long hours

Typical day - laptop crashed and restarted multiple times. EYOS is not working property, crashed and had IT helped but still not fixed. Mercury took forever.

2 weeks unassigned in may. Can I use PTO for those 2 weeks even if I haven’t accrued it yet? 1st year, and what are the cons of two weeks off? Like utilization. Etc

Interview tomorrow for a tax associate opening at RSM. Been working in a mid-size city (different firm) that is about 70 minutes from this new home office in a larger metro. How flexible is WFH or dual model going forward post Covid? Am interested in this position and going to tax, but not be able to relocate for family reasons. Don’t want to drive 700 miles per week M-F. What will dual model be like going forward? 1-2 times week, 4-5 month? Seems like tax was more flexible than audit pre-Covid

Anyone else feel like their eyes are dry when they drink 5hour energy?

has anyone had any luck leveraging an offer from another Big 4 to have your current firm match/transfer the new offer? specifically switching service lines

Does anyone use MacBook for work? Does it work well with excel?

Considering boomeranging back to the firm I left last year. What is reasonable to expect for an offer to return?

If I wanna leave the firm in December.. when do I have to tell to my audit teams? I have to be utilized well enough to get my 30 month experience till december.

Anyone use Warby Parker’s blue light lenses? Thinking of getting these to reduce my eye fatigue from staring at computer screens all day.

Is the CPA designation worth it? For me it would take me 1 year of PREP courses and 2 years of PEP until i can write the CFE. And I am 27 years old right now. Also wondering if it would be crazy to pursue the CPA while learning how to code to be a developer as well?