Originally Posted by Jalinth

I agree this is just silly. The company could have very legitimately cancelled the ticket and received whatever refund or non-refund they were owed. No refund because of the choice of fare classes is their problem, not mine. They could have also offerred you the option to "buy" the ticket from them and pay whatever you both thought was reasonable. Although being on a flight with a bunch of ex-coworkers, likely seated beside them, where I departed on poor terms isn't something I'd be comfortable with.