Did anyone have any luck in getting a full refund for cancelling a non-refundable booking with Marriott? Status is Titanium, if that helps

Hot take: United Stroopwafels are overrated.

Hey guys, anyone stayed at Charlotte Marriott City Center? How was the experience?

Adjacent topic: does anybody have experience they can share with the ‘Save Wealth Premium’ credit card? Conceptually it could be rewarding for high spenders, but seems to not be part of the credit rewards dialogue.

As a wedding guest, how many hours of travel would you be ok with to get to a destination wedding? Would it change if a hotel stay was provided for?

Sorry in advance guys.
How can I check to make sure my SPG and Marriott pts/nights merged properly? It looks 50/ 100K lower, but unsure how to check old/unmerged balances. Thanks!

Places to travel this summer in the US? What do you recommend doing that’s still possible given the restrictions still in place / which places have eased up restrictions that it’s worth going to still

Anyone who flew to India in the last week or so, directly from the US? Were there any travel restrictions beyond vaccine certificate and rt PCR test?

Accidentally booked a Marriott reservation the night before I arrived in town for a 1 night trip and thus never checked in or used the room. Am I able to get points back or am I out of luck?

I still have a 35k Marriott free night set to expire 6/30 if anyone wants it. I have titanium status so it should also come with free breakfast and a pretty good upgrade chance (especially if it’s only a one night stay). Let me know if anyone wants to buy at a discount, would much rather see someone use it then it go to waste.

Anyone know what are the latest quarantine rules to travel from us to India.. looking to buy ticket from Chicago to Mumbai/Delhi and inward to tier 3 city

Anybody work with United Healthcare? I just had a second interview. I did some research prior to the interview about the employee benefits, but did not see if health insurance if offered upon hire date or after the 90 day period. I typically don’t like asking this during an interview. Thank you!

Our nanny has a copy of our credit card and has been spending a bit more money lately - frequent ice cream trips, splash pad, etc... we already pay for full time care, day camp 3x/week...

Any recommendations for hotels in Denver? First time going to Denver and will be doing all the basic stuff such as Rocky Mountain, Red Rocks, etc. preferably looking for a hotel that is on the less expensive side, but open to all suggestions. Thanks in advance.

I haven’t gotten mega bonus points for only 1 stay under current pormo. Nothing other than that, have stayed had several Marriott/SPG brands

Recommendations for SPG / Marriott properties in Montreal? Stick with Ritz / W or are the others worth looking at?

Just wondering how much other hospice admission nurses make. Also, are there travel opportunities for travel with hospice?

Looking to use points at Marriott for some stays. Do you find they typically give you the inferior rooms since that’s what the redemptions guide us towards? Or are the inferior rooms a placeholder?...

Do we have people here who are into manufactured spending? Or is this group only for people who earn miles through travel only?

McKinsey fish - is travel back on? Do you get to work in other countries?

Thoughts on potential business ideas or investment opportunities where I can live the life I deserve now and not in retirement? I’m always trying to think of potential business ideas and come up with nothing. As far as interests, it doesn’t matter what it is. As long as it makes money I’m interested.

How is salesforce employee bowl? Do you find it useful? I’m a salesforce employee but think that I get better intel on professional services keeping it as Deloitte employee.

So here's the tea... I just moved into my place a month ago. Putting the hot massages between my str8 roommate & I on the back-burner for a later post... There's this FINE Asian, middle-aged daddy that I noticed lives 2 houses down from me. I have only seen him outside twice (one of those times he was shirtless watering the grass 🤪), but I haven't seen him since. He was even wearing a dangly earring & smiled at me 😍. I want to meet him but I don't know how if he isn't outside! What am I to do?

Pretty confident I’ll be receiving a job offer in the next week or so - I know the standard is to start 2-3 weeks after the offer but would it be bad taste to push it to another 2 weeks after that? My current job has been so toxic really need a break in between roles. How would you phrase it to get more time in between?

Just got an alert that my purchase of 20 LTC for $60 each are now worth $150 each... OK!

What don't teachers give their subs a heads up about students that have special needs and/or have adhd, autism, etc? I'd like to know beforehand so that I can approach those students in a better way

Visiting Mumbai consulate for H1b stamping. Dropbox eligible. My visa expired on 31 dec 2017 and I m going on 28 dec 2018, 2 days before 12 months of visa expiry.

How are things in Mumbai recently ?

Anyone have Tonal or know someone who does? What are your thoughts?

Can someone tell me if they are able to see visa appointment slots in ustraveldocs site? I don’t even see a calendar. It just says no slots available in any vac location. Is this normal? Can someone suggest the best way forward?

Help: does anyone know of a software/game where I can get practical experience trading options with fake money? Thanks

Tech Risk Management - 2nd year director. I just got $6k raise bringing my salary to $155k in the Bay Area. 12 years total exp, 8 in IT audit/tech risk. Underpaid? How much are the EY, D, PwC folks in IT Audit making?

It drives me nuts that I have to I convince a kid with a concussion that even though he can't do the work right now, at some point in the future he will need to demonstrate that he learned the material. It’s hard to take this all seriously.

Anyone taking CAIA 1 next mo?

Seeking advice on chasing up on an email. Mid-June I had applied for a vacancy with a fashion company based in Germany. I didn't hear anything for a while so I contacted the recruiting email address first week of July to ask what was going on. They replied 11 days later saying my application "passed the HR- reselection and is now together with few others in the subject department. Good luck, you will hear from us soon." It's been almost a month, and so far nothing! Any advice on what to do?

What is the hierarchy at Fractal for Mumbai location? Into CPG

If you haven’t been to the Monet exhibit at AIC, it closes on the 14th and it’s a must see. About 75% is spectacular stuff from private collections that I’ve never seen exhibited anywhere.

What tools do you use for quarterly brand trackers? I’d like to do a survey for my customers to measure brand sentiment. Are there better tools than Google Form?

Hi all, I have an interview at google next week (software engineer, machine learning role). Can anyone please give me any tips on what to prepare and how?

Any advice from new moms for heading back to work after baby? Worried about being away from her four days a week after months of being together everyday.

This was scary and I'm never watching it again: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil%27s_Pass

Folks -Please help me decide if it’s better to buy a property (home) in NJ with exuberant property taxes pretty much in any good school district OR relocate to Pennsylvania (Bucks county,Malvern etc) with lower taxes /Good schools and decent commute to Airport.
My family likes to be in NJ (with Indians around) but owning real estate here and overall cost of living seems to be much higher .
Am I missing something?Has anyone gone through these debates and what’s your decision/Advise? Thanks

If you could travel to 1 SPG hotel in the world where would it be?

It’s been a couple of days since I’m back to work mid project from PTO and I am doing the bare minimum and just trying to survive. Not because of the holiday per se (this hasn’t happened previously) but out of poor motivation to work on the project and with the people maybe? I dunno. Anybody feel/felt this way too? Sigh.

Is it better to jump from Big4 to MBB as a Manager or Senior Manager?

SPG folks--how do I see available rooms at the hotel for my upcoming stay using the app? I've looked everywhere but I'm coming up empty

Anyone has insights into the culture in EY PAS?

Any cyber risk advisory layoffs at Deloitte?

What are the rumors about someone in NY getting laid off in OTT

Deloitte: You have Thursday and Friday off. Recharge and have a good long weekend
Project - Call with India every night since they’re still working + important client deliverable due Monday. So screw your Long weekend

I’d appreciate book recommendations that would help someone in a technical delivery role improve their soft skills to aid with business development. I’d like to do more solution sales architect work and do a better job at driving growth with my clients.

Best restaurant/bar at the airport. I'll start. Vino Volo, terminal A, BWI

Does MBB do “Innovation” consulting?

My new firm is giving me a choice between PC or Mac. Work will be a lot of Excel, PPT, research, and video calls. Which should I get? I have two external monitors (Dell / Acer) but sounds like they would provide an extra monitor if I wanted.

What are the big cultural differences among the big 4 (if any) ?

Drink recommendations for united flights?

ACN: what's the deal with train reimbursement? It costs me $400 a month to get where client is. But it's the same mileage as driving to my home office. Can I expense that?

A friendly reminder to LGA folk — that stupid on-ramp adds 15-20m to your travel time. T minus 45 so here’s hoping the TSA haven’t messed up CLEAR and precheck.

Going to see a vet tomorrow but thought I’d crowd source in the meantime. Has anyone’s dog acted totally different after a bout of antibiotics? She is lethargic, sad, and not her usual self... it’s really heartbreaking to see her like this since she’s normally so spunky 😔