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If it's daily, why not just do a per diem and forget about tracking it?
by maxerickson 1y ago
If it's daily, why not just do a per diem and forget about tracking it?
- embedding-shape 1y agoMany companies are penny-pinchers and can't stand the thought of some people getting more than they actually spent. I don't know either, and couldn't stand working in such companies, but I've definitely contracted for companies like that and it seems miserable.
- ghaff 1y agoCosts differ by location. Formal per diems, even with some attempt to adjust, end up screwing employees who are in higher cost locations (and/or have higher standards). Which may be fine--or not. But, to the degree that fraud becomes a real issue, it may be the simplest thing to do.
- maxerickson 1y agoShorting someone who is getting funds for lunch by a couple bucks is not in fact "screwing them".
- ghaff 1y agoPerhaps. But I also have standards for both accommodations and meals that I never pushed too hard on but may be different from those you have. If work travel is consistently costing me a lot of money, I'm going to have an issue.
- trenchpilgrim 1y agoSome costs can't be per diem, e.g. travel costs to a conference or meeting for a distributed team.