Landing Gear

And I want to see the face of the general counsel when that comes through--especially if the GC is a woman.

I take it you are familiar with the phrase "claw back."

Loren Pechtel

Wages, yes. Unreimbursed expenses, no. When my wife's employer went 6 feet under (literally--while it probably would have happened anyway the trigger was the death of the guy) she got most of the wages she was owed, none of the expenses she was owed.

5khours

Past employer required to me have international F fares approved in advance.... the nerve of them.

gglave

I highly doubt that companies which OK bed-sharing and other dubious activities have in-house legal, empowered HR departments etc.

Also keep in mind HR is just a mouthpiece for management - If this came up it's HR's job to spin how it's 'great for morale and team building!' not to prevent it, which they're not empowered to do anyway.

TrojanHorse

Exactly on both points

stifle

A friend of mine has had a run-in with her corporate travel department, who have booked her on an 0630 flight from LHR although she lives near Basildon in Essex. She is not being permitted to expense a hotel at the airport the night before for perhaps £65 but will be allowed a taxi at 0300 costing £150.

Landing Gear

It might amaze you then to learn that there are indeed companies with in house legal departments but executives who think that consulting attorneys is an annoyance.

ges123

A competitor bought the company and closed down our facility.

gglave

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aroundtheworld76

Wow!

We travel in a group of 4. We recently had an overnight in JAC where I was having difficulty finding 4 reasonably priced hotel rooms. I finally found two 2BR/2BA condos. Nobody would have to share a bed, bedroom, or bathroom, just a common living room and kitchen for ONE night. They were stunned I would even suggest such a thing! The idea was quickly and vehemently dismissed and we spent well over a thousand dollars for 4 fairly mediocre hotel rooms.

Often1

I'm w. your colleagues. $250 pp is hardly luxury in this day and age. But, it is privacy.

felipegarcia

Not mine but an older tale from my dad:

Back when he worked for a large multinational it was the policy that they all purchased tickets in full fare, unrestricted economy (unless the rules for 1st class applied), under the excuse that you could do a last minute change if you were supposed to, without paying extra. After many years they realized they could spend less money by booking people in more restricted classes and paying the rebooking fare or losing the ticket altogether for the very few who actually required last minute changes. I also heard that many years later he did get to ride one of the company's bizjets because they absolutely had to get somewhere before the next available commercial flight, so his boss made a few calls and their 8 seater showed up at the airport a before the next scheduled flight (which was already full).

mackenzie77

Had a boss make us cancel our car to get to a very important high-stakes dinner meeting. He knew we'd be pretty dressed up but still figured we'd be okay to take the bus.

mecabq

Probably they objected because they'd earn no loyalty points for the condo.

crabbing

my company used to believe in booking non-refundable tickets early to get the lowest fares, with the idea that any change fees would still be less than full fare. i actually got them to change this policy, with one trip that had to be rescheduled three times. the final cost was over 150% of the full fare price. now, the rule is to book refundable when control of the schedule does not lie within the company.