Kansas Crimson

TraditionKU wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:27 am get happy endings and expense them

ousdahl wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:39 am

TraditionKU wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:27 am get happy endings and expense them

really lending a hand to gutter now!

Grandma wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:25 am

twocoach wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:01 am

Grandma wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:17 am

No.
I'm in agreement with TDub & Trad.
A large part of my being in agreement is that I don't enjoy paying $250 a month for internet and cable TV.
I suggest anyone and everyone who deals with Comcast take in to account that if they know they have you by the balls - they tend to squeeze them as hard as they can.

On another note.
I'm happy for people to respond with their opinion/s to what I am about to share.
I am extremely grateful to have been employed this past year. Obviously many people have been laid off.
Anyways, I had my "performance review". Not much to review this year.
Due to strict company compliance I am not supposed to publicly share my salary and compensation.
What I will say is that even though I have been extremely fortunate to still be employed, I am someone who has been impacted this past year in that my rent increased $300 a month, I have had to pay for all my meals (I usually don't pay for lunch at work), I have had a huge increase in my monthly electric (heating & air conditioning included), and other non-typical expenses as well as the usual/typical cost of living increases. Forgetting the rent increase, I figured it's cost me at least an extra $10,000 this past year just by being away from the office.
Sooooooo. Do I just say thank you to my employer and not campaign to be "reimbursed" per se or do I say something? Now of course they could (and should) rightfully respond - but you have done at least $10,000 LESS of work this past year so you need to shut up and be happy.

$800+ a month increase because they don't buy you lunch any more is a stretch. I am sure you can ask your employer to be reimbursed but I'd advise you to have alternate employment arranged before doing so. Good luck with that.

It's more than just lunch.
Here is the thing, our company is reimbursing people for I.T. "necessities" for working at home.
The problem is the amount of people who abuse it. Of course if you don't own a printer and you need to print work related documents - by all means the company should "supply" you with one at no cost to you but....
There have been numerous people who are "expensing" things such as new chairs, coffee makers, etc.
Where does it end?
For example, we have "wellness" benefits. Sure it's great to get reimbursed for things such as health club monthly dues but when it first became standard to expense your "wellness expenses" people were expensing things such as baby strollers (claiming they are "exercising" when they take their babies for walks). I was told by the head of our H.R. Department I am not using my wellness benefits and I should use them. Basically it's a monthly stipend.
When I explained I already own a bicycle, the health club in my building is free to residents, and there is really nothing I need to nor want to use the benefits for - I was then told I should get massages and expense them. Ok, but I didn't get massages before the wellness benefit program so I should now have the company reimburse me for something I never used/needed/wanted and I should take advantage of THEM (the company) for? I just feel that's morally wrong but the things that have cost me money for "working from home" - that's a different story and my current conundrum.

TraditionKU wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:47 am

ousdahl wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:39 am

TraditionKU wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:27 am get happy endings and expense them

really lending a hand to gutter now!

just not my own hand

shindig wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:58 am I get more naps in working from home, but it definitely has started to wear me down being home all the time. No ETA on when we will go back (most likely it will be a combination of working from home a few days and in the office the rest), but probably not until late summer.

sdoyel wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:40 pm

shindig wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:58 am I get more naps in working from home, but it definitely has started to wear me down being home all the time. No ETA on when we will go back (most likely it will be a combination of working from home a few days and in the office the rest), but probably not until late summer.

Same (minus the naps). Youngest son turned 1 yesterday. Pandemic Baby. Another son who turned 5 in January. Love being home with my boys, but at the same time it’s been exhausting...

twocoach wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 1:25 pm

sdoyel wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:40 pm

shindig wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:58 am I get more naps in working from home, but it definitely has started to wear me down being home all the time. No ETA on when we will go back (most likely it will be a combination of working from home a few days and in the office the rest), but probably not until late summer.

Same (minus the naps). Youngest son turned 1 yesterday. Pandemic Baby. Another son who turned 5 in January. Love being home with my boys, but at the same time it’s been exhausting...

All of life is more exhausting now. I can't remember the last weekend that arrived where I didn't say "man, that was a long week". Trying to find the silver lining where I can but life is very heavy these days. I feel guilty being so stressed out because so many have it so much worse but it's been a really hard slog the last few months.

sdoyel wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 12:40 pm

shindig wrote: ↑Fri Feb 26, 2021 11:58 am I get more naps in working from home, but it definitely has started to wear me down being home all the time. No ETA on when we will go back (most likely it will be a combination of working from home a few days and in the office the rest), but probably not until late summer.

Same (minus the naps). Youngest son turned 1 yesterday. Pandemic Baby. Another son who turned 5 in January. Love being home with my boys, but at the same time it’s been exhausting...