I'm out of town. My work shipped me off to Houston for training. And in the past I haven't minded work travel. I've been so blessed with my previous companies...nice hotels, expense accounts, fancy dinners, and ALWAYS an incentive to work! This company is different. This company pinches pennies. Well, in all honesty, when my immediate boss is in charge of booking hotels I'm still living the easy life. But, this trip is different. This trip was booked by corporate. And corporate is all about saving money. I'm in a mediocre hotel (and by mediocre I mean: no breakfast and no gym) and I wasn't allowed to rent a car! I'm here for 4 days and am solely reliant on others to shuffle me around for meetings and food! Here's the main problem with that scenario...I GET HUNGRY! I need food in the mornings and I have to wait til lunch!
I guess it's not all bad. First, per diem. I haven't spent one dollar on food since arriving and I get the allotted amount per day($36 ) regardless. Second, the flight home will officially earn me a free round trip on Southwest!
Hopefully, I'm losing tons of weight by missing breakfast and eating Special K bars for dinner so I'll look amazing during my free trip to the beach...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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Houston!? I didn't know you were in my neck of the woods (sorta)! Hope you don't drown in the humidity.
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