Turned on the faucet to brush my teeth this morning at the Westin and the water was brown. They offered 3k spg pts and a room upgrade. Is that enough? Or should I push for more?

What’s a good Marriott Bonvoy points vs $ conversion to make decisions on using points or $?
I’m contemplating 40k points vs $168 including taxes at a category 4 location

Looks like I lost 12 nights and points / nights are not combined with Marriott yet

Having to call Marriott to apply a suite night award to an SPG hotel on a reservation you made before the merger and combining accounts proves to you how much is still SO WRONG with this merger.

Anyone stay at the W Costa Rica? Planning a trip to Costa Rica and trying to decide between that and the all inclusive Westin right next door.

Has anyone worked on the creative team for Hilton corporate? As someone who loves travel (and Hilton hotels) this always appealed to me. Wondering if anyone can shed some light on the reality of working there.

Merged my account this morning. Quite a sentimental moment to delete my SPG app. Bye bye you purple little guy

Need 6 Marriott nights to titanium (spend doesn’t matter). 1 - would any hotel manager cut you a deal? (Ie if 6 nights is 60k; let me pay 30k and get the nights and I won’t use the room?); 2 - where are cheapest Marriott hotels? I found 10k per night in burbs of Chicago? 3 - would any cheap Marriott let me run this scam remotely? (Ie call Abilene Texas, check me in without my showing up)

Anyone applying for Chase Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card lately? I saw that they are offering 100k points again, but NO more 15 elite nights?

Any suggestions on SPG/Marriott hotels in Barcelona for personal travel?

Hey all, I left four shirts in the wardrobe of my room in a Sheraton. They’re saying they are not in lost and found but I am 100% sure they were in the room. One of the shirts has sentimental value...

Found a bed bug in a Radisson Red in Campinas Brazil, how many points?

The new SPG app is not intuitive at all, very hard to navigate i find.

Looking to buy 35K marriott bonvoy points. Let me know if anyone’s willing to sell?

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?

First post? Ok I will start. My SPG nights for 2018 dropped from 101 to 91 after the merger.

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.

Wife and I want to do a quick trip to Orlando with our 3 year old. Just want to do magic kingdom for a day as i think that’s all we can handle. Recommendation a on Disney hotel vs say a Marriott? The price difference is huge and I know I can get a suite for free with my status at the Marriott.

Will end up at 65 Marriott nights for 2018. What would you select for your annual choice benefit? 5 elite night credits or is that pointless?

Does anyone ever redeem Marriott points for gift cards? Is it worth it?

What are some perks of the Ritz?? I’m staying here for the next few weeks but I don’t get the hype

Do you prefer high base comp or RSU?

Industry vs. academic research, what have your experiences in either been like and which do you prefer?

Hello fishes,
I am a data scientist and I have an offer from Mindtree of 30 LPA (fixed) and another offer from EXL Service of 31 LPA (fixed) + 10% variable.
Can you please help me to decide which on to go with?

Hi please give me guidance. I am studing for far. And it is sooo much material. I am a tax person so it’s a lot. I am done with chapter 3. I have off until this Thursday. I plan to take the test beginning of august. My goal was to complete the video/ chapters/ and do a first go at the questions during my time off.

After applying for a analytics role at Instacart, got an email for a codesignal. Anyone had the same recently?

I have HR background and experience. But since a newcomer and without ‘Canadian Experience’ i am unable to get job into my professional. Been applying for all levels, get into interview stage one but after that no response. Any leads would be appreciated.

Hi Fishes,

I am a chartered accountant with 5 years of experience in Financial planning and Analysis with MNC in India.. generally what is the range of compensation I can expect in Dubai

Hello ! I recently joined Deloitte India. someone told me only Deloitte USI has on site opportunities. Is it true ? Anyone here or know someone who are at abroad on-site from Deloitte India. Thanks

Yesterday only during their press meet they told that they have honored all the offer letters last quarter...and today itself you can see so many delaying and postponing of joining cases in this group only....there must be something very wrong or messed up.

Can anyone refer me to an onsite role in uk,australia,canada or germany. I am a senior java developer with 6 plus years of experience

What are some underrated apps y’all actually consistently use?

How much would orange theory cost if you went 2-3x each week?

How to apply for visa sponsorships jobs in HR from India? Is HR even in the short occupation list?

Hello
Can anyone refer me for data analyst role or Ms SQL server or python role?

Thanks

Hi All,, Can I get any reference for Data Engineer?? I have 5+ yrs of Big data and spark exp.

Best consulting firms for defense companies? What credentials do they look for?

How many of us are working with just a bachelor's degree and how's it going? How many of us feel like/have experienced advanced degrees opening more/different doors?

How important are job referrals? I’m interested in hearing personal takes on this. Thanks!

Do people actually work on Friday’s?

What are some ways to improve your Strategic Thinking? I am preparing for Google's General Cognitive Ability interview.. Have flunked it one time, getting chance again & don't want to screw it up..

Looking for some book recommendations :)

Advice or Book recommendations on how not to get bothered by others/ friends/ peers? What they think or what they do!
Been struggling lately

Any suggestions where to buy nice women's work attire?

I don’t like to travel but everyone keeps telling me how I shouldn’t be wasting my 30s. I’d rather save that that money, but many have described traveling as an investment in myself. How exactly would traveling more benefit me?

My younger brother has the opportunity to do Software Engineering at FAANG and consulting at MBB as a fresh grad. I told him to do SWE, but I’m afraid I’m giving him biased advise cause I’m jaded in this industry. If you were me, what would you advise him?

Can partners comment whether Pwc is having another round of layoffs. This is so scary! Shouldn't they rid of partners who can't sell first?! Or pause hiring? Opp. cost to find and train talent again?

Who leads the Data Science/Data Engineering field right now? Cloud transformations, ML implementations, BI reporting? Companies + Practices?

I’m considering a move to Chicago from Minneapolis. So what are peoples thoughts about Chicago? A friend suggested I rethink it because of ridiculous traffic and gang crime starting to infiltrate the north.

Help - how do I fight claims by scammer healthcare providers?

I recently went to 2 different providers.

Dentist, made appt via Zocdoc to see a dentist that was in network. Another dentist at the location saw me instead who was out of network. I have text evidence they said it would be covered before visit. Claim was denied - asking for ~500 dollars.

Saw a specialist who’s office staff verified my insurance would fully cover the claim. Get the claim, says they are out of network. Owe 600.

Anyone have any recommendations for HR certificates that are worthwhile?

A friend who’s degree is in polisci is trying to move into the hr space, either in L&D or culture/employee engagement. Initially was hoping to use transferable skills to get a job in that field - but all the descriptions ask about HR experience and not as much seems to be biting.