Originally Posted by
krazykanuck
My old company was like this. Also, anything that you paid with your personal CC they wanted the screenshot of the online activity or statement for the CC. Even for like a $5 parking charge. It was madness.
Most things I'd like to include in a policy have already been listed.
What do you think for meal limits? The three companies I've worked for, our meal limits were $50, $55, and $90 a day. I thought $90 was a bit needless, but $50 can be tough if you're in a high cost city like NYC or SF and time/location constrained.
That bit about the personal card is crazy. Ugh.
I thought E&Y had the best policy when I worked there: no receipts needed for expenses $75 and lower (later lowered to $25). Meal limits were set by the client, but were usually left up to your judgment. My favorites were straight per diems (usually about $75) since there were no receipts needed and you could just expense the full per diem.
When I was at Gamesa (not a consulting firm) we were held to $10 for breakfast, $25 for lunch, and $50 for dinner. Our CEO once remarked to me that $50 for dinner was a bit tight, since you'd easily get there with an appetizer, entree and glass of wine.