Although I'm unemployed right now, my typical job involves some travel, extending to the 120% travel job I had back in 2001-2003 (350 days a year on the road including weekends, on a plane at least once or twice a week). I'm on the same wagon here.
Originally Posted by
ebzed
Many of us work very hard, and fly quite a lot, CEO/CFOs dont care about that, They dont give bonus on that, so the little we get such as hotel or
FF points is very useful for us when we need them.
I dont see anything wrong with that.
By CEO/CFO I also mean your project manager, or anyone in charge of the budget of the project or product you are working on. If that was the way I appreciated my superiors, I would seriously consider switching jobs.
I don't have any problem with us traveling employees, collecting miles and using them for our own vacations. I'm still enjoying the almost million miles I accumulated during my extended travel period. I haven't paid airfare for any vacation I took in the last 3 years (I did pay too many taxes) and even most hotel stays were covered by FF points.
I do have a problem with the naivety of one thinking the airline should cater for him because he flies a lot on the lowest fare possible. Airlines in these economic times cater more for those who pay more and less for those who pay less. As mentioned above, this is a global trend, not a brilliant initiative by El Al.
Back in 2003, it was the beginning of those 50% accumulations for lower fares, and other restrictions. Even then, I have never even considered asking my company to pay extra $$$ for an upgradable fare and even sometimes paid out of my own pocket for the upgrade if I needed or wanted it. When I had a choice, I chose the airline that fitted me the most for my needs (it was Continental at that time). When I did not have a choice, well, I couldn't do anything anyway ...
And by the way, I am an Israeli for 34 out of my 35 and change years, so I can complain about Israelis as much as I want
