🐠 - what do y’all think of the AmEx Marriott Bonvoy credit card? $450 annual fee seems high.

What other cards out there does everyone recommend at the moment?

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

SPG app updated for me but not combination

Hey Fishies!

Property owner wizardry required-

1.First home buyer lesson you wouldn't do again
2.First home buyer lesson you would do again

Just keep swimmin' - THANK YOU!

I worked with a Junior AD that skipped college and went straight to portfolio school. I was mad resentful of him at first, mostly because I wish I would have thought of that and saved $100K.

Hi everyone,

Looking for a job change, working as a Sr. Representative , have an experience of 4.5 yearsin travel and
Banking domain, any help will be greatful

I'm a SWE from Italy. Love my country but salary and taxes here are outrageous. Got 2yrs experience in fullstack and data science, 2masters, a peer reviewed paper and outperform all my peers for 24k€ a year.
I'm thinkin about landing a remote SWE job (leetcoding and building a portfolio this summer).
Have you got some advice? Is it possible to work for US remotely without visa? What other countries pay well? Is it possible to land a 100k$+ with this kind of experience and working from Italy?

Amex Platinum or Chase Sapphire?

It says on Bonvoy breakfast voucher that gratitude is included. Somehow they always expect additional cash tips?

Hi all,

Does Here Technologies offers employees stock purchase program in India, do they provide stocks with regular offer/bonus??

I'm working on a Fintech startup related to commercial banking pricing. We would like to do some "expert interviews" with current RMs (we would compensate your time.) We want to better understand the friction points when it comes to price C&I or CRE loans. Please DM me if you are interested.

We are not looking for any private information, but more anecdotal evidence of issues that can be improved.

“At dinner John (client) said I have nice legs, grabbed my thigh, put his arm around me & invited me to his hotel. Seems inappropriate.” Boss: “Well we won’t be taking him to dinner again this year”🤯

Extension of Marriott status!! Rejoice!

Please suggest best Term life insurance for 24 year old, maybe for payment tenure of 5 or 10 years, 1.5 crore for 75 years.
Is it sensible to invest in mutual fund + term life joint plan?

Kind of wild that I consider myself very lucky to make $175k a year at 26, yet I could barely cash flow the shittiest Manhattan apts without being stretched

Planning to travel during Thanksgiving (super late in planning as usual) any fun recos- travelling from Chicago have boatloads of AA and Bonvoy points to burn. 7-8 nights

Looking for some guidance on Australia PR process. Been in the US for a decade and half and still on H-1B visa with lot of uncertainties. Hoping to apply for Australia PR and move.

How do people here reduce their tax bills? Me and my SO earn about 400k gross and take standard deduction. We don’t own real estate, only S&P500.

What resources are you guys using to prep for the quant portion of the BCG chat bot case? So nothing related to mental math on rocketblocks, but more about the logic of the quant portions

Hi,
I'm looking for Manual Testing remote opportunities. Having 3.3 years experience and immediate joiner.

I understand a CofC is triggered in an equity deal, but is that also triggered in an asset deal (along with assignment, obviously)?

I’m trying to decide on a hotel in the Maldives - currently choosing between the W Maldives and the Park Hyatt Maldives.

Does anyone have a perspective based on experience?

I have just immigrated to worth, Illinois from the Middle East. I have 6+ years of experience (proofed by a certificate) from Four Seasons Hotel Amman. Can anyone recommend a 5 stars hotel with front desk supervisor vacancy?

I got laid off today 🥲 would appreciate anyone who can help refer UX or product designer roles. 🙏

How is Corporate VC typically viewed by those in industry? What makes a “good” Corporate VC over others? Coming from T2 consulting and was wondering if Corporate VC is an easier stepping stone to VC.

Houston downtown JW vs Westin.. Thoughts?

I do believe EY is d kindest when it comes to putting people first.Thank U Kelly.Resume travel based on CDC & facts, no layoffs in foreseeable future, extending trust when wfh& personal accountability

How many times a week do you ask yourself why you’re so terrible at advertising and why is it 1 billion?

I was contacted by a recruiter with a job in the EV market, which is something I've been wanting for a while. Im at a comfortable point in my current position where I can do my job very easily, change would mean starting from zero again. What should I do? Any advise?

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I'm trying to find good examples of design systems with gamification. Does anyone have some recommendations? Thank you! 🌞

If you guys are going to happy hour and see these kicks it's your boy

Partners, directors and senior management: when giving an interview, how do you decide whether the candidate is a good fit? Are there things you look out for? I’m deciding between 2 candidates who are both equally qualified and personable. Only looking to hire one. What to do here

Does anybody have any “affordable” recommendations for monthly parking in the gramercy/stuytown area. Really any recommendations in Manhattan.

Hi All,

I had an offer from CGI for 14lpa two months ago. I rejected it as I received an offer from a product based company for 19lpa+5L stocks. Now I am not able to handle the pressure in this Product company and want to go back to CGI. Can I apply to CGI again? Will they take me? Is there any duration to apply again. Please help.

Yoe - 4.
Tech - Azure, Terraform.

For experienced hires, is there any job related technical trainings during the first few weeks?

At what point does the value of a degree fall off? I'm in my early 30s, and have five years of experience, and work on a very theoretically interesting project. I believe I'm on track to promotion in the next year. So, I could put in a year of full time school to check the box off, but I'd be sacrificing hobbies and social life (not to mention cost). Is this FOMO or is there real opportunity here?

FYI Today and tomorrow you can view Perseid Meteor Shower. Those in Philly or NY should go to Cherry Springs State park to view spectacular night skies and thank me later.

Anyone heard of Novantas? Thoughts?

What are the BCG ring fences and how is each one? Can you join any of them or are you required to do the one closest to your home office

Hey all, can you pls recommend resources to get up to speed on Fraud and Risk management for Payments in fintech? Books /sites? I’m not in consulting anymore so no access to internal decks. Thanks!

Any book recommendations for the summer vacation season? What's your favorite book over the last year?

All I want to do is curl up in bed with hot tea and a good book. Recommendations for if I ever achieve said dream?

What are all of the single ladies doing?

Has anyone used gliders that stick on tyres of office chair, for better movement over the carpet?

Layoffs at Walmart corporate 😬😬

Monday Status Report: Flight upgraded to first ✅. Aforementioned flight delayed 1.5 hours ❌. Partner canceled 6pm meeting ✅. Hotel upgraded to a suite at the Ritz ✅✅. Not bad for a Monday, not bad....

CAIA vs CFA?

Top 10 books to read about consulting life ?

Competitor asked for my salary expectations to jump ship and I provided it to them. If I get a raise before they provide an offer, is it ok/proper to revise salary expectations higher?

In your firm, does taking PTO negatively affect your utilization rate? It does at D so I’m curious to see how other firms handle this

Anyone else diverted from JFK / NY area due to weather and traffic?

Anyone else scroll through LinkedIn and constantly feel behind in their career? Everyone I know is exiting from MBB to VC/PE and I’m still making peanuts at Big 4. How do you deal with knowing you’re mediocre/less sharp?

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

Notice there are so many people with debate experience in consulting. Kinda impressed. Any highly recommended books related to debate or communication in general?

What’s best practice for updating your LinkedIn? No client names, but can you list out your responsibilities by project? Can you summarize project scope, including cost savings ranges?