Originally Posted by
rankourabu
Really? You have too much faith in people. Greed will generally prevail if one can getaway with it.
Hopefully, more employers will start moving towards where the actual spender (employer) gets the miles.
While I am aware that some companies do this, I think most (myself included) consider the miles a benefit. In my case, a tradeoff for being away from the family all the time. When I interviewed for my current position, I asked about this. Had the company kept the miles I would not have taken the position unless I could negotiate to keep the miles.
Will some people abuse this? probably. Will most risk their reputation and future employability for airline miles? probably not. I don't think this is rampant in WN-land, and I doubt it will be for DL, UA, AA either.