> On July 20th, I got a call from my boss. I needed to be in San Francisco on July 23rd.
> I had a hotel budget of $280 a night
> here is what I saw on my company’s internal travel site (bookings for double the budget)
At this point, I would reach out to my boss and ask "Do I book it at twice the budget?". If my boss says yes, the company covers it. If my boss says no, then I don't go. It's as simple as that.
That's the right decision, is he supposed to cover the difference out of pocket?
And it gets worse. This also happened: I adjusted the filters and looked everywhere. After about 3 hours searching I couldn’t find a hotel for under $280 anywhere in the city.
Now there's a productive use of employee time! How much did that cost the company?
This is one of the most fantastic things about corporations.
My last employer thought nothing of asking people to travel on a moments notice. We had 500 million in revenue, and they'd fight you over a few dollars for travel while eschewing any responsibility for the situation it created.
> On July 20th, I got a call from my boss. I needed to be in San Francisco on July 23rd.
> I had a hotel budget of $280 a night
> here is what I saw on my company’s internal travel site (bookings for double the budget)
At this point, I would reach out to my boss and ask "Do I book it at twice the budget?". If my boss says yes, the company covers it. If my boss says no, then I don't go. It's as simple as that.