What's your favorite way to spend your corporate Amex points?

American has a promo listed on their app - use Rocketmiles to book a hotel and earn X000 American points. Has anyone here used it? If I book a Marriott properly, can I apply my Marriott retroactively?

I am investing as a beginner. What is a good company to start a brokerage account with ? Fidelity, Ameri E Trade, ML? I’m looking to put my money in index funds.

How much of your income do you all target to save, invest, and use for expenses, respectively? I’m currently at 40% investing, 10% saving, 50% expenses but hoping to bring expenses down soon.

Apologies if it is off topic.
My brother has over 20 yoe in electric and 10 yoe in solar engineering including owning his own small solar company. He is looking to relocate to US or Canada. Can anyone provide any lead on which companies provide sponsorship? H1B or Canadian work visa. Thanks!

When pitching your group at a midsized firm’s services to potential clients such as PE firms, what selling points would you push for as to why you’re better suited than, or at least a good option over, big NY firms? I’m thinking more competitive fees for one, but what else would convince a PE investor to retain a midsized firm/keep them in mind?

I have dal 19 put 3/27. Loosing money there, should I wait out another day or two or cut my losses now?

Buying a house with monthly expense of $4900, although my current rent is only $2350. My total HHI with my husband is about $310K. I’m feeling weary of spending this much but we live in a HCOL area near a major city and we have high taxes. It’s hard to find anything decent under $800K. Should I just suck it up in order to be a homeowner?

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

Anybody working for VISA with the payroll of Foray software pvt. ltd?

I have a 25K loan from my MBA. I paid off 100k whole, after graduation. 3 years ago, I moved my loan from federal to private ( SOFI) account. I recently lost my job. I have applied for unemployment, as the severance that I received will only cover for 2 months. Together my husband and I used to make less than 250k after tax. Now, with a loss of pay , we are going to make less. Do you think I will be eligible for Loan forgiveness?

If you could go back in time what would you tell yourself before taking out student loans?

Curious to know how much your student loans were when you graduated from your program, how much you’ve paid off so far, and your age. If you have any varying factors too, like kids, income range, etc. Just trying to see if I’m on track or slacking in life. I am 34 yo, i graduated with 95k in student loans, i currently have 85k left and i make 85k in come. I’m also a single mom with two kids. Just praying for 100% student loans forgiveness. Wishful thinking???

Looking for a career change from tax industry to any finance industry.
Current company: PWC AC
Current ctc : 8 fixed
Expected ctc : 6-7 fixed
Preffered location: bangalore

YOE: 2.5 years non relevant experience
Accenture Infosys ICICI Bank Kotak Mahindra Bank Axis Bank Ltd ANZ Bank State Street JPMorgan Chase Morningstar Morgan Stanley

Is CSR still worth it? I already used the complimentary Lyft membership? It just expired. and I already used the DoorDash benefit. Their fees are going up to $550

Need advise ,
I have my Dropbox appointment for H1b stamping .
I have taken PTO for 3 weeks but Chennai consulate is taking about 6 weeks to complete . My question is should I apply for PTO for another 3 weeks or should I take LOA (no sure if I’m allowed to take on H1B visa)

To take advantage of the next big economic downturn, should I set up a Robinhood or Charles Schwab account?

Can only deposit USD in NRE accounts but I can send through Remitly/ Xoom to NRE account? Doesn’t remitly convert USD to INR before sending. What am I missing?

Has anyone here moved from FDD to M&A consulting recently is willing to share their experience?

Let’s all pray for those that lost their life this week serving our country. Pray for their families.

Have any firms sponsored mbas for tas people? I really want to do an MBA in the future, but mathematically speaking I will probably be around s2 or s3 when I apply. At that point it may not be justifiable.

What are some high paying companies for the
Mainframe developer with 3 years of experience.

Anybody in Arlington (Ballston area). Where can I go running? Any nearby trails that allow to keep distance from others.

This who have had Covid, do you have loss of smell?

Has anyone ever flown Silver Airways? Reviews I’ve seen look horrible but the regional route I’m looking into has limited direct options.

Can anyone at Visa Inc refer me for an open position?. The job number is REF018545W.

@Visa inc

I485 Case Status says “New Card is being produced”!! Thank you all for the helpful discussion fishes. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Details below

EB1C India
I140 Filed and PD: March 2021
RD: May 2021
I1485 Transferred MSC—> SRC: May 2021
Fingerprint: Sep 2021
EAD and AP approved: Dec 2021
I140 Approved: Jul 10, 2022
I1485 Transferred Back SRC—> MSC: Jul 21, 2022
New Card Being produced: Aug 13, 2022

Q: Should I expect any other status changes or is this it? Also, how soon can I expect the GC in mail?

Top consulting firms in the aviation / urban air mobility space?

PwC Hong Kong has been appointed to advise to Open ANX foundation

I was hospitalized two days ago because I have hyperacidity due to stress. I agree I have problems with coping with my stress. What should I do now?

If you exit after your first promo (~2 YOE), what level roles can you expect to be competitive for in industry? Analyst/sr analyst?

studied for my CPA and didnt focus on much else. Passed when the pandemic hit. Now have been struggling to meet people in my city. Any tips?

I'm working on a pitch deck, for an event that I'm planning next year for my wine brand called OBA, but I'm struggling to come up with sponsorship ideas.

I don't want to go the traditional route of creating tiers, because I feel like you should do most of the things in tiers regardless on how much they donated. Can anyone assist with coming up with some ideas?

Also, does anyone know how to create a virtual swag bag?

Thanks in advance.

“Released to RMG. Update your skill profile”…what to do next ? I recently joined and was assigned to a project but their requirements changed and my manager has released me effective 10 Feb. What should I do next to get assigned to a project?

What are the best consulting companies in the US focused on Sustainability, either Strategy or Ops?

Is it difficult to transition from Management Consultant (Big4) to Strategy Consultant (Tier 2)? Can you go from Experienced Consultant (Big4, 6 YOE) to Manager in a Tier 2, or you would normally go to the same level or even below?

Any good books recommendation on effective client communication/business writing?

3 Day PTO starts now...my buddy's bachelor party. Forget you, utilization.

Can anyone confirm for my friend if PwC takes referrals for graduate/entry level positions? In Australia, if that matters.

Rejected from BCG 1st round. Feeling down.

For people who have a lot of friends, do you make the effort or it comes naturally? I mean when my friends call me, sometimes I would ignore or take a really long time to respond purposely, I also tend to not to reach out to people proactively. Therefore, I don’t have many friends. Is it me or people around me?

I have a credit score of 720 and was told that my credit is too "low". Is it offensive?

Are companies looking to hire more minorities and people who identify as LGBTQ+? I saw a post about a job listing for a Big 4 and it said it had a strong preference for people who identify as LGBTQ+ or a minority racial group. Does this mean they have a higher chance of getting the job? Not trying to start any political debates, I’m just generally curious.

Best tips to influence or redirect a conversation that’s going sideways?

Sorry if this has been asked already, any recommendations on small ring lights or other illumination for work from home?

A partner that I somewhat work with (is not my main report so doesn’t know the full scope of my work) just volunteered me for a proposal and told the team I have capacity. Lol first of all is that normal, I got no heads up. Im not drowning in work but I wouldn’t really say im free…

Difference between utilization and adjusted utilization? Utilization is below 80% but adjusted is 99%.

Thoughts on boomeranging back to old company after a year? I left on good terms and stay in touch with the director.

thoughts on ServiceNow consulting?

Anyone have good book recommendations that I can learn from and are entertaining? Trying to survive a 10 hour flight this weekend 🆘🆘🆘

Can anyone help me with a referral to ukg?

In Lisbon for the week with another consultant (couple). Anyone around and want to meet up?