Who has started business travel? How many trips have you made post lockdown?

Has anyone ever tried to use their PIV card to book the GSA rate for a personal hotel stay

Lifetime SPGer who is staying at a Marriott hotel for the first time. Platinum gift is 1k Marriott points (vs 500 spg points) and the green choice is 1k points for the whole stay (vs 500 per night)...

Anyone in here doing pursuits? What is director level travel like?

I've worked in hospitality for two years, but now the travel restrictions are lifting and I'm nervous; how busy does it usually get around Christmastime?

Any choice Marriott properties in NYC? Hard to distinguish what's a good pick. Trying to stay below 300 USD a night.

Have had several stays from a random person credit to my account (somehow my number seems to be connected to their reservations and name is very similar). Am I obliged to notify the hotel program?

How do you justify the ethicality of Airbnbs often accelerating gentrification and housing inequity in many cities? Do you weigh it against the GDP brought in by travel?

Are there any consulting firms with roles that require 20% travel or less?

What are currently the best Canadian credit cards for travelers? Looking for Aeroplan or bonvoy points or companion tickets

Iceland in Mid April
1) recommended with a 2.5 year old?
2) hotels to stay in - any good Marriott properties?
3) must do

Staying at the Ritz and STR in the Maldives so expecting good service and reading mixed things about tipping. I usually don’t tip much at hotels (never really thought about it) but what do people do? Is there an expectation and would the amount be based on like room rate or just a flat daily per day?

Anyone have any car rental hacks to get something other than a compact to show as a compact on the receipt? Traveling on federally reimbursable funds, so need to show a compact car. But hoping to get something nicer but not get flagged by the Bean Counters. Thanks!

Recommends on best Marriott property to stay at in San Francisco for New Years ?

What does 50% travel mean/look like on a job description?

Will SPG Green Choice award of 500 points also triple to 1,500/night under the consolidated reward system? Couldn’t find anything in the Marriott marketing materials

Best hotel in NYC with a decent gym?

Lol, do you check your purse and shoes in under the plane or do you carry them on?

Any metaverse coins I should be looking at? What’s the next big thing? Have a few grand to gamble away.

My current package 18 laks at 8 year experience how much i can expect with TCS now

Another humpless hump day before a thirsty Thursday.

Anyone looking to relocate or in Cinci Ohio to work for a great team in a wonderful top 100 firm… dm me please! :)

Hiring entry level healthcare it consultants. Lots of travel, lots of paid training.

Ideally has a background in healthcare technology (eg a degree in healthcare administration)

Fortune 100 tech company

I am trying to start a new career in programming can someone recommend me something with good salary rate and future thanks

Any assurance AM's here ? What is the salary range ? Qualified CA

Golf talk. I know I have to try them out in person, but any suggestions for a intermediate set of women’s golf irons?

I went thru covid last year and lost smell and taste - since recovering the smell of things has changed and usually it is for the worse - meats now smell like dog or cat food and citrus fruits like onions … this has been for months now and no sign of getting better - anyone else experiencing something similar ?

Why does Stanford GSB ask if any ‘close relatives’ are also applying for the same MBA class? Would a cousin count and should I disclose this information, or will it factor against me?

How long it takes to get laptop from pune office.
I need to go on 1st sept.

Extremely Disappointed with hikes!

Soon to be noogler here - for folks in non tech roles, what laptop did you get? Does google ever use excel or is everything on google sheets? I hate the mac version of excel but if everything is on the cloud i might just go for the macbook anyways haha

I have a 20+ year career doing AdTech/BI/Analytics in media agencies. Started as an intern, rose up to director and board member at various agencies.

I switched to tech consulting at SM level early this year for the money but also to see new industries & learn something new. Had to quit the small firm I joined after only 5 months due to chaotic and overbearing leadership. Now I have an offer from Avanade and one from a big media agency on the table.

Should I go back or stay in consulting?

Taking my CIPP/US tomorrow, any hints?

Any agencies need a freelance AD?

How important was your portfolio to land your first UXR job? There are mixed messages out there...

Denver RIA provides platform for Advisors looking to be independent. We custody client accounts at TD and Schwab. Glad to talk to qualified advisors looking to free themselves from the broken dealers.

How difficult is it to get an onsite job with only 2 years of experience?
Tech Stack: .net, javascript

I thought this question would be best for partners who’ve been in the industry for awhile...

How did you find out what you want in life? Feeling lost mid-career..

How early in someone’s career do you generally identify if a homegrown person is partner material or not? M and up or earlier?

Anyone got the skinny on Alix consulting?

Got pinged by a recruiter for an MD role in digital transformation

He claims they compete with MBB and Alvarez.

Thoughts?

Partners - do recruiters/headhunters ever reach out to you? What types of roles/levels do they reach out for?

When you independently search for other opportunities (if you do), what types of roles do you look for?

Heard that partners at MBB that focus on public /social sectors (higher education institutions, government, non-profit orgs) get lower salaries than peers. Is that true and by how much?

Partners: where do your clients come from? Do you spend more time acquiring new clients or using your network from past projects/peers?

How is a Partner’s sales bonus at your firm calculated? Also, what if multiple Partners have connections at the same client when a sale is made? How is the bonus fairly distributed?

Does the concept of local and high value role exist is Deloitte, Accenture or PWC?... been consulting for 13 yrs

Folks - Which is a better option .. Deloitte MD or ZS Partner? Similar comp.

Partners, what are some good business novels/books that you read recently and helped you in your day to day roles

When do we typically know if we made it to Destination in PCLDE?

And what is worse - getting another lap now before going into destination or going into destination and getting another lap then?

For the partners/mds/directors etc how are you protecting your money with the new administration? I’m assuming Biden’s plan will help the lower class but for the upper class I’m sure there have been strategies your advisors have been telling you. I currently have 20k in savings and feel like it’s just getting inflated away.

Hiya! I was wondering if anyone here has any good recommendations in terms of books or learning material that I can pick up to learn about sales and marketing relevant to the consulting industry?

All else equal, is it easier to become direct admit PP rather than promoted to that role from SM or MD? Seems less obstacles. Thoughts?

Partners- At what point in your career did you feel like you had financially “made it”?

Partners, what is your magic number (in terms of dollars in the bank), after which you intend to retire?

Partners/Principals - how do you focus and continue to work at the same rigor, if you have made your numbers or 75% of your numbers? Do you take it easy or continue to grind/ work long hours as usual?

Just heard FY23 partners at PwC are getting only 40 shares vs.60 last year. Looks like new partners are being shown the middle finger by Tim Ryan in favor of increasing stock price and getting more catalyst hires. Sucks!!

Would you say being a partner is more demanding than being an industry exec?