Originally Posted by DHAST
Effrem,
I have one question for you... isn't it fiscally responsible for a company to require you to use award miles on company travel that were gained by flying on company paid travel? Why or why not?
Only if I'm only required to travel during normal business hours, 8am-6pm Mon-Fri, and my workload is reduced accordingly.
85% of my work travel occurs with departure times after 6pm. I don't get paid a higher salary than similarly skilled who work on projects which do not require as much travel. Allowing me to keep my miles is a benefit that costs my employer nothing. In fact, in the long run it saves my employer money.
And I have offered to use miles before without reimbursement - on a ticket that was going to cost $1800 but was wide open in F award space, and was told that it was a nice gesture but that they could afford the expense.