What’s your Excel horror story (worst crash, worst mistake, worst there-was-a-way-to-do-this-quicker moment)? Extra points for self-shaming

Spent a weekend at a JW and I had no hot water the entire time. Complained 3x and no fix, how many points? They gave me a packet of tea at checkout but this wasn’t what I was thinking.

Hello, I have a question that needs your inputs how to handle. I am working with a post-MBA Associate on a project and this person seems to do extra work beyond what the team is asking the rest of us to do. I think during our conversations with the leadership, there were a couple of points that were brought up by the MD but that was not a concrete directive that we need to do because if it is, I would know about it from the chain email since I am staffed to the project.
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What are some good trips to do with Bonvoy points in the Northeast (thinking more spa/relaxing vs touring cities) e.g Berkshires, Vermont etc

Are spg and spg points eventually going to get phased out due to merger?

Hi all

The CPE courses that i pursued on june 30 got credited to next fiscal year

I raised a complaint to the us learner team and they reverted my credit points back to be compliant as of june 30th 2021

Today am shockingly getting an emAil that i am non compliant. In the system, my points have been again moved to next fiscal year

Please advice what to do. I have emailed them. But there is no phone number to seek help

I asked the waitress at my hotel bar what time her shift was ending so we could hang out, and she shut me down. I think she did so because I was wearing my MAGA hat. How many points should I demand?

What are some easy to make, low stress holiday meals for a school holiday staff party? I was "volunteered" by our principal to set it up this year (🙄). I'm making decorated sugar cookies but kind of drawing a blank when it comes to savory dishes. Bonus points if you have any adult holiday themed games or fun drinks to suggest! It's off school property and there will be a bar (thank god), for context.

For people with Non-technical backgrounds who are now Product managers in the Tech industry, what kind of resources did you use to prep for your interviews? I've had people recommend brushing up on cracking the PM code but there's SO MUCH information out there and it's hard to figure out if I'm looking at the right thing or not. Please share resources that helped you get into PM roles (bonus points if you work at companies like Amazon and Google).

Taking family to Madrid. 10 days. Using Bonvoy points for hotel. Any recommendations for hotel or city/neighborhood location?

What is a good conversation value for IHG / holiday inn points ? Is “13k points for $100 room rate “ a good deal ?

With product design questions, I struggle to identify user groups. Once I do everything starts flowing and I’m confident. But the initial identification of user groups is something I find challenging. What’s your go-to way of doing this? For example, the question “design a podcasting app for truck drivers.” What types of truck drivers can I select so that I can prioritize a user group to focus on and begin identification of pain points and solutions?

First timer here. How do anyone request or demand for points for any uncertainties?
Ask the front desk politely for compensation? Appreciate sharing your experiences

Started as a BDR and got moved into partnerships within the same org. Comp was initially 75k CAD with OTE 120K CAD. New comp for new partner channel I am carving out, I am offered same base but guaranteed 75% quota attainment payout. Is this a fair comp? Would love any constructive thoughts/points on this. Company is in eComm vertical

Hi,

Today I will be having an interview with Hexaware for data science role. I appreciate for sharing key points to crack it, and how well is the work culture & is it WFH ?

So, recently got phished while staying at Marriott Peachtree Hotel in ATL. Received call to my room at 12:30 am from the “GM” who knew my name (and room number obviously). Didn’t feel right and the night manager said the GM called and told him I would likely come down upset. He then said the issue was resolved and dismissed the situation. Sure enough, it was fraud and charges began to come in. I received 105k points but feel it should be more. What amount of points have you received and what’s?

Is anyone annoyed that accolades has oddball pricing like 106 for a gift card and you need to pay $10 for 10 points. You can’t just get 6 points?

Hello Sharks,

Any suggestions on best term and health insurance. And what points we should keep in mind before considering the option?

How many remote jobs do you currently have, and how do you manage your time between the two roles?

Bonus points if you share the industry you are in and your total salary from working all your roles.

How do I get a job as a Mechanical Engineer if I dont have experience?

I couldn’t get an internship while in school. I have a BS in ME and projects from school under my belt. I’ve also passed the FE exam. I’ve been mostly just doing CAD for a company for the last year by creating minimally dimensioned drawings and moving parts around in assemblies. I want to evolve in my career and be doing more. I worked so hard to earn my degree and I feel like I’m not even using it. But who will hire me?

What's the expected designation in PWC for 11+ years Exp?

I have 2.5 year experience in dot net technology. Now I am looking for change. My current ctc is 6lpa. how to prepare for dot net interview. Can anyone pls guide me Tata Consultancy Accenture India Capgemini Cognizant Mindtree GlobalLogic Nagarro . Thanks in advance

Is DC generally more or less safe than Manhattan or Brooklyn?

Is a 601 waiver required for having done unauthorized work in the US? Client is married to US citizen, and applying for GC overseas. Never overstayed, but did work illegally here in the past.

Salaries for senior associate through senior manager at national tax office?

We are preparing for advent, the Byzantine Catholics are doing the Phillips Fast already (Nativiry fast).

Traditional Latin roman Rite Catholics will be entering Advent in two weeks with their traditional Monday, Wednesday, and Friday fast.

Advent is a pentitential season, it is a somber season as we prepare for Christ. We decirate for winter and prepare for the feast of Christmas.

Do you think commuting a federal felony would count as a "high crime or misdemeanor”? Why or why not?

Natwest group offering 18 lpa for 5 yrs with position software engineer B7.2. Is it good package at this designation?
Having offer from citi group of 17 lpa. Which one to consider?

Is it okay if I get fired from D after my H1B transfer for the new employer gets approved ?

Hey Industrial Engineers, do you know of a free simulation program I can use to simulate the material flow where I can input cycle times and OE% data to calculate supermarkets or inventory between processes?

It’s internship season! What’s your best advice for someone looking for an internship in the industry?

Tips for refinancing a car I’ve had for 6 months. I’ve paid on time for every month but I’m paying $600/mo on a loan with 15% interest? I owe $25K. Will the original bank, Chrysler Capital, consider it or do I need to find another organization?

Is there anything similar to the INDIRECT function that I can use to build a formula reference to another workbook? INDIRECT creates errors when the referenced workbook is closed..

What is the best FP&A tool, Anaplan, Jirav, Planful, Vena? Any other recommendation?

I created a macro to help me save time on this onetime task and now whenever I open my excel, a blank excel opens with the name of the macro. How do I get rid of it?

I’m verrrrrry new to excel and am going crazy because is there not a way to “clip” text in cells like you can in google sheets? I read about a “fill” option, but then noticed that cells that aren’t filled just repeat text. 😂🤯

For a linear regression analysis… the equation of a line is Y=MX+B, where M is the slope. So if I’m measuring a line across 365 days and M=.2, can I say that I have increased production by 20% over a year. Or is production increasing 20% each day?

Best websites to get more of a handle on Excel as a beginner-intermediate?

What are some of the unique use cases you have leveraged excel for?

Anybody use a personal computer for work? How's your experience been, any horror stories/watch-outs?

What’s the best way to summarize multiple amortization schedule. I have each schedule on a separate tab. On a master sheet can I do something where I can input a specific month and show my ST/LT ...

Looking to write a macro to rename a worksheet based off whatever is in cell A1... Anyone have any ideas? 🤓 👀

I am looking for a way to link my Salesforce data into excel so I can have the latest data at all times. Instead of the typical download of static data that by the time I am reporting the data has changed.

Dear auditors, please explain how you pick samples for substantative testing.

Hi Group, seems like it should be basic format, but I just can not get it to work. a list of data and want to alternate shade (blue,white,blue,etc) each line but if I have multiple lines I want to group together and they all shade the same. I want to group by the same data in column A, and the number of rows that are the same could vary. So let’s say row 1& 2 same entry in column A(blue) row 3 different (white) row 4,5,6 same as each other different to other rows (blue) etc… help 🙏

How to change a date field from 2002/01/15 to YYYY-MM-DD. The right click and date selection is not converting it for some reason. Even tried to do a custom field but it’s not changing :(

why is index match superior to vlookup?

Is there an easy way to switch XLOOKUPS to INDEX MATCH? Have a large file with bunch of formulas that don't work on all client machines (different excel versions).

Timesaver: If you’re working on a file saved on the cloud (teams, share point, etc.) and need the URL to communicate out, tap FILE -> INFO -> COPY PATH and the url will be on your clipboard. Pre-established sharing privileges of orig folder will apply. Hopefully this saves you time reshuffling open windows! Bonus: Same on standard MS suite files.