EDF don't make sense

[Gefreiter Krueger]

But they don't want to make so much out of personal accounts?

[Jeremy Nicoll - news posts]

They /do/ want to; every so often there's rumours that's going to happen. But unless all banks change to that form of charging together, customers will abandon the chargers in droves. So they use other techniques, eg charging people fees for supposedly more sophisticated accounts with extra features (needless holiday & phone insurance bundled in, etc) but many people don't get their money's worth out of that.

[Gefreiter Krueger]

I never subscribe to those. In fact I get free travel insurance from my Nationwide current account.

[John Rumm]

You can get away with it for a while if you are a sole trader. Its a non starter if operating a ltd company though.

[alan]

Because each employee is personally responsible for how it is used.

I have a works Amex card and I can book my own travel, hotels etc. BUT before the company will pay it off I have to present an expense form that has to be approved by both my manager and the accounts department. They will not necessarily approve for a night of binge drinking when away from base.

[Gefreiter Krueger]

If I was your boss I'd tell you to use your own money and claim it back off me. That's how it's always been for people I've worked for.

[Roland Perry]

In message , at 18:38:01 on Sun, 10 Nov 2013, Gefreiter Krueger remarked:

That kind of depends how much your expenses are. I think my most expensive month the last few years was little over £5k when I flew to Australia business class (£3,300 - I got a deal, most people that end seem to pay AUD$12k which is about £7k) on top of lots of other regular stuff I was doing.

And what with the delay in getting reimbursed, you really need to have about 6 weeks cashflow available, minimum.

[Gefreiter Krueger]

On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 20:29:52 -0000, Roland Perry wr= ote:

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Ouch. I would have thought the company would have arranged such a fligh= t for you. Surely it can't cost that much to fly to Australia. Why did= you have to go Business Class?

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Never have I seen a word as accurate as politics. Poly meaning many, and tic being a blood-sucking thing.

[charles]

as my boss once said to a colleague - "I'm not paying for your b****y boozing."

[charles]

perhasp because he was expected to work as soon as he got there.

[Gefreiter Krueger]

2013,

Not worth that much expense. And I doubt a little extra comfort makes t= hat much difference.

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The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a repl= acement.

[charles]

he'd probably be able to sleep properly.

[Roland Perry]

In message , at 20:45:22 on Sun, 10 Nov 2013, Gefreiter Krueger remarked:

Their travel department was somewhat inflexible, and I preferred to make my own arrangements if possible.

My fare was about half the regular business class, and only double the regular economy class.

On one hand "because I could" - it was the company policy for flights outside Europe.

On the other hand, with 24hrs en-route and 12hrs jetlag, with business to be done, you really need to be as comfortable as you can. On the way back I did a stop-off in Geneva and went straight from the airport into an evening meeting. It was one of the most shattering experiences I've ever had. Did get to fly in an A380 though :)

[Roland Perry]

In message , at 21:20:53 on Sun, 10 Nov 2013, Gefreiter Krueger remarked:

It was cheaper than paying me to get over the jetlag by taking a few days off.

Actually, it does make a huge difference. Just being able to sleep laying down, for example.

[Gefreiter Krueger]

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Several grand to go to another country. What a rip off.

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An English woman who has been blind for 26 years got her sight back afte= r suffering a heart attack. Unfortunately, after she was able to see her doctors bill she had severa= l more heart attacks.

[Roland Perry]

In message , at 21:35:42 on Sun, 10 Nov 2013, Gefreiter Krueger remarked:

You can get to France/Belgium for about £50 if you try hard. Australia is somewhat further away.

[Gefreiter Krueger]

On Sun, 10 Nov 2013 21:31:03 -0000, Roland Perry wr= ote:

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"Only double"!

Unless they supply you with a bed, I can't see how it can help.

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Peter is listening to "The club can't handle me - Flo Rida feat. David G= uetta"

[Gefreiter Krueger]

So business class magically alters time does it?

And you are paid 500 quid a day?

[Roland Perry]

In message , at 16:20:04 on Mon, 11 Nov 2013, Gefreiter Krueger remarked:

In a sense yes, because it makes it much easier to sleep on the plane, plus the lounges and last-minute boarding arrangements en-route also allow a much greater opportunity to relax.

For that particular contract, yes. Although that included all my self-employment costs like home office, insurances, sick and holiday pay etc.

As it happens, on my trip to Australia I took three days off to be a tourist at my own expense on the way out, which barely alleviated the jetlag. On the way back it was straight from one set of meetings (with the clients in Brisbane) to another set (at the UN in Geneva).

Whichever way you look at it, I was away from home, living out of a suitcase for about a fortnight, and if someone is willing to pay for Business Class then don't knock it.

[Roland Perry]

In message , at 16:19:20 on Mon, 11 Nov 2013, Gefreiter Krueger remarked:

Yes, they have "lay flat" seats in Business Class:

Well worth double cattle class (if you can find that elusive fare).