Traveling to Germany for an extended work stay soon in Hannover.. any neighboring cities or landmarks worth traveling to on the weekends?

Anyone traveled or traveling to Peru anytime?

I am going to India for a month. May have to change my return date. Any suggestion on what insurance/other option to reduce the ticket update cost impact.

Accommodation recommendations on the cape ? It’s the anniversary of me meeting my husband so want to make it special. Not looking to spend over $600 for 2 nights on the weekend. Beach view and/or private beach access preferred. Want to keep it romantic and try to stay away from resorts with lots of children. TIA!

Planning on opening a Bonvoy boundless chase cc for the 75,000 points and have heard the first year is free. Is that right? If it is, do I still get the 75k? Are the 75k Chase points or Bonvoy points?

Where are you all traveling to for work?

Serendipitously meeting people on the road was one of the best parts traveling pre-Covid

While the h4-EAD application is in process (already been over 8 months of wait), can one travel outside the US?

Hi Fishes,
My wife got the Visa however with the visa envelope she didnt recieve the BRP letter collection for UK.
What can be done here ?How can she travel ?

Which are the best forex card for an Indian travelling to UAE for a 2 months work engagement?

Hello, can you please tell if I can travel to India, while there is a pending LCA for change of location? I don’t need to get any stamping done, this is my only concern.

Going to Iceland for 10 days in the summer. Anyone had a great experience with a campervan or are hotels along the way a better approach?

Hotels you’d recommend in Seville, Spain?

I am plat exec on AA and wife wants to purchase ticket to Europe (traveling alone). Any benefits of booking it through my account (and assigning her FF#) or none?

Would you rather have 5x amex MR points or 3x chase UR points for each dollar spent on flights? Why? Company let's me book flights on personal cards and trying to decide which to choose.

Any recommendations on seaside towns that would be fun for a 5-6 day stay within an 8 hour drive of Boston? Going next week, so not a place that's a ghost town in October.

Hi everyone, my H1B Visa stamp has expired but I have Valid I-797 can I still travel to Bahamas? Or how to get another stamp without visiting India? Thanks!

Is firm travel back up to pre covid levels?

28M. First time solo travel 3 week trip to Spain coming up. Flying Royal Air Maroc from US. They’re allowing 2 check in bags and 1 carry on. However, I want to travel light and am trying to avoid check in bags completely. What carry on backpacks do you recommend to buy that would be enough for 3 week trip but also be allowed as a carry on? Also need to buy packing cubes.

How much prof liability coverage should a solo plaintiffs attorney carry.

Hello Everyone,

I have received offer letter from Optum Global Solutions India recently and I am seriously considering joining it(I also have offers from Deloitte USI and Verizon).
My breakup annexure mentions 4 components apart from RRP and PF. Basic, HRA, Flexi, Special Allowance. Either the Special Allowance or the Flexi is not included in the CTC mentioned in offer letter. So I want to understand how the Flexi and Special Allowance are paid monthly. Can someone please help?

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Iam PeopleSoft developer with 2.4 yrs of experience, Iam trying to switch the company, please refer me if any opportunities are found

I need advice on how to approach a raise request.

I am a software sales representative in the manufacturing space. My starting salary was $85,000 in 2015 I did not receive a raise until I asked for one three years later in 2018. The raise was 5%. I have not received a raise since the 5% raise I received in 2018. They granted me a $2000 one time bonus in 2021 when I asked for a raise. How do I request a raise and get one?

I have brought up the cost of living expense and they do not acknowledg

I am a business development manager in a small biotech incubator. My end goal is to work in commercial, BD or operations within a big pharma/biotech company. What would be best for me:

1) stay in my company to quickly become BD Director and then exit (however my learning opportunities within my current company might be limited)
2) go do consulting for a few years
3) any other recommendations?

Thanks!

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Has anyone dealt with Peachtree Residential before? They build homes primarily in Atlanta and Charlotte.

Hello! What are the first steps to leaving agencies and going freelance? Working as a data, insights and strategy specialist in particular.

Freelance is completely new to me so any advice/guidance/links would be greatly appreciated :)

Some recruiter in Accenture lined me up for an interview for a role which was not in my skillset ( by saying that this is just an evaluation exercise and they will map me to the right role) and obviously I got rejected. Now I see that I am not eligible to apply the role which I was targeting for the next 6 months. Any idea how can I get this escalated so that the recruiter ( Accenture employee) should at least be careful in future before fooling a noob like me?

Are new recruits eligible for mobile phone reimbursement within one month of joining? I understand that it needs to be configured first.

Hi All,

I have 11 years of exp as a SAP technical consultant. Currently I have 4 offers in hand. Please help me in choosing one based on future growth, learning exposure, job security & yearly appraisal.

1. Cognizant - 21 fixed, 1.7 var - CTC 22.7 LPA
2. Capgemini - 22 fixed, 2.5 var - CTC 24.5 LPA
3. Fuzitsu - 24 LPA fixed, no variable pay
4. Atos Syntel - 21.3 fixed, 3.7 var - CTC 25 LPA

Hi All, My LWD is April 22, 2022
Please help me to get a referral in any organization supporting Permanent WFH/WFA

Skills: MS Sql Server, T-SQL, SSIS, Datwarehousing, GIT, MS Excel Macros, Basics of Python and PowerBI Exp: 1.6 years
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Immediate joiner: Looking for an opportunity in Python Automation with robot.
YOE 6.7 years
Skills: Docker, K8, Python, Robot, Pytest, Locust
Domain: telecom
Preferred location: Mumbai/Remote
Any leads would be appreciated.

How are you teaching middle or high school chorus in the fully virtual realm? I’m looking for new ideas and techniques. I hate that my choirs can only sing on Zoom with everyone muted...that’s the opposite of choral singing :-(

I have approved I-140. Indian nationality so priority date not close to current. If I switch employer, does my employer need to apply for PERM and i140 again as soon as I join, to get H1B extensions?

Advice on US day and hourly rates for senior level brand + creative strategists?

Work will include positioning, messaging, content strategy & marketing concepts. Client is a small boutique agency (core team of 5) based out of Atlanta.

I’m Berlin-based and more familiar with rates in this market.

Hello FishBowl community,

I am a Talent Acquisition Partner with
leadership and management experience,
and my previous role was a Talent
Acquisition Specialist. I have a bachelor
degree in Business Management, and I'm
looking for a remote role.

Any TA / Recruiting referrals or job opportunities
would be greatly appreciated! :)

Just joined fishbowl. Getting familiar with the content and see it’s mostly US-based professionals.
Would be great to develop this EU group!
I’m based out of Luxembourg, what about everyone else?

Anyone in Austria?

What was the coolest work related party/ event you have been at, pre/post Covid?

Anybody in Frankfurt?

Ugh I just signed to fix my house’s mortgage interest rate at 2,73% for 2years. Get a gut feeling this wasn’t a good deal.
Have you fixed or planning to? If yes, how many years and at what rate?

Hi all, how did you solve the retirement puzzle?

As an expat, I went on the Degiro for investing at the moment, since the account can be used from all countries.

Was considering to invest also in an insurance, but is apparently not possible if you live abroad and then maybe go back to the home country.

Have any tips?

Do you have any new years resolution? Want to share?

Anyone could provide me with a referral for McKinsey in Amsterdam?

I am looking to get into consulting firms in the Netherlands preferably in M&A space.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a recruiter or recruitment firm who could help me?
I have close to 3 years of experience in Financial due diligence and valuation. I am also a newly qualified ACCA accountant.
Open to share more details

What type of survey would you be interested in?

Anyone have experience working in Austria? I’m moving to Vienna and looking for what experienced senior managers in management consulting make. Just got my offer and curious for comparison (and negotiating power). Thanks!

Hello, I'm looking for a referral for financial due diligence/M&A consultant roles in the Netherlands. If anyone can help please let me know. Happy to have a chat

Hi all! Interviewing for a BusDev role at Westwing. Also considering HelloFresh, Deliveroo, Tik Tok. Would love to get a view of these Europe exits, I’m wanting to move from Africa.

My niece is an environmental engineer, working on green energy as an intern in the Netherlands and just graduated from her Masters in Environmental studies. I’m wondering if anyone is willing to refer her to entey level jobs in her field in the Netherlands? She is proficient in English and learning Dutch now.

Just checked all the assets and realized we're close to 1M€ net worth. Most of it is on the house, don't feel rich at all.

So, how many days left before you start the holiday seasons? What are your biggest priorities for the new year?

How are you reacting to the Russia Ukraine crysis?

What I mean: are you going to take sides? How are you going to enforce your position in daily life?