Well fishies - if you’re headed to ord tonight give yourself extra time. I’m about to miss my first flight in five years of consulting.

Could anyone from Bain’s London office provide any insight into how much travel was typically involved (Pre-COVID)?
Also, how do you see the split of WFH/office/client site be going forward?
Thank you!

Good credit card to open? Thinking Amex gold - anyone have it and recommend? Or any others?

Is anyone familiar with the office culture at McKinsey in CLT? Interested in learning more

Does anyone know where on the United website where I can see all my future PQMs, PQDs, and PQSs for the rest of the year?

GSP San Fran or Leo Chicago?

I am having 12.5 lpa CTC with 7.7 YoE. How much can Delta Airlines offer?

I’m generally not a beggar but figured it was worth a shot: Does anyone have two United Club passes that are going to expire soon and you’re willing to share?

Anyone have any Amtrak points they'd like to sell?

Why does insulin in the United States cost 10x what it costs in Canada?

Any NYC or PHL ad agencies looking for staff or freelance senior or executive producers?

Hey folks I applied for a credit card they were asking for official mailid is it legal to provide bank mailid for credit card processing?

Points wizards - I need some United miles stat. What’s the best conversion point source right now?

Thanks!!

Any Florida hotels (Hyatt/Marriott) near the beach that people recommend? Looking to avoid Miami.

Anyone have any car rental hacks to get something other than a compact to show as a compact on the receipt? Traveling on federally reimbursable funds, so need to show a compact car. But hoping to get something nicer but not get flagged by the Bean Counters. Thanks!

GERMANY - have a lauorber - arrive in Frankfurt 4:30pm Friday leave 1 pm Saturday. Where should I stay / have dinner? Frankfurt ? Mainz? Bamberg?

Hello Fishes,

Did anyone attend interview from Delta Airlines recently?

Any integrated producers looking for a full time job? San Diego based company looking for a integrated producer. Let me know if you’re interested!

Recommendations for bachelor party destinations aside from Costa Rica and Mexico City. Preferably under 5 hour flight time from Atlanta outside the US.

Any recommendations or itineraries for the French Riviera/Monaco? Thinking of flying in and out of Nice.

Chewy? Think it’s a solid hold long term. Earnings this week

COO’s & previous SR. account executives…

I made it to regional manager for a franchise by age 22. Ran a successful financial practice & sold by the age of 33. Took 2 years off and built a health & wellness coaching platform for my wife (medical provider). Then, the last 2.5 yrs, have been a top producer in Saas sales as a senior account executive. I’ve been told I would make a great COO someday and I’m ready to take the next step into leadership. Who/what should I be targeting next?

Has anyone successfully sold your gently used clothing for cash on the spot anywhere in Chicagoland? If yes, where? Have a lot of nice stuff that I’m bored of but Poshmark takes too much effort for me and I find consignment stores usually take months until anything sells and then getting your money is a pain. So looking for instant cash. TIA

Anyone use Freedom Boat Club or another boat membership in Chicago? How much is it and any pros/cons?

Not sure if anyone is gonna be down for this but i know of a writing gig with a rate of $60-$80/hr. It’s mainly website copy for a web3 company so it could be good to get that experience. DM if you’re interested.

Anyone hiring for entry level risk compliance roles?

I went for 3 interviews with a company met with vp and was given package thinking I aced interview there was another candidate 😞 the other person for the job. The VP calls me to tell me I didn’t get position however he wants me to re apply in new year that something else will be open, and that he wanted to keep a copy of my resume what does this mean ? Should I apply again in new year or don’t bother ?

What to choose when you can’t have it all: high salary, healthy working environment, room for growth, love of the day-to-day work.

I’m looking to hire a full time strategy director. Big agency experience. NYC based agency, but remote for the foreseeable future. Drop me a DM with you email or website if you’re interested!!

This is second time I got offer from CGI but now I have again a better opportunity. So if this time I reject will there be any problem for me in future?

Hi Fishes, Just wanted to know what is the salary band of associate 2 in Tax profile? Location is either Kolkata or Bangalore or Hyderabad.

COVID policy for interns. How are you handling? Paid time off? Case-by-case? Are you sharing a specific policy (yes, I know it differs state-to-state)?

heyy could you please help me with this question:

why does cap structure not influence firm value?
❤️

Anyone else here have terrible utilization because their deals die and a code never opens? /can’t find another code to book hours? I’m sitting on over 200 billable hours at this point

Got a personal email from HR asking to evaluate our executive team’s performance. Thinking this is a no win situation.

Today’s my bday. Also my beloved family dog is getting put to sleep due to cancer. I didn’t take the day off today for either reasons. Do I have my priorities messed up right now?

How do you think consulting will change over the next 5-10 years? What skills should consultants start to learn to prepare for the inevitable change?

Why does my bed feel extra warm right now?

Want to warn stakeholders that their hostile, posturing emails with our main client CC'd is only going to backfire (main client ❤️ us). emails will no joke prob get some of them fired. #restructuring

Is my 401(k) match based on a sum amount (i.e. 6% of 100k = 6000) or from each paycheck?

Hey 🐠, what are your recommendations of books, articles, or practice tips to improve communication, both verbal and written? Want to be stronger at running meetings, pitching ideas, writing (cont’d)

On-board my first flight in 6 months watching a man 2 rows down gradually fill with rage as our flight reaches 45 minutes of delay. I never realized how much i missed this. I finally feel home again.

Anyone here taken the Oracle EPBCS certification exam (1Z0-982) that can provide some insight on what the best way to prep is and where I can find valuable resources (question banks)?

Anyone else hear that post-CRT partners will get fired this year in commercial advisory? How the hell does a partner get fired....

Any book recommendations for someone who worries way too much about work? Have already read The Subtle Art...looking for other good ones? Specific to consulting would be awesome!

When does the amount of open credit cards start to hurt credit? I’ve opened cards for promos or 0% APR then don’t use them. Just wondering at what point having cards starts to hit credit. Probably have ~6 cards

What does a quantitative analyst do in the consulting industry?

Is it easy for someone in tech working in ops/business side to switch to MBB consulting?

How many vacation days do you get at your company?? I get 15 and then 4 “personal choice holidays” ..wondering if others get more or the same !!!

Are we able to mirror our motions/voices/moves to a different location? Who wants to work on this initiative? Would be a perfect tool for WFH situation.

Hey everyone,
I have a BSc degree from a semi-target university in the United Kingdom, and I currently have around 2 years of strategy consultancy experience at a Big 4 in one of Africa's most competitive economies. I'm looking to step into consulting in Dubai/ Abu Dhabi (MBB, Tier 2, boutiques, etc.).
Any referrals?
Thanks

Honest question here-hw do I work better with Indians who come over frm India(on-site) to client?My patience with them is at an all time low since they jst dnt gt the methodology & hate owning anythng

Hey all,

I’ve been working at Deloitte (federal) for 4 months now at the analyst level doing the typical analyst work, like building decks. The original company I wanted to work for had to rescind my offer back in March due to COVID. They’re hiring again and want me to join. It’s a boutique consulting firm, I’ll be apart of the cyber risk team. Which was what I originally wanted to do.

My questions are:
should I take the offer if the pay is the same?
Will Deloitte blacklist me?
What’s the st

Has anyone moved states and changed their home office / region? (Personal choice not project driven)....If so, what's the process? What approvals are needed?