Boy you REALLY touched on a nerve with me right now... After four years of shopping for cheap air flights, best hotel deals, sleeping in airports because I checked out early to save money, going to the grocery store when I'm on the road instead of going to dinner...
My company hits me with this today. My most recent expense report is going to be held up because they AREN'T GOING TO PAY $10.86... The $10.86 in question is over the government rate for Spokane hotels (two nights - over $5.43 cents each night). So they aren't going to pay the whole expense report because they don't want to pay the $10.86. They are never going to pay the $10.86 and since it is on the report, the whole thing won't be paid. I have to redo the whole expense report, eat the $10.86, resubmit it and it moves to the back of the cue for payment - should get payment in 4 weeks instead of 3.
Bear in mind that on this trip I spent $13.08 for food for 3 days. Checked out of the hotel a day early, turned in the rental car and sat in the airport for 7 hours to save them money.
No more baby. No more. Go ahead and stiff an honest employee $10.86. The game is on. There are far more convenient and expensive ways for me to conduct my travel.
angela