Visiting Pune, India. Marriott property recommendations - Westin, Marriott Suites or JW Marriott? Thanks!

Anyone looking to get in at BDO?
Separately, anyone in the southwest or looking to get to the southwest?

Monaco GP 2021 PSA: Marriott Le Meridien hotel in Monaco just opened up rooms on points for the Grand Prix weekend.

Planning a honeymoon in Greece for September. Any recommendations on islands? It’s a 2 week vacation. Some time will be spent on Mykonos for the sake of a specific resort but other than that I have nothing else planned.

Diamond medallion on Delta. They lost my bags on the outbound (3 with my wife who is Plat) and inbound flights (1) on a trip to Europe. How many points should I expect? Any advice to deal with this?

First business trip in 20 months. TSA agent yelled at me for nonsensical reasons. I almost cried. I was worried things would change, but they are just as dehumanizing as always. Felt like home.

Booking a last mintue trip to India over Christmas New Years. Anyone have any tips on best places to book business class? From JFK.

🚨 Arriving home to Ohare and was approached by a guy offering taxi rides and handing out business cards in terminal 3 baggage claim. DO NOT ACCEPT RIDES FROM PEOPLE OFFERING THEM!!! Whether they ‘can do cash or card,’ don’t buy it - they’ve got you once you’re in the car. Told airport emergency hotline and they are investigating.

Stay safe and don’t get got!!

Do consultants within Huron's Life Sciences practice (e.g., Senior Associate, Manager levels) typically travel to client site Mon - Thu?

Which credit card do you think is the best for ME consultants?

What credit card do you use?

I recently joined FIL as Lead BA. Is there any chance of on-site travel? Is there any team where on-site movement is easy?

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

Almost 4 weeks in and my status is still wrong. It was correct for the first ~1 day and then bumped down a level. Shouldn’t be hard as all my nights last year were SPG. This is ridiculous.

I just started training with United HealthGroup for Medicare. I have previous experience in Medicaid-- quite a different role, but similar. I'm so nervous about how complex Medicare can be. Any suggestions or advice? I'm not exactly a dumb-dumb but nor am I the sharpest knife in the tool box.

Fly to Columbus on connecting flight or to Atlanta and drive?

Looking to do a romantic 3-4 day trip that’s outdoorsy, like hiking/watering hole type of place (possibly a bar or 2 at night) and looking for spot recommendations! Geographically can span as far as Maine to Virginia, but open to any location for future travel. Truly appreciate any suggestions from you travel gurus

What’s the best way for me to have unlimited data/international calling when I travel to the EU this year? I usually just pay the $10/day Verizon charges me if I use my phone but data is capped or it slows down at some point if you go beyond a specific gigabyte.

Discuss the pros and cons of a partner who boomeranged out to industry and came back vs. a partner who’s a consulting lifer. Who does better in the long run?

What’s your favorite WFH footwear? Any recommended brands for a chilly home office?

Is anyone annoyed that accolades has oddball pricing like 106 for a gift card and you need to pay $10 for 10 points. You can’t just get 6 points?

Hi guys, I'm looking for role where I'd get an opportunity to work with Alteryx, Tableau/PowerBI. I have 2.6yrs of exp with 1yr of relevant experience.
Alteryx core certified.
Please reach out to me if you have any vacancy or referral.

If I didn’t have to take the MPRE previously but looking to waive into DC, when do I need to take the MPRE? Prior to applying or can I apply and submit my score following submission of my application to get the background investigation going?

I have an offer from mobile programming 11LPA fix + 50k joining bonus + 2 LPA variables for the role of react developer (experience 2.5 years)

I have an offer from Altimetrik as well for Full Stack Developer.

How much should I ask for from Altimetrik, and which company will be better

Looking to do some case prep in the coming weeks - DM me if interested

When is it normal to start taking depositions for a new(er) associate? Entering 3rd year at midsize firm.

Curious on some entry level (2years of experience) ux designer salaries in the Charlotte, NC area? Currently making around 60-70k.

Has anyone hired a consultant to find them a practice to purchase? I'm not asking about the big players like KMG or Succession link.... I'm asking if you've worked with an individual contracted consultant... If so, wondering how the experience went.

“Job hopper” and “quiet quitting” are all schemes made up by boomers to make you think everything is the employees fault. When in reality people are just getting out of bad situations. Older companies do whatever they can to pay you the least amount and get the max work out of you. Except our generation will just leave amid we’re being mistreated, not complain for 35 years making 50k and 0 advancement.

Should people be fired for lack of people skills?

Housing marking is insane here. Was outbid by 50k and it was an all cash offer. Idk how to compete with that lol any tips for navigating market ? I wonder if I should wait 6 months and see if anything changes but could be worse

Looking for recommendations for affordable storage units in Chicago. I have a car so anywhere within ten miles of the downtown Chicago area would be great. Need no more than a 5x5 foot storage space. Thanks! 😊

How’s everyone doing out there? Busy? Slow? Remote? In person? Lower rates?

Had interview rounds with client, director, partner however no round with HR but today got a mail for documents. Can i expect HR round now?

Is Deloitte India and Deloitte Usi location same in Hyderabad or are they in different in different locations?

Is there a way for my visiting parents to be able to get free incoming and outgoing on their Indian sims. They have Airtel and they are charging a lot for incoming and outgoing to Indian numbers. Also is there any pack to call India for free from US Sims ?

Recently sold my car on carvana. I had initially bought it using a loan from DCU. Now that carvana has paid me the balance after paying of the loan, i still see on the dcu app that I owe money to dcu. People that can relate, can you take me through next steps?

My priority date is end of 2013. My husband is only petition - we filed in oct 2020 when my date became current. If he decides to switch his job right now, will there be a lot of additional paperwork/ rework? Is it not recommended?

Has anyone recently flown Virgin Atlantic on Delhi-NYC route (with layover in London)? How was your experience? Considering booking for parents.

How do you split income/expenses with your spouse? Wife earns about 75% as much as me. Don’t have kids yet. Do you have a joint account for everything or do you split common expenses 50-50 or in proportion to income? Something else? This has caused some contention so want to benchmark. Thanks!

Has anyone been able to refinance student loans on F1 OPT / H1 visa? Would love to hear about your experience.

Is it 72 hours within embarking travel to India or 72 hours prior to landing in India for negative PCR test? Need to book but want to be sure.

One thing that COVID-19 has taught you?

T20 spoiled ODI batting behavior.

Is it worth saving money with 401K or get better rates in FD’s / Post Office etc in India ? FYI 50% match is provided by company for first 5% only

Any recent H1B stamping experience in New Delhi? Will appreciate if you folks can share any insights ......

What do you guys think would classify as a good savings amount by the age of 30?

Which service(s) do you use and can recommend to send money to India?

Want to send a SIM card to India from US ASAP. Recommendations pls.

Can people on OPT or H1B get Clear membership for airport security? Does anyone know if we can expense it?

Anyone stuck in an unhappy marriage? How do you deal with loneliness of this profession and complicated family life

Are there any other shows like Panchayat on Amazon prime?
I loved the simple plain village life story superb performances from all actors.

Folks, looking for suggestions/ ideas for 40th weeding anniversary for my parents. The are currently in India. What are people doing these days for such milestones?
My wife was suggesting a destination event (eg Goa / Yatch party) with close family & friends, with garland exchange in relaxed /beach attire.