Originally Posted by
Scrappy
Expensing a $50 steak dinner because one doesn't think the chocolate truffle desert is a "full" desert but yet the rest of the meal was completely fine is not reasonable IMO. Expensing the priciest means of transpo from DEN to TK when the shuttle schedule has been published under the training tab in content locker for years is not reasonable IMO.
Using this logic, it's OK if an NFL receiver only steps out of bounds "a little bit" if the rest of the run was solid. Or rolling through a stop sign is fine as long as you "mostly" stopped. In both cases you can either look the other way, or insist that the rules are followed. There's really not a lot of gray area here.
Our contract allows for self help, and budget shopping isn't part of the matrix. I think we'll all mature enough to understand what "reasonable" means and the reality is supply and demand (uber peak pricing and airport food prices) can be a ***** in that regard.
I never look at it as sticking it to the man, it's just the cost of doing business. I'd hope that the company would find it cheaper to enforce their transportation and meal vendor contracts - but that's not my job nor will I look the other way.