What travel/rewards credit cards do you all recommend that will give you the most value for your buck (points, annual fees, intro offer, etc)?

Originally, I planned on Southwest but read elsewhere to look at non-travel cards (e.g. Chase Sapphire Preferred and Amex Blue Cash Preferred).

Is the a black market for rewards points? I want to get rid of my delta points for either American or Marriott points

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

Trying to figure out value of Bonvoy points- want to book hotel in Lisbon for 3 nights and it’s $315 or 75000 bonvoy points. Should I use points or cash?

What are some good cryptos in the sub $10 price point? Currently in LTC, ETH, XRP, XLM, IOT, TRX, XVG, and Lend.

Anyone got into the Kik ico in August? My Kik increased 4 imes in value but it's stuck in my ether wallet.

Do I charge flight time to my client... or the General admin code? #newhire

Hi All :) I need advise on whether it is possible to get my first time H1B stamped at a US consulate in Canada ? I am required to travel to Canada anyway for my PR stamping and I am trying to figure out if I can get my H1B stamped around the same time while I am in Canada for my PR, since it is extremely difficult to get appointments in India these days? I am currently based in US. Thanks!

Any Mexico City recs? Food, attractions, places to stay, etc.

Can i get a decent 2bhk in HSR layout sector 5 or HSR layout sector 6 under 25k with maintenance?

Or should i go for 1bhk in this budget with this locality?

At what investment size should you typically start using fee only financial advisors?

I am brand new to the process and keep hearing conflicting reports. Should I be waiting out the market? Or is this the perfect time to buy if you can? I don't trust all these realty sites telling me I should buy now.

Sears may go officially bankrupt tonight. Time to liquidate those SYW points !

Is it worth making the time/money investment to make the switch from big 4 FDD to MBB. This would require getting into and paying for a top MBA program and my net worth would be way negative after that. Are the MBB financial returns worth it? Im 26 years old for reference

Soooo what do we think about the new ADP program?

What does anyone know of real estate in Web3? I keep hearing about it but it feels so foreign that I wouldn't know where to begin.

I’ve recently learned about invoice discounting and want to understand how good or bad is it from short term investment perspective. Is there any other instrument that I can look for apart from stocks or liquid funds?

How do people feel about VGAC going for the 23 and me merger? Shares are about $10 now and I’m thinking I might buy in and see where it goes. Thoughts?

What happens if a startup is acquired before every employee’s Cliff period ends?

I understand the possibility of that happening is crazy, but do we just not get any equity?

*brand new startup where all employees were hired less than 1 year ago

Hey Fishes,
I am making my first switch. What should I tell my current manager on why I want to leave ?
He is the most dramatic person I have ever seen. I don’t have much experience in these kind of corporate talks.

Yoe : 2.1 years
CCTC : 3.9 LPA
Offered: 7 LPA

Every time I turn something in, manager always find faults in them

Has anyone worked for Sentry Insurance? I’m being recruiting and I’m curious about their culture & compensation.

Has anyone given interview in Daimler for data engineer? Can you please help what kind of questions they ask in the first round?

Hi Guys ,

With 11 yrs YOE and having skills in dimensional Modeling,data warehouse ,ETL and Reporting , what should be the salary expectation in market. I have switched from 12 LPA to 26 LPA on feb 2022 as my first switch with IC role as ETL developer . Now looking for data architect role. Most likely i am going to get more 35 LPA but Shall I negotiate for 40 LPA else should not join ? Is 40 LPA is good or very high ? Plz advice. Thanks.

Been at a new job for a couple of months. Overall it’s been disappointing and I’m starting to feel anxiety for the future. I feel this way because I’ve just been working on one account I really don’t feel will create anything book worthy and I’m afraid that I will have nothing to show after a year. I’d been interviewing with this company for a while (off and on for 7 months+) and during that time made work I’m proud of and as of this past may, is award winning. (continued in comments)

I am trying to move from finance (IB tech) to fintech and have 15+ years of experience. I get a feeling my number of years of experience is working against me as all the companies want is young blood. Am I right in thinking this - what can I do to fix it other than reverse aging :-) ?

Looking to buy a property mid-2021 and need advice on what to do with my savings that I’m building to purchase the property. More info in the comments

How to avail leaves in notice period last working day is 9th January, best time to use them without letting anyone know

Mental health question - I can’t stop reading the coronavirus news and my anxiety is out of control. Obviously can stop reading the news but then anxiety of missing things takes over... help

Hi Fishes,

My current CTC is 8.71 LPA and overall experience is 4.9 years. I have an offer of 14.5 LPA. I am currently giving interview in HCL. How much should I ask from them? Does HCL have variable component and how much they pay of that?

I am looking for a balanced work life and job security so want to get in there.

Hi All,

What is the advantage and disadvantage of working in SAP labs as external worker

Has anyone heard of, or tried using, the Paladin Registry?

Anyone knows/ is currently working on Trump's tax return ????

To those of you dreaming about saving humanity - please don't.

We don't want to be saved.

~ Signed,

Human

How to get Id card.I am being boarded virtually!

Does anyone else feel like their social skills went down during the pandemic? My new anxiety makes retail so hard.

I’m a second year in general litigation. I’ve been drafting briefs, memos, letters, motions, etc. but I’m getting the documents back with a lot of redline. From what I see, majority of my research, thoughts, and substance is there but it doesn’t feel good seeing all those redlines. Is it normal to see all those redlines or am I doing something wrong?

Any advice on salary ranges for a person with 3 years of big law (V5) privacy experience? Trying to understand how far off from the Cravath-scale I will need to be willing to go.

Looking at in-house roles in DC, Chicago, and California.

Corporate ➡️ tech transactions/commercial. Anyone done the transition? Any advice for how to best position yourself to make the jump, either by laterling to a new firm or jumping practice groups within the same firm?

There is a partner that, without fail, calls on Fridays after 6pm anytime I am staffed with him. It’s extremely frustrating since his calls are usually non-urgent and I make it a point to check in early in the day to address anything. Any advice?

Anyone at Nelson Mullins Boston willing to make a referral? I’d love to chat with you.

Who misses their office ? And if you don’t, how long have you been wfh?

Do you think partners in law firms have too much power and autonomy? eg. the power to refuse leave, to do your annual appraisal, to make you work while on leave, to overwork people, to manage the team on their on terms etc. Is this power bad or good for the firm and the team overall?

Related question - Do you think the HR in law firms are just there for show since the partners have a lot of power and autonomy?

Do you give the office manager (who does assist you with admin tasks from time to time) a christmas present (aka cash)? I have an admin assistant so that's an obvious yes but I don't know how to handle the office manager or receptionist!

What is the average adoption assistance benefit at big law firms?

client has form agreements that they sent over asking us to review and “update”. Any advice on how to tackle this?

Anyone stealth layoff, stealth layoff? I heard stealthier layoff. They gave stealthed layoff stealth layoff. Stealth layoff stealth layoff.

I can’t stand people that brag about how busy they are or how late they stayed up doing X. They may think they’re just complaining, but the sanctimonious tone is unbearable. I promise you, no one is impressed. You are the problem with this industry.

What is considered a “large” caseload in employment litigation? I work at a large L&E boutique law firm and handling about 14-15 active litigation cases in state/federal court or arbitration. Some of these matters are multi-plaintiff and multi-defendant cases, but none are class actions. This does not include any matters I am handling in the charge stage or in pre-litigation. Not sure if that’s a typical caseload or not?

Those of you who have transferred offices at the same firm, how did it go? How did you present the request? I am a junior hoping to transfer from a satellite to a larger market’s office.

Has anyone heard anything about Up or Out? Got an invite a couple of times, but trying to figure out if this is a scam or something.

Anyone know the average associate hours billed at Gunderson?

Any insight into Seattle legal market? Potentially relocating from TX soon for spouse’s job. Looking for any/all insight or advice about moving into the Seattle market.

Boomer. I am in between jobs. Laid off in 10/21 after 16+ yrs, with an ABA firm. RIF. Still on excellent terms. Took my time living off generous package and didn’t seriously start applying until 01/22. Made a rookie mistake and accepted first offer.
Turns out job wasn’t as advertised. Mutual parting of ways 3/22. Due diligence is critical.
Now interviewing a LOT. Some temp work, I still have “it”. I relate to all gens. Willing to mentor AND learn from all. Tech savvy, CTE from day one. Leads?

Looking for some encouragement. Has anyone here received an overall negative performance review or has been put on a development/performance plan and was able to turn things around for the better?

Restructuring/Bankruptcy associates, how slow have you been this year so far? Seems like industry wide it’s been a very quiet year.