Originally Posted by
Often1
If one of my people even suggested this for themselves, they'd be out the door before they could finish the sentence. I had thought that OP was talking about obtaining a benefit for the employer.
That's pretty harsh. I could see if they were doing it behind your back, but if they asked permission, you can always just tell them no.
I mean, this is really no different from what thousands of people on this board are doing all the time -- collecting frequent flier miles and points on business travel. I don't see a huge difference about racking up 5,000 miles on travel for which I'm being reimbursed by my company. Most companies and partnerships permit it -- it's at least arguably a company asset that employees are allowed to have. This doesn't seem any different to me so long as it's above board.