Online Petition to Marriott - Recognize SPG LTP with MR LTPP
May 10, 2018, 5:31 pm
#256
Join Date: May 2013
Location: New York
Programs: UA Silver, Marriott LTPP, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 1,078
To each their own, I can't stop them from claiming for Marriott properties but they will quickly learn that their expenses get approved much quicker if they choose other chains that haven't screwed me over and they will get the message if they don't take my verbal steer to begin with.
If I were an employer I could not imagine trying to impose chain preferences based on personal treatment. My concern would be more on price.
Best of luck though.
May 10, 2018, 6:41 pm
#257
Join Date: Jan 2017
Programs: Marriott Lifetime Titanium, Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 2,179
Seriously? You would hurt your own employees by slowing down their expense approval just because you have a problem with how a corporation determined lifetime platinum thresholds? Seriously, that is nuts even for FT world.
I can understand you deciding to take your business elsewhere, like directing employees to switch to Hilton etc. but not intentionally slowing down reimbursements at vendors that are pre-approved at the corporate level because of your own personal vendetta.
Your employees should quit. I am sure I will get sanctioned/ censored for posting this but seriously.
I can understand you deciding to take your business elsewhere, like directing employees to switch to Hilton etc. but not intentionally slowing down reimbursements at vendors that are pre-approved at the corporate level because of your own personal vendetta.
Your employees should quit. I am sure I will get sanctioned/ censored for posting this but seriously.
May 10, 2018, 7:04 pm
#258
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Programs: AA LT PLT; QR GLD; Bonvoy LT TIT
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To each their own, I can't stop them from claiming for Marriott properties but they will quickly learn that their expenses get approved much quicker if they choose other chains that haven't screwed me over and they will get the message if they don't take my verbal steer to begin with.
Years ago I worked for a division of Boeing in a remote office. The branch manager was measured and compensated on, among other things, profitability of the branch. To boost his profit one quarter, he held all expense reports until the start of the next quarter, and approved them all then. Corporate had a fit when they found out. Not only did they recalculate his bonus back to what it should have been, but they also penalized him on top of that.
May 10, 2018, 7:08 pm
#259
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minneapolis: DL DM charter 2.3MM
Programs: A3*Gold, SPG Plat, HyattDiamond, MarriottPP, LHW exAccess, ICI, Raffles Amb, NW PE MM, TWA Gold MM
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So you're going to screw your employees because you're unhappy with a business decision that Marriott made?
Years ago I worked for a division of Boeing in a remote office. The branch manager was measured and compensated on, among other things, profitability of the branch. To boost his profit one quarter, he held all expense reports until the start of the next quarter, and approved them all then. Corporate had a fit when they found out. Not only did they recalculate his bonus back to what it should have been, but they also penalized him on top of that.
Years ago I worked for a division of Boeing in a remote office. The branch manager was measured and compensated on, among other things, profitability of the branch. To boost his profit one quarter, he held all expense reports until the start of the next quarter, and approved them all then. Corporate had a fit when they found out. Not only did they recalculate his bonus back to what it should have been, but they also penalized him on top of that.
Maybe they should have fired him, so he could go to work for a bank and give people unwanted credit cards to boost his bonus.
May 10, 2018, 7:12 pm
#260
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: BDU
Programs: DL:MM, Marriott:LTT
Posts: 8,779
To each their own, I can't stop them from claiming for Marriott properties but they will quickly learn that their expenses get approved much quicker if they choose other chains that haven't screwed me over and they will get the message if they don't take my verbal steer to begin with.
May 10, 2018, 7:23 pm
#261
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: USA
Programs: SPG Platinum (100)
Posts: 517
To each their own, I can't stop them from claiming for Marriott properties but they will quickly learn that their expenses get approved much quicker if they choose other chains that haven't screwed me over and they will get the message if they don't take my verbal steer to begin with.
I sign off on expense claims too but I would never intentionally hold up claims because I disagreed with a staff member's choice of hotel chain. The only criteria I would apply is that a corporate rate or lower was chosen. If you were signing my expense claims, I'd report you to your bosses and if you are the boss, I'd quit because of serious questions about judgement, maturity and ethics.
May 10, 2018, 7:38 pm
#262
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Join Date: Sep 2017
Posts: 301
To each their own, I can't stop them from claiming for Marriott properties but they will quickly learn that their expenses get approved much quicker if they choose other chains that haven't screwed me over and they will get the message if they don't take my verbal steer to begin with.
If were Marriott management I would be quite happy to lose you as a client.
Last edited by M.dA.R.; May 11, 2018 at 3:35 am
May 10, 2018, 8:05 pm
#263
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: YYZ
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, AC Elite, Airmiles Gold, Hertz Gold Plus Rewards
Posts: 785
To each their own, I can't stop them from claiming for Marriott properties but they will quickly learn that their expenses get approved much quicker if they choose other chains that haven't screwed me over and they will get the message if they don't take my verbal steer to begin with.
If it is not your own business, they will complain to your immediate supervisor. It will take a minute of her/his call with you to solve this issue once and for all. It may even end up in your performance review.... But this is not a time and place to discuss this.
May 10, 2018, 8:13 pm
#264
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: YYZ
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Lifetime Titanium, AC Elite, Airmiles Gold, Hertz Gold Plus Rewards
Posts: 785
May 10, 2018, 11:15 pm
#265
Join Date: Feb 2018
Programs: Bonvoy :Ambassador , ALL :Diamond, Skywards :Silver, Krisflyer :Silver
Posts: 2,804
To each their own, I can't stop them from claiming for Marriott properties but they will quickly learn that their expenses get approved much quicker if they choose other chains that haven't screwed me over and they will get the message if they don't take my verbal steer to begin with.
May 10, 2018, 11:36 pm
#266
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Programs: Hyatt LT Globalist, Marriot LT Titanium, UA 2.4MM, HH Gold, AS MVPG
Posts: 3,400
To each their own, I can't stop them from claiming for Marriott properties but they will quickly learn that their expenses get approved much quicker if they choose other chains that haven't screwed me over and they will get the message if they don't take my verbal steer to begin with.
May 11, 2018, 8:25 am
#267
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Quebec and Ontario, Canada
Programs: AC*E50, SPG/Marriott Plat
Posts: 1,917
To each their own, I can't stop them from claiming for Marriott properties but they will quickly learn that their expenses get approved much quicker if they choose other chains that haven't screwed me over and they will get the message if they don't take my verbal steer to begin with.
May 18, 2018, 10:41 am
#268
Join Date: Jan 2012
Programs: Aeroplan 50K Elite, Marriott Lifetime Titanium Elite
Posts: 79
I could not find the Facebook"SPG lifetime Platinum 750+" group.
May 18, 2018, 11:23 am
#269
Join Date: May 2002
Location: SNA
Programs: STARS/LUMINOUS, PRIVE, FSPP, STARS, MO FAN Club, PEN Club, Bellini Club
Posts: 2,612
To each their own, I can't stop them from claiming for Marriott properties but they will quickly learn that their expenses get approved much quicker if they choose other chains that haven't screwed me over and they will get the message if they don't take my verbal steer to begin with.
May 18, 2018, 11:25 am
#270
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Chicago
Programs: Hyatt Glob; UA 1K; BonVoyage LTT (RIP SPG); HH Dia; JX Insighter
Posts: 1,642
To each their own, I can't stop them from claiming for Marriott properties but they will quickly learn that their expenses get approved much quicker if they choose other chains that haven't screwed me over and they will get the message if they don't take my verbal steer to begin with.
