Higher ups want a uniform policy

Jul 24, 2017
8:24:10pm

stoils All-American

So that they don't have to spend time approving things. But they want to be able to woo franchisees and stay within the same limits.

Report problem with this ad

stoils

Bio page: stoils
Joined: Jan 12, 2007
Last login: Jun 7, 2024
Total posts: 10,713 (44 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

POLL: What does your employer give as a food allowance per day when traveling?

84 Grad

7/23/17 7:01pm

$60/day. Eat simply for breakfast and lunch, and go all out for dinner.

KingDave

7/23/17 7:02pm

$80 for most areas, $100 for big cities.

phageman

7/23/17 7:03pm

$100 a day

YIsForBrigham

7/23/17 7:04pm

My goodness, that is absurd

Backcountry

7/23/17 7:06pm

Personal meals, around $100 a day, with clients $200 per person

mosterlow

7/23/17 7:09pm

$100 for myself. Unlimited if I have clients or junior employees on the tab.

Thunder Buddy

7/23/17 7:12pm

He bore the fruits of a community organizer from Chicago.

Q-grr

7/23/17 7:12pm

No idea. 10 years ago when I traveled quite a bit and they gave me a credit

Born2Fish

7/23/17 7:21pm

We use gov't per deim guidelines, $56

ColoSpgs

7/23/17 7:26pm

Whatever I want. Office staff gets $27 per meal.

SuperTank

7/23/17 7:24pm

$25 for breakfast and lunch. $75 for dinner.

Rivers Cuomo

7/23/17 7:24pm

What in the world do you do with 75 soft tacos?

Ragnar Danneskjold

7/23/17 9:10pm

I've never been told an amount

StantonMac

7/23/17 7:27pm

$50 per meal.

ballen

7/23/17 7:29pm

I just turn in receipts and since I don't drink

Sea Chicken

7/23/17 7:32pm

Fed govt...different price in every city/county in the country.

idacoug

7/23/17 7:38pm

Yep.

dilbert

7/23/17 8:34pm

The Fed per diem rates typically range from about $50 to about $75-ish

dilbert

7/23/17 8:36pm

Depends on the location with higher cost places having higher allowances. As a

cheezedawg

7/23/17 7:53pm

Depends on what part of the country. But the general category is $50

TheLoneCougar

7/23/17 8:00pm

We just follow govt per diem for the location

mudpupper

7/23/17 8:03pm

I think ours is about 50, if out of state

Stucoug83

7/23/17 8:09pm

I usually do $100 a day, most goes to nice dinners.

mottman

7/23/17 8:44pm

$100 in most cities. $125 in New York, London, etc. However, when people get together with group meals

Rhino84

7/23/17 8:51pm

Mine was $150 per meal

stoils

7/23/17 8:52pm

How can a company justify this?

Backcountry

7/23/17 9:15pm

Higher ups want a uniform policy

stoils

7/24/17 8:24pm

I'm just amazed by these numbers. I had no idea. That is a massive budget.

Backcountry

7/24/17 8:32pm

I find it quite easy in any major city

stoils

7/24/17 8:44pm

What's the point of steak and lobster every meal. That's what I don't get

Backcountry

7/24/17 8:55pm

I can't help you then

stoils

7/24/17 8:58pm

yep...sometimes i'd go to in and out just for something different...

ds7

7/25/17 1:57pm

$60 for breakfast, $60 for lunch, $100 for dinner (when in LA or NY)

Cougblau

7/23/17 9:30pm

No set amount. I've just been told that we don't want to waste the travel budget

Posting on CougarBoard