Weekend trip to London booked! BAM! Hurray for credit card rewards points!

What is an appropriate bonus to give your admin (she books all my travel and processes expenses/receipts)? Travel once or twice a month, don’t have her schedule meetings for me at this point.

Hi Fishes, I am really interested in product management and want to switch my role from risk analyst in a product owner/product manager role.
How difficult it is to do in amex? Its been half a year since I joined amex and I am planning to talk to manager after completing one year.

Can someone please suggest me if this kind of switch is possible? And how should one go about it

Any advice would be helpful

I’ve decided I cannot afford rent in lower Manhattan anymore. Been here for 6 years and make more each year but this is just crazy now. My 2 bed 1 bath went from 5200 to 6800. Bruh that’s just insane

Hi Everyone, Can someone tell me about the background & employment history Check at JP Morgan Chase? How far do they go and what do they ask for? As an immigrant, I want to know what they may need from my country Thanks.

Hi there can anyone tell me what a day in the life of a health unit coordinator is like and is it a step up from a regular CSR job or lateral move?

How is American Express as a company for Automation Engineers? .. Is the work good? How is the appraisal cycle and hike?
Will it be a good decision to join Amex leaving oracle. The hike they are giving is 30% on base salary.

How does one share a Delta drink voucher? Can you just take a screenshot?

[New to London ask]
I have a super long tube travel to work like many I hope. What do you do in the tube? Any suggestions?

Can anyone explain why the Aston southend is so expensive ? 2.9k for a 1 bedroom?

Program Manager Healthcare Foundation $85,000. Worth it? Or too low?

I live in Chicago downtown and evaluating if I should buy a not so expensive car for weekend trips. Do you think it’s a good idea? After spending most of week in the city, I feel like going out over the weekends!

Has anyone gotten the vaccine at United center? Are they asking for any proof of eligibility?

Why is it that we need realtors exactly, since Redfin and Zillow are things. Seems like we should all be able to save on the commission.

What do you all think abt tesla stock? I have a few but wondering if I should sell now or keep holding

Hello London 🐠

If you’re working in Life Sciences / Healthcare and know if you’re firm is hiring and open to visa sponsorship please do let me know. I’d really appreciate any referral / leads. Thanks so much!!

I am in a rut...I'm thinking about ending 2022 and starting 2023 on a high note. I have been thinking about taking a last-minute trip. Where would be a great place to celebrate the new year?

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.

Where do you usually buy your clothes? How much do you typically spend in a month?

Looking to get into some volunteer work - any ideas for a good cause in the area?

Do any of you use Jo Malone ?

Hi Everyone

My younger brother is in final year BE,
He wants to pursue data science, please suggest any best place to learn n do internship.

Thanks in advance

Imagine being the first agency to unionize. Imagine the press. For an industry that is so fueled by media attention, it would be a company's dream... wouldn't it?

Curious to know how closely you (creatives) work with your strategy/ planning counterparts. What is the dynamic you share?

What types of work accommodations can help people with ADHD? I am starting to believe 35+ of having not managed my ADHD has really negatively impacted me in career growth etc. I'm realizing a lot of things about myself are because of the ADHD. I want better for myself and family but 1. I don't enjoy the same things forever 2. Imposter syndrome and RSD make me believe it's acceptable to start over in new places at low salaries. 3. Typical college won't work for me. 4. I also can't relocate.

How big usually is y’all’s bonuses?

What groups are best at tax valuations (e.g. IP and other asset valuations)?

Is it usually done by tax service lines or advisory service lines?

Need info about Bangalore Metro. How is the availability? What is it about the purple line? Do we need metro card? Is it crowded a lot?

Got pushed into the manager role after a few of my superiors quit and I’m really struggling to fit into a leadership role. Any tips to help me adapt/grow into this position?

I just wanted to get Starbucks after a hard shift today, but there was a 50-person line. FML

How can I resize the horizontal scroll bar to only fit to my data? It goes all the way to column XFD and my data only goes to GK. Someone once had formatting that far out and now it won’t resize

Just heard on NPR that Amtrak has preemptively canceled some trains from Boston to DC. Good luck out there everyone and stay safe!

Shall I disclose reason for leaving a firm during my initial call with a recruiter from said firm, if I was laid off? Are they privy to that information. Ironically being recruited by that same firm

Is staying for 18 months as an experienced hire long enough? Want to move to a new location out of my region for personal reasons - don’t care about industry vs consulting

Looking for recommendations on a good book/resource on how to manage people, especially when you’re managing teams to achieve tight deadlines and also overall leadership for those teams. Currently on a project with tight regulatory deadlines and feel like I’m struggling to push people without pissing them off. Great learning curve for me and a good read seems timely. TIA!

FAANG folks - what are Facebook/Google roles like Country Lead/Industry Lead equivalent to? Are these Director level roles? What sort of compensation can you expect in something like that role?

Layoffs at Walmart corporate 😬😬

Best consulting firms to work for that will allow 100% remote work indefinitely regardless of what clients do?

So I work at KPMG and I got in trouble for reaching out to my Resource Manaager to find me engagements which I am interested in...even after telling my PML/Counselor that I will be reaching out. help?

What is a good “Why McKinsey” answer that’s very specific to McKinsey (e.g., a good cultural practice or a benefit only McK has)

Why is it that we need realtors exactly, since Redfin and Zillow are things. Seems like we should all be able to save on the commission.

Is it worth getting a surface if you already have a personal laptop and you don't take it outside of the house?
I like the portability factor but that seems to be a bit muted if I'm not taking it...

Is it recommended to get two full years of consulting experience before looking for a move elsewhere...for more comp (say to another Big 4, industry, attempt at MBB or FAANG)? Already have 8 yoe in the DoD space outside of consulting. And about 16 months of consulting exp

Best consulting firms without the massive ego?

Has anyone managed to get a counter offer from existing employer at Big 4? is it worth a try?

Watching Altered Carbon on Netflix for the second time this week... what a good show. Netflix has done it again. Highly suggest 🤯🤯

A reminder to all: we are going through very difficult times. Please help someone who has gotten laid off if you can!

What are the best consulting companies in the US focused on Sustainability, either Strategy or Ops?

Told a friend of mine in tech I was considering moving to BCG. He asked me if I would have to move to Boston.

I followed up by asking what he thought the top consulting firms were. "I'd guess PwC and then McKinsey are the best. I've also heard of KPMG, Deloitte, and Bain, but I don't know much about them."

Just a reminder that outside our bubble no-one really cares about firm prestige etc.

Best credit cards for points redemption? Currently have delta platinum Amex and flying delta weekly.