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> the alternative is to ask employees to pay out of pocket and pinky swear to reimburse them. Uhh, fwiw, if you tell an employee you'll reimburse them for some

> the alternative is to ask employees to pay out of pocket and pinky swear to reimburse them. Uhh, fwiw, if you tell an employee you'll reimburse them for something they do for your business, it's got a little bit more heft in a court than a "pinky swear."

reificator 6y ago
Thanks, I hadn't considered that. What about if you cross your fingers? My post was to point out the absurdity of the claim that a business account with UPS/FedEx is nothing more than a discount. The part you quoted is a joke, and is not to be taken as legal advice. I am not a lawyer, and also IANAL.
- fennecfoxen 6y ago
  You're not giving legal advice, you're just... casting aspersions on the process of a business asking for you to file an expense report, for some reason, when it's a perfectly normal thing at many businesses (and one that I have performed hundreds of times myself, because ugh consulting.) Like, you could complain that the reimbursement process is a tedious paperwork-generator, maybe, if you think your other objections aren't enough already?
  - reificator 6y ago
    I really don't understand your position at all, but it seems like you're more upset than I would expect given the context. In good faith I will refrain from joking about expense reports in the future. I did not intend to cause offense, I just saw room for a joke I thought would lighten the mood of the post a bit by making it seem more childish. I'm not trying to demean people who file expense reports or something.
    - fennecfoxen 6y ago
      I was just taken aback by what seemed to be a vague and completely unnecessary “employers can never be trusted and employees are suckers” sentiment in the middle of coherent words. If it was a joke it undermined the serious points.
  - kaitai 6y ago
    If you have low-wage workers, it simply isn't practical to ask them to float you hundreds of dollars in shipping costs. It's great that as a consultant you can do that. It might be useful to realize that most Americans are in a very different financial position.

reificator 6y ago

Thanks, I hadn't considered that. What about if you cross your fingers? My post was to point out the absurdity of the claim that a business account with UPS/FedEx is nothing more than a discount. The part you quoted is a joke, and is not to be taken as legal advice. I am not a lawyer, and also IANAL.

fennecfoxen 6y ago
You're not giving legal advice, you're just... casting aspersions on the process of a business asking for you to file an expense report, for some reason, when it's a perfectly normal thing at many businesses (and one that I have performed hundreds of times myself, because ugh consulting.) Like, you could complain that the reimbursement process is a tedious paperwork-generator, maybe, if you think your other objections aren't enough already?
- reificator 6y ago
  I really don't understand your position at all, but it seems like you're more upset than I would expect given the context. In good faith I will refrain from joking about expense reports in the future. I did not intend to cause offense, I just saw room for a joke I thought would lighten the mood of the post a bit by making it seem more childish. I'm not trying to demean people who file expense reports or something.
  - fennecfoxen 6y ago
    I was just taken aback by what seemed to be a vague and completely unnecessary “employers can never be trusted and employees are suckers” sentiment in the middle of coherent words. If it was a joke it undermined the serious points.
- kaitai 6y ago
  If you have low-wage workers, it simply isn't practical to ask them to float you hundreds of dollars in shipping costs. It's great that as a consultant you can do that. It might be useful to realize that most Americans are in a very different financial position.