I thought of that too. Also they would have to reimburse $80-100 in parking

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Feb 5, 2023
12:30:35pm

rad dawg All-American

I thought of that too. Also they would have to reimburse $80-100 in parking

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What would you do?

rad dawg

2/5/23 12:18pm

Remote it is then!

bluegaucho

2/5/23 12:22pm

If the goal is save money - do the meeting remote for everyone. If the goal is

Jersey hunter

2/5/23 12:22pm

Don’t you have a medical condition that makes it unsafe to drive 100 miles at 5

bruincoug

2/5/23 12:23pm

RE: Don’t you have a medical condition that makes it unsafe to drive 100

rad dawg

2/5/23 12:29pm

Hopefully not driving at 5. That's when the flight is. Drive at 3.

ochobeeguy

2/5/23 12:30pm

Probably earlier than 3. Still have to park, get through security, to the gate, etc. Exact time depends

hamaca

2/5/23 12:41pm

I would literally tell them no. I'm not doing that.

justAnotherCoug

2/5/23 12:26pm

200 miles RT is more than $110 at 65.5 cents per mile. My company would

NarfUte

2/5/23 12:26pm

I thought of that too. Also they would have to reimburse $80-100 in parking

rad dawg

2/5/23 12:30pm

Tell them to just shoot you an email of the meetings.

CougarGuy84

2/5/23 12:28pm

Please tell me they are making you PB&Js 3x a day for your meals

Sandy Lyle

2/5/23 12:29pm

No problems there. Budget I saw allots a 20% increase to normal travel per diems

rad dawg

2/5/23 12:32pm

Sounds like a good time to get Covid.

ochobeeguy

2/5/23 12:32pm

Yeah, I’m not taking a 5AM flight to save my employer a buck if there are other

2/5/23 12:41pm

Out of curiosity, what are you going to do instead?

JollyGreenGiant

2/5/23 12:42pm

I’d let my boss know that I’m happy to fly out the night before but leaving at

2/5/23 12:53pm

You learn a lot about a company when you travel for them

2/5/23 12:57pm

Frustrating thing is that this isn't a company thing. It's my boss and his boss.

rad dawg

2/5/23 2:31pm

Sadly, time to set some boundaries

justAnotherCoug

2/5/23 3:09pm

Recommend rescheduling the trip

2/5/23 12:51pm

Let them bring everyone in, then lay some off to balance costs.

Florwood

2/5/23 1:01pm

It's ok because the CEO will post on LinkedIn how sad he is about it from his

BYUtka

2/5/23 1:13pm

Wait — how did Scott Van Pelt get innvolved?

Hawk in the 303

2/5/23 1:22pm

My company reimburses for mileage driving to airport. I think it would be cheaper to take the flight that is closer

Colorado

2/5/23 1:33pm

Take an Uber and get a hotel they pay for the night before.

Swish

2/5/23 1:34pm

I'm more and more leaning toward doing this.

rad dawg

2/5/23 2:28pm

Is there someone from hr you can talk to? This all seems very weird.

Swish

2/5/23 9:39pm

$110 is nothing for business travel, wow

Mitty

2/5/23 8:18pm

I would say no way. I would literally quit if they didn’t fix it.

Ten_Hour_Drives

2/10/23 12:58am

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