Originally Posted by
dranz
I have been doing the weekly travel thing for ~15 years ... and have
seen lots of changes in the name of "expense control." Recently, meal
caps were swizzled (reduced) and declared to be per-diems. That works
better for me, since I tend to seek the local hole-in-the-wall establishments
that do something special (and I can pocket the difference).
Now we are being told to use our per-diem at restaurants with which the
company has negotiated rebates ... and to log/report the meal expense
by using the corporate credit card but reporting it as non-reimbursable.
Uh, okay, it's the new rule. Got it.
Anyone else dealing with such tortured per-diem re-definition and logic?
I am so not looking forward to next week's trip, where the preferred
restaurants are:
- Dennys
- Texas Roadhouse
- Outback
- Carrabbas
- Bonefish
It may be time to claim Kosher or Halal dietary restrictions. <g>
If the company I worked for were to start doing this, I would contact a head hunter, line up a new job, and get the heck out of there. If management is micromanaging and nickel and diming your dining choices when you're on biz travel--especially specifying this type of restaurant--one can only imagine what other stupidity they are up to. What are they afraid of--that their employees might run the risk of having a decent meal while on business travel if left to choose their own restaurants? That said, I had a decent salad at a Carrabba's about ten years ago. It had grilled scallops on it. Not bad. Haven't been back, though. Good luck!