Timeline for Accidentally spent much more than the food allowance on a business trip
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| Oct 10, 2022 at 10:46 | comment | added | Eric Nolan | Assuming the company is paying for a hotel then it is likely that breakfast was included in that, taking in to account @TheDemonLord's point about lunches not being included (which is my experience too) then this is $43 just for the evening meal. A reasonable amount. I don't consider it generous but it is far more reasonable than $300 a day. | |
| Oct 9, 2022 at 7:43 | comment | added | Woodman | @NuclearHoagie that was my first thought was well - but on reflection I realise that they're probably taking into account that every meal you have on their dime, is a meal you would have paid for yourself at home. By that I mean, if you hadn't been on the work trip you'd have been cooking at home, which is far cheaper, but still not (directly) paid for by your company. The $43 a day is to make up for the fact that you don't have access to cooking appliances and will have to purchase food out, and the amount you cover yourself should be roughly equal to the amount you'd have spent at home. | |
| Oct 8, 2022 at 21:09 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | 'I don't get this 'fess up' line.', well, I do. Much better to mention it to them than have them mention it to you. | |
| Oct 8, 2022 at 15:38 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | Another reason for my Financial Governance team to carefully scrutinize expenses paid to employees travelling on business is that in my country, expenses over certain defined limits are liable for tax. | |
| Oct 8, 2022 at 9:06 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | @NuclearHoagie - my employer's policy seems to include the notion that you have to feed yourself anyway, and they will compensate you for the added expense of not being at home. The expenses would cover a chain restaurant, pizza house, or burger joint like Macdonalds or Burger King. If you want better, you pay the difference yourself. | |
| Oct 8, 2022 at 9:03 | comment | added | Michael Harvey | I don't get this 'fess up' line. Where I work, there is a team called 'Financial Governance' which looks at all expenses claims and charges, and this situation would stand out a mile. | |
| Oct 8, 2022 at 6:07 | comment | added | Gabe Sechan | @NuclearHoagie 300 a day is a 2 star michellin dinner in New York City, with enough left over for lunch and breakfast somewhere reasonable. Unless it was a 300 dollar a day per diem including hotel, its not a reasonable assumption. | |
| Oct 8, 2022 at 3:55 | comment | added | Job_September_2020 | "Dream Scenario": Dream on, it won't happen. "Negotiate to reduce debt to $1000": you may upset more people and make the situation worse if you try to reduce the debt. Just pay the full debt amount, and you may negotiate to pay in installments if possible ."Worst scenario" is what the OP is afraid of: being fired (although it may not happen if he tries hard to fix it). | |
| Oct 7, 2022 at 20:16 | comment | added | TheDemonLord | Good Points - when we get out-of-town, we can claim Breakfast and Dinner, but we are expected to pay (out of our own pocket) for Lunch - I didn't do the Maths on the amount - I'm not sure if it's a work week (5 days) or a full 7 days - $60/day ($300/5 days) seems about right - as you said though $300/day is 2-3 times higher than you'd expect - hence why I questioned how much of an Honest mistake it was. | |
| Oct 7, 2022 at 20:12 | comment | added | Nuclear Hoagie | It depends on location and employer, but $300/day doesn't sound completely outrageous - it's about double what my employer allows for most major US cities, but it seems about as unreasonably high as I find $43/day to be unreasonably low, which will cover a day's worth of fast food in a high cost of living area and not much else. The allowance as a daily amount seems 2-3 times higher than I'd expect, but as a weekly amount seems 2-3 times lower than I'd expect | |
| Oct 7, 2022 at 19:44 | history | answered | TheDemonLord | CC BY-SA 4.0 |