Turns out you can have nice freebie gifts at an airport Sheraton

Figured I’d give it an ask: Any fishes here do Tomorrowland? If so, are you able to share a bit on your accommodation while there? Did you camp or stay at a hotel?

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.

I don’t drive. Does that limit my activities if I am traveling to Hawaii ?

Planning a one-week summer vacation to Yellowstone Park area. Family unit of 6, so need to rent a single, large SUV. Just looked at prices and the cheapest car available for 6 people with unlimited mileage is $3,500+. Makes the vacation almost not worth it. Anyone have any recommendations on how to get a better deal? Any discount codes? Thank you in advance!!

Any tips on affordable hotel, hostel or university housing for a short and last minute weekend trip in Toronto?

Thanks

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

I’m relocating in two weeks, which requires flying with my cat. I’ve never flown with a pet in-cabin before. (U.S. domestic flight) I already have a vet appointment booked for the vet certificate. Anything else I should make sure to do before my trip? Any tips from those who have flown with a pet before ?

Any favorite skiing destinations within a short flight? I moved here from boston and I haven't really skied outside of VT/NH. So many more options but I've been thinking about Taos. Bonus points for tips on flying with skis

Best way to get to Australia (SYD/MEL) on points? Looking to go business from either IAD or JFK.

This has probably been asked many times in this bowl - what’s the best hotel rewards program? I have the Chase Sapphire Preferred card and I’m a Southwest RR member. I travel maybe 25-30% of the time

Places to stay in Iceland that aren’t hella expensive? Also, any suggestions on ways to save money when there?

Park for a week at Seattle airport. Cost?
Where is the spot?

Ikon or epic pass for NE skiing?

Hello travellers!
I had booked a deluxe private room in Zostel Srinagar for Oct 3 and 4. There has been a change of plans but unfortunately it's not refundable. However name change is possible. If anyone is interested to purchase, please let me know. (3k is the room fee)

Anyone travelling from pune to mumbai today?

Thinking of quiting my current job due to the people and struggling to advance due that. I have a month long trip in September. How should I address this issue when looking for another job?

Used to be EXP on American, haven't flown them in a while and now no status. want to use miles for a flight, but they're charging $75 processing bc it's within 21 days. Any way around this?

Best everyday bank account and credit card in Australia for an expat couple?

I‘m moving to Australia with my partner and we don’t have a bank account and credit cards yet. We basically need the bank account only for everyday finance stuff (local payments, debit card, etc) and we‘re looking for some credit cards with good international fees and ideally a reward program to collect some points for traveling.

Hello fishes,
Can you please recommend good societies for staying in Viman Nagar? 2bhk for family.

Best stocks to buy/DCA into during the continued recession/incoming pain?

What’s the best way to break into a big law litigation practice as a Junior associate? I’m currently working in non-auto accident insurance defense and don’t know any attorneys in the area

Has anyone found roles in Big 4 or industry that allowed more work life balance when their kids were young without damaging future career trajectory? I'm a partner with young kids and feel like I'm missing out on too much of their lives. Wishful, but my dream job would have a lighter workload in terms of time and pressure for the next ~5 years, but not set me back too much (or at all) when the kids are older and tired of me in a few years and I'm ready to be back at work full force.

Looking for a secondment within the big 4 to California, does anyone know of any opportunities?

Has anyone done the GARP Financial Risk and Regulation course? Was it educational? Did you do the FRM after?

IBM salaries?
Band/exec level:
Salary:
Stock:
Other benefits:

Any on Forward for Health Care?
New here to Fishbowl so first post.
Interested to hear if anyone is using Forward for their primary health care service?
Thinking about joining.
Interesting subscription based cost model but basically pushing interactive, team based approach to long term health care with a good blend of tech and analytics built in.

Hi All,

Currently I'm working as a Software developer in UST Global with 5 years of experience. I'm planning to make a career switch to a Management role. I'm doing my MBA course from IMT, Ghaziabad and Liverpool Business School through Upgrad platform.

Is it worth doing it. Will I get a job after my MBA course on a good pay scale. Your valuable inputs are needed.

Thank you.

Moving from mid-west, Is it cheaper to rent in winter than in summer/fall ?

Does anyone know what typical work life balance for BCG LA?

How is PwC AC at senior levels? What is hierarchy

Public finance exit opps?

I got an offer from a company. They told me on the phone the salary was 88k but when they sent me the offer letter it said $87.5k What do I do?

Does NTT data pays variable pay that they mention in the offer letter as PEP(0-14%)?

How safe is this company in terms of work life balance ? Employees centric values ? How safe you feel working in NTT data during this recession / About to come recession?

How do NYC big law real estate groups hold up during recessions? Are they one of the harder hit corporate groups or is there more stability?

How do people feel about their new compensation statements?

Do you guys put on fashionable clothes when alone at home just to feel good? 😩

For implementation of a project , Is delivery important or leadership ? If only one had to be chosen rather which will you give more weightage

Is Apple recruiting like "moving forward or ghosting culture"? Like they never communicate bad news to you, bad news = ghosting? This has been my experience.

Justifying the Sheraton's painful bed to yourself because the Four Seasons don't recognize your loyalty

Anyone have good book recommendations that I can learn from and are entertaining? Trying to survive a 10 hour flight this weekend 🆘🆘🆘

New first: lady singing out loud next to me on plane while playing solitaire

Best books on leadership and sales skills?

I think I made a faux pas during a discussion with a recruiter when asked what my salary expectations were. I KNOW not to give my number first but I was so caught off guard by the question since it was our initial discussion that I just blurted out a range. I’m afraid that I’ve now locked myself into a range with little room to negotiate if extended an offer. Any advice for how to proceed?

My colleague just told me they never filed their state tax for a state they travelled to for 2-3 months last year. They didn’t know they had to, they self filed their taxes. What should they do to

Does anyone have a good spreadsheet for estimating the value of donations to places like Goodwill? I made a ton of contributions and need to itemize them for taxes. Thanks!

What’s the best strategy to negotiate your salary while switching firm ??? Thanks in advance

What’s a good side hustle ?

For those of you on vacation this week and/or next, it’s important to remember you can drink all day if you don’t start in the morning.

Question: what are the best certifications to get in terms of demand and salary negotiation?

who are the consultants traveling with rimowa suitcases... that’s where I want to work! lol

Thoughts on LinkedIn as an exit opp in comparison of FAANG?

Got a role at FAANG that would be $5K more pay than mine, similar bonus and around $15K per year stock for 4 years. Same location. Is it worth pursuing? I'm in Big 4 Consulting.

Fishes at T2 firms, is the consulting path worth much? Starting at a T2 soon and everyone talks about accelerated careers or high exit ops but I don’t actually know what that truly translates too. It seems a bit abstract