I'm not implying that companies I've worked for have made me pay for trips or anything like that. I'm just saying that to act like companies sponsoring employe

I'm not implying that companies I've worked for have made me pay for trips or anything like that. I'm just saying that to act like companies sponsoring employee getaways is not a "normal thing", its a pretty cool, rare thing. Unless of course we are only talking about venture backed tech startups, and then yes, this approaches normalcy.