Is my job jipping me

**mikeN** · 01-23-10, 03:40 PM

My boss already said he wasn't. But I was seeing if it was him saying no or Corp saying. I read ithere is no law in Texas regarding mileage remburstment. They are being very cheap 62 people have to go to this meeting and will cost the company 1700 if everyone was paid for 1 hr dive time. Oh well. Hopefully I get free beer. (Bastet beer) For some reason it's at one of our vendors. "coors".

Thanks

**HeavyG** · 01-24-10, 11:18 PM

I wouldn't worry about it. You are not talking about a lot of money here. If you are driving 60MPH for 1.5 hours, making your driving distance approx 90 miles, at 20MPG, you would be consuming only 4.5 gal of gas. This is just a rough estimate of course, but you can do the rest of the math. I don't think $12 is much to gripe about .

Now if it starts to become a regular thing, then sure. But you should consider yourself lucky. I used to to drive an hour each way, every day, and I never got any compensation.

Then again, depending on your situation, $12 could be a lot to you... so I really don't know what else to say...

**Faith** · 01-25-10, 02:44 AM

don't feel too bad, my employer today layed off 10 percent of its employees... oh, and that isn't my store, that's nationwide lol, so just be thankful you have a job =P

**triggerhappy2005** · 01-25-10, 07:47 AM

Retail is a bad gig anyways.

**K0nTANK3Rous** · 01-25-10, 08:00 AM

there are no "good gigs" right now, my company (not MY company, the other one I work for

), who has never EVER laid off people is starting down that path. Lot's of people stand to loose their jobs this year. Be thankful and be glad you're not driving 1.5hrs each way to FIND a job.

**Nuckle** · 01-25-10, 08:05 AM

I am pretty sure they do not have to pay you for the mileage but the mileage is tax deductible. It will probably not make the minimum requirements if you only have one trip per year. All that said, it is pretty busch league for them not to pay you for your time and expense.

**RagunCajun** · 01-25-10, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by mikeN

So today i learned that I am going to have to drive a good distance for a stupid meeting. The thing is they say they are only going to pay me for the time that I am there. That's it. I have to spend a totoal of 1.5 hr driving on my day off. I am in retail so it's not a avg thing I do. In Texas do they have to pay me for milage.

Company's set their own policy for Per diem reimbursment. The norm, it to pay Per Diems for overnight travel and lodging. Day trips, requiring travel of 100 miles or less are at the discretion of your employer, but in general, and unless your in a Gub'ment job or Union, company's do not reimburse for day trips.

If the purpose of the trip is for education or training, you may be able to make a claim on your taxes for the expense, but the small amount in question probably isn't worth the effort.

As an office manager and former business owner, I believe I could understand if someone on a small salary, raised concerns about the travel expense prior to the meeting, then I could attempt to make travel arrangements for them, if there were a number of employees going to attend. But, anything said after the fact would be unfavorably looked upon, and your name would be put on the short list for replacement.

In other words, it's okay to voice a concern, but nobody likes a complainer. If they provide you with a lunch or dinner, consider the debt paid.