Originally Posted by
Ancien Maestro
I agree.. depends on the context in which the company has defined your role..
Given the flexibility, I think most would spend a bit of time sight seeing.. Sounds like a pressure packed career.. you should get some time to yourself..
Doesn't have to be "pressure packed." I think that's a bit over the top...
When I'm home, if I did duck out of work one afternoon for golf, I would mark that time as vacation time. I wouldn't try to "hide" that time by marking hours that i didn't actually spend working. I have a very flexible position and can within reason make my own hours, but I am still a professional and not looking to take advantage of my flexibility.
Being on a business trip is the same, only in this case I know that a client is specifically paying for ME to come there and work on-site to accomplish some goal. If I finished up early I would work on some activities for that client, again because they paid for ME to come on site. If I was to come early or stay late and sightsee, I would pay the extra hotel room stay out of pocket.
None of this means I'm "pressure packed," it just means that when on the client site I am not motivated to spend their money to sightsee.