Travelers to Dubai using Indian passport + US visa: Did you have to carry Dirhams (AED) in cash, or were you able to use a credit card for the visa-on-arrival fees? I was thinking of using my corporate AmEx.

Anyone trade stocks on the side? Not at a day trading level, but not buy-and-hold either...more like aim to hold 5-10 stocks at a time for 1-2 months and earn a decent short-term profit (10-15%).

28M living West Loop- trying to see if anyone wants to grab a drink tomorrow evening! Off for Thanksgiving and client travel immediately after, so would be great to see someone new before I leave the city for a bit.

Hi guys, a plea for help here 🙏🏻 have any founders here gotten an O-1 visa or an H1B transfer into their startup? Would greatly appreciate hearing your advice / experience over DM

When to sell at a loss?

I’m 26 and have a fair chunk of my NW tied to Cloudflare - a tech stock that I believe has the opportunity to 3x and become a $100b+ company over the long term. Similarly, I have a lot in cloud computing etf - WCLD.

Given short term rotation out of growth stocks, I’m confused on what to do. I think we still have some time before growth stocks bottom out, but do I sell?

I would consider myself a “long only” investor, but am unsure what to do given my lack of diversif

Phone and Internet bills reimbursement claim in Grey HR. With this claim are we getting Income tax exemption or reimbursement of cost. Can someone clarify it.

Going to Jamaica in December. Please share some recommendations for where to stay, activities, places to visit, where to eat, etc.

For tax purposes can I select which "lots" I sell? I'd like to harvest some ST losses to offset some other realized ST gains.

Is anyone on discord channel for options trading?

Decided to payoff my mortgage.

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

Monday Status Report: Flight upgraded to first ✅. Aforementioned flight delayed 1.5 hours ❌. Partner canceled 6pm meeting ✅. Hotel upgraded to a suite at the Ritz ✅✅. Not bad for a Monday, not bad....

I am on H1-B visa, open to relocate and looking for State & Local Tax (Income/Franchise) Experienced Senior/Manager opportunity. Which companies are currently hiring visa candidates? Appreciate the responses, thank you!

Any referral for a Data scientist position in the UK with visa sponsorship

Frustrated by paying so much tax!

For people who recently refinanced, bought or is in the process of buying a new home, what APR did you get?

Guys, I had very less HRA for April 2022 till August 2022. I was showing 1 lac annual rent .I joined new organisation in sept and now HRA is 43000 per month. Would that be okay to show high rent as 30000 per month to my wife as landlord. Earlier I was paying 9000 rs per month to different landlord. @ IBM

Best places to stay in Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia? Who has had a great experience in these places and what made it special? : )

H1b extension applied in June 2019 -> approved in June 2020 😐

I am done with my HR round. And said I am selected in Siemens, balewadi, but not yet received the offer letter. Its been a month now They are waiting for approvals. Any idea when will I get the offer letter.

Anyone play QB in high school/college or just a good QB? My Rec flag football team needs a new QB. We have great players, just pretty average there. DM me if you’re interested.

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DM me if your skills match .
Minimum 3+ Years of working experience with Mulesoft
Should have Mulesoft Developer Certification.
Hands-on experience on Building interfaces on any ESB platform.
Experience in Web API: SOAP, REST and authentication methods such as OAuth and SAML.
Mulesoft integration developers are also responsible for managing the any point Cloud Hub environment and supporting existing customer implementations.
Work on enhancements and bug fixes to existing Mulesoft applications.

Which Big 4 is “best” for digital consulting for asset & wealth management clients?

Hi everyone, I am appearing for data scientist position in Accenture Dublin at level 9. What salary should I quote ?

Hy Team,
How easy for developers to get on-site opportunities being mobile app developer?

Today the cash register broke down while a customer was waiting with 4 pallets of Monster. He yelled at me.

Been working freelance for the past year and I've made more money and connections than I did while at my previous agency. This is a life tip for young creatives: you value your own work, don't let anyone else do so.

What should I start watching next: Tiger King or Ozarks Season 3?

Standing desk people: do you get a mat or anything for your feet?

Which companies in Canada are giving remote opportunities in the insurance industry?

Joined JPMC in September as 602 associate. How much to expect in performance bonus and appraisal hike?JPMorgan Chase

Another good senior gave notice today 🥲 don’t blame her one bit and wish her best of luck - I just wish our firm would’ve treated people better so that people at least don’t leave during busy season (we are filing in 3 weeks). Now I am seeing a lot of people leave during even busy season.. and I would’ve too if I had an offer

Do we think this market is just like oct / november with tons of opportunities? Or would realistic valuations returning crush the easy money in the SPAC world

Bored on a Sunday night, any female fish feel like chatting

Can we take leaves while on notice period at IBM?
Generally we cannot but I have seen people utilizing sick leaves during notice period . Just want to confirm.

Hi fishes,

My friend in Dxc getting calls for libertymutual , does this project is good pick

Yoe - 3.5
Tech stack - Java dev

When switching to a new company, does Deloitte cancels the employee's already approved i-140 or do they leave it as it is and the new company can simply restart the i-140 process?

QBurst is hiring data scientists with 3- 6 YOE. Deep Learning, TensorFlow, PyTorch, ScikitLearn, NLP preferred. WLB is awesome, appraisals happen twice a year and permanent wfh option is there.
DM me for referral. Happy to help :)

Looking to buy an 💍. Might make a trip to India in 6 months. Any advice on helping me make the decision to buy in US vs India?

Folks whose h1 was picked in lottery, hav ur lawyers submitted documents to uscis. What documents they need frm client and frm u. What is last date to submit. Mine got picked but no word from lawyers

After watching Arpana and her attitude in Indian Matchmaking, purani kahawaat yaad aagayi...
“ Na shakal na *^*^* Aur nakhre unchi unchi”

Anyone have experience with shipping personal items back to India using containers? A friend is moving back and any recommendations or suggested shipping firms will be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Anyone from Huron on the group? I see booming Oracle Cloud things on there, want to know more - Risk and Controls guy from PwC.

What to do when parents dig their toes into your relationship? They don't approve of who I'm with and very vocal about it.

In 10 years, this may be in the rear view or they may not let up. Anyone with experience in this?

Do you think consulting is not the right path for core technical people ?

Planning on getting married in a temple in the US. Does anyone know what all paperwork (eg marriage license, certificate, registration) I should be thinking about and how to get it done?

Just sharing! Landed in offer at AWS over five weeks ago and still waiting on a visa transfer update from US CIS. So many work updates from other folks in these five weeks moving in and out while I am unable to share an update with my folks or celebrate in anticipation of the final approval of the petition. Trying to stay calm and collected, but sometimes it takes a toll

What are some good, possibly unique, ideas for gifts to bring to a Diwali celebration at someone's residence in the US?

I had no income in India and was in US the entire year. Do I need to file IT return with 0 income?

Hi, my mom in India, going through dialysis due to failure of both kidneys. Are there options to continue her dialysis in US? Any knowlwdge of insurance coverage? Any inputs based on your experience?

Did anyone file AOS and i140 together (assuming your priority date is current at the time of PERM approval)? What was the process like and how long did it take to get your GC from PERM approval date?

I’m sure this bowl can help me.
Does anyone remember flat, round water bottles from the early 1990s? Like for school kids? They had some kind of ice pack that you would freeze and it kept your water cool. And then you would squeeze it to drink?
I think they came in neon colors?
All the cool kids had one. Not me though 😏.

Desi fam, for those of you who have a HSA account, do you know if we can use these funds for medical expenses in India?

What is going on with H1B? Why are they giving RFE to Consulting firms?

Hi all, has anyone temporarily transferred to the Canadian office of their firm and done the Canadian PR application while they were there on work visa?