I've had some bosses I would have enjoyed seeing sitting in coach while I enjoyed FC. However, I probably wouldn't have felt comfortable enough with the situation to ACTUALLY do it. If I had status because of the company or because of my job, I'd never accept an upgrade in front of the boss, and I'm pretty sure I'd offer it to the CEO or owner.

I used to work for a company that let us make our own travel arrangements. My coworkers and supervisor had no idea how to get decent rates and always ended up in crummy hotels with inflated rates. Nobody had negotiated rates for us so that wasn't an option, either. My coworkers would come back from their trips complaining about how the company didn't allot enough money for a decent hotel. Nobody understood how I had such a pleasant experience in a great hotel without spending a fortune until I showed them how to use Hotwire.

Of course, this was long before I found FT and discovered the magic of REALLY knowing how to travel. (which, admittedly, I'm still learning to implement)

GG