ICTChris Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 On 26/06/2021 at 10:42, TAFKAM said: You occasionally get hotels that tell you everything on the receipt will be down as 'food' but it's increasingly rare in my experience. I used to work with a guy who had to commute regularly to Bournemouth and he said that the local Spearmint Rhino would show up on all receipts as "SR Bar and Grill". He was a dirty dog so imagine he found this useful. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 36 minutes ago, ICTChris said: I used to work with a guy who had to commute regularly to Bournemouth and he said that the local Spearmint Rhino would show up on all receipts as "SR Bar and Grill". He was a dirty dog so imagine he found this useful. I'm by no means surprised by that. Years ago, I was in Sheffield for a few days on a training course, and the folk at the training centre said that the first thing most of their clients asked about was the Spearmint Rhino in the city centre. A lot of the money that goes into those places must come from travelling businessmen, so it's not much of a surprise they'd help them hide their expense claims wherever possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Anytime I've been away with work, I've found most places are more than willing to give you your bar receipt with something vague like "Food" on it for expense purposes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Rugster said: I commuted to Kent for the best part of a year and absolutely everything was on expenses, literally. I only spent money at the weekend when I was home. Never saved so much money in my life. I also earned enough Marriott points for a 7 night stay in Las Vegas and a 2 nighter at the Dalmahoy. ^^^Nigel Farage 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 For the last 18 months, my work has empowered the management to give us gifts from the company that reflects their personality. It actually made me tense when I found out they were doing it. The thought that managers were now going to be inflicting their flair, creativity and personality on you under the pretence of doing something nice. Especially to someone from Scotland. My first gift was a box of dried meat (my boss is French) the note said, like her it was traditionally French, with a proud French heritage. I’m vegetarian. The second gift was a company branded Sushi storage box. I checked the corporate store and it cost €50 so I am guessing it was her budget and she was stuck for something pretentious to get me. The last gift I got was prints of shite pictures that her friend painted of her home town. So she must have flung her pal a few quid on the company expenses. I hate my work. This idea makes it worse, just give me vouchers or pay for a night out like you used to. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 18 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: Anytime I've been away with work, I've found most places are more than willing to give you your bar receipt with something vague like "Food" on it for expense purposes. A lot of service industry staff don't have English as a first language. (Probably still better than me tbf) But I find the conversations were quite difficult. "I know it's a pint, but can you put it through as soup? You want a pint of soup?" 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 A lot of service industry staff don't have English as a first language. (Probably still better than me tbf) But I find the conversations were quite difficult. "I know it's a pint, but can you put it through as soup? You want a pint of soup?" Did you try saying the same words but really slowly and really loudly, turning midway through to get your mates attention so that he can laugh along?I believe that's popular in some places. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 On 25/06/2021 at 14:58, scottsdad said: A week today, and I'll be posting my pish and Star Trek pictures to P&B from my office. Cancelled - the guy doing my "induction" is self isolating. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave258 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 15 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Did you try saying the same words but really slowly and really loudly, turning midway through to get your mates attention so that he can laugh along? I believe that's popular in some places. And if that fails perhaps try the England-fan-abroad approach and lob some patio furniture about? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 15 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Did you try saying the same words but really slowly and really loudly, turning midway through to get your mates attention so that he can laugh along? I believe that's popular in some places. No, but he did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 32 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said: For the last 18 months, my work has empowered the management to give us gifts from the company that reflects their personality. It actually made me tense when I found out they were doing it. The thought that managers were now going to be inflicting their flair, creativity and personality on you under the pretence of doing something nice. Especially to someone from Scotland. My first gift was a box of dried meat (my boss is French) the note said, like her it was traditionally French, with a proud French heritage. I’m vegetarian. The second gift was a company branded Sushi storage box. I checked the corporate store and it cost €50 so I am guessing it was her budget and she was stuck for something pretentious to get me. The last gift I got was prints of shite pictures that her friend painted of her home town. So she must have flung her pal a few quid on the company expenses. I hate my work. This idea makes it worse, just give me vouchers or pay for a night out like you used to. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, diegomarahenry said: For the last 18 months, my work has empowered the management to give us gifts from the company that reflects their personality. It actually made me tense when I found out they were doing it. The thought that managers were now going to be inflicting their flair, creativity and personality on you under the pretence of doing something nice. Especially to someone from Scotland. My first gift was a box of dried meat (my boss is French) the note said, like her it was traditionally French, with a proud French heritage. I’m vegetarian. The second gift was a company branded Sushi storage box. I checked the corporate store and it cost €50 so I am guessing it was her budget and she was stuck for something pretentious to get me. The last gift I got was prints of shite pictures that her friend painted of her home town. So she must have flung her pal a few quid on the company expenses. I hate my work. This idea makes it worse, just give me vouchers or pay for a night out like you used to. You're a failed vegetarian if you haven't mentioned it every 5 minutes. I'm with the boss here. It's a shite idea but you're a big weirdo. Edited June 28, 2021 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Currently in a managing and leading change workshop. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Was in an Inclusivity course and asked if I could be left out. They offered to let me attend on another day, which indicates the trainer has heard it a hundred times/didn't get it. Given the subsequent delivery I'd go for didn't get it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 42 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: You're a failed vegetarian if you haven't mentioned it every 5 minutes. You're confusing them with vegans. Vegetarians don't tell you until they come to visit you and you put a plate of roast beef in front of them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 I knew a girl once who called herself a "demi-veg". She ate chicken and fish but no red meat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 57 minutes ago, scottsdad said: I knew a girl once who called herself a "demi-veg". She ate chicken and fish but no red meat. That’s a pollo-pescetarian. Although I’m not sure why you need an actual label rather than just saying “I don’t eat red meat” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Talking about the weather today In work and a young Nigerian lad said in Africa they have a season called "hammertime" nobody believed him but he was right! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmattan Apparently it is so hot and dry that the trees explode. He couldn't work out why everyone was laughing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 On expenses I would claim what I was entitled too. Normally an over night meal of £20. You had to supply a receipt. However if you used your card and handed in the card receipt it never detailed what you had spent your allowance on. So you could always go for a burger and a couple of pints on occasion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 11 hours ago, diegomarahenry said: For the last 18 months, my work has empowered the management to give us gifts from the company that reflects their personality. It actually made me tense when I found out they were doing it. The thought that managers were now going to be inflicting their flair, creativity and personality on you under the pretence of doing something nice. Especially to someone from Scotland. My first gift was a box of dried meat (my boss is French) the note said, like her it was traditionally French, with a proud French heritage. I’m vegetarian. The second gift was a company branded Sushi storage box. I checked the corporate store and it cost €50 so I am guessing it was her budget and she was stuck for something pretentious to get me. The last gift I got was prints of shite pictures that her friend painted of her home town. So she must have flung her pal a few quid on the company expenses. I hate my work. This idea makes it worse, just give me vouchers or pay for a night out like you used to. "To reflect your personality I'm giving you a traditional Scottish present It's called a "jobby in a box"...." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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