tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950727852821572506.post3853161374015705420..comments2024-03-04T04:08:54.486-05:00Comments on Accidental Remediation: what to expenseShort Geologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08047258159927129336noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5950727852821572506.post-85061660720081528802014-05-14T22:02:59.556-04:002014-05-14T22:02:59.556-04:00My opinion on this is a bit convoluted. For the s...My opinion on this is a bit convoluted. For the specific example given of a packet of aspirin: would I expense it? Well, it depends.<br /><br />If I am visiting another office for three days and expensing meals and travel and get a headache - no, I wouldn't expense it. If I am in Greenland for three months working sixteen hour days and have had colossal headaches from the stress and I am in the pharmacy for five minutes to buy a new first aid kit and sunscreen on the company card - heck yes, that aspirin goes on there.<br /><br />I travel a fair bit and my boss is very easy with expenses so long as we keep it reasonable. Things I don't expense that I have seen others do include things like snacks. If it's mid-afternoon and I'm peckish and DANG that Kitkat looks good, that's on me. But if I'm in transit in a small regional airport and we've been delayed for three hours and I've not eaten since breakfast and the only food source is the junk kiosk, then yeah, I expense it. <br /><br />I consider that I'm quite lucky to be in the position I'm in so I tend not to push it. My rule of thumb is, if I have any doubts over which card to use, I consciously stop and think, will I feel uncomfortable defending this expense if my boss queries it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com