Bobcat
Premium
join:2001-02-04
Bedminster, NJ | What a whiner!
He's such a moron, he doesn't even deserve a response. |
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NetAdmin
CCNA
join:2008-05-22
| said by Bobcat  :He's such a moron, he doesn't even deserve a response. Yeah, I agree... At least his employer paid him for his internet connection. At a previous job, nearly all of my internet use at home (on a business connection) was work related and I never received the proper reimbursement from them for it. Yeah, I really feel for that guy cause he is getting SOOOOO screwed over... Not.
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Over ten plus years of carrying The Clue Bat... |
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Jason Perlow
@optonline.net
| First of all, about this whole "whining" thing. I don't buy it. There's a lot of stuff my employer doesn't pay for. For example, while they do pay for my cell service and voice, they don't pay for my Blackberry data plan, which for some reason they regard as non business critical. I could understand this if nobody in my division or in my job role carried them, but the reality is we all do, and are expected to be responsive when we travel and when we are away on vacation even if its a serious customer problem. I have to eat that $70 extra every month and I either have to like it or lump it. I could choose not to use a Blackberry, but it keeps me from missing numerous conference calls and allows me to conduct business without my laptop. When you are in services delivery, this is essential nowadays.
Additionally, we have totally unrealistic compensation for business travel. On average, we are only allowed $32-$40 per day in meals. I travel 4 days out of the week. Ever tried to travel to San Francisco and eat for $40 a day? And when we have local travel to do, and have to use our own vehicles for transportation, gas is only compensated at 35 cents per mile. Thats based on a rate for ultra compact cars, which I don't drive. I don't drive a giant SUV, I have a sedan that is over ten years old, but its not exactly a ultra compact in terms of fuel consumption.
As much as my employer compensates me, it almost always costs me money to travel for them. Every little bit I can save helps. |
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jester121
join:2003-08-09
Lake Zurich, IL | Sounds like time to find a new job. (They probably won't compensate you for that either)  |
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