Just a rant but earlier I asked my boss if they would reimburse me for registration costs (less than $100) for an upcoming alumni networking event, and he flatly said no since it is "not a conference that the company typically attends" so I would have to bear the expenses, or speak to the COO for approval. Finding it hard to respond politely now.

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Seems like a pretty reasonable reply.

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“Ok thanks for the feedback. Is there a listing of conferences the company typically attends so I can see my future options for attending conferences? Thank you.”

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This sounds like a very normal policy.

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For some background on why it is normal, it's because companies typically identify and budget for conferences that align to their objectives (growth, people development, etc,) in some way. These are the ones on the pre-approved list if everyone picked and chose their own, it would be a less effective use of the company's investment.

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Earlier I asked the partner if they would reimburse me for dinner and a hotel for my date this coming week. They flatly said no because it wasn’t company policy. I’m shaking with anger, not sure how to respond

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Count to 3...then jab - duck - upper cut

That'll teach your boss a lesson

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Not sure why they would pay for that

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I'm a little surprised by some of the responses since I think your request was reasonable. I see plenty of business reasons for networking at an alumni event. You never know who could be your company's next experienced hire or new client, or even just an ally in the business world. What I would have done differently is just expense it rather than ask permission ahead of time since I wouldn't expect anyone to question it.

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Interesting definition of fraud over there at Deloitte 🤔

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Yeah that seems very reasonable to me.

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Why do you need to go/participate for work? Does it offer cpe for your professional license? We’re you instructed to go? It’s less than $100 if it’s so important to you to go then pay for it yourself

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Agree with the other commenters here, it’s not reasonable for your company to pay for you to go catch up with friends at an alumni event.

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...did they ask you to go to the event?

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Yeah that seems pretty reasonable to me. Not clear why you'd expect to get reimbursed for something without getting approval (explicitly or by policy) in the first place.

I'd go for "Whoops, my bad! Thanks for letting me know"

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Tbh, I would reject your request too. I would, however, support a request for you to attend a conference that is aligned to you line of work. For example, if you are in HR and wanted to attend some sort of an HR tech conference.

I would not take it personal at all. I would respond back to him by saying “Thank you for letting me know. I’ll do some research and see if there a more appropriate conference for me to attend.”

Start looking at what they do attend and what aligns more to your line of work and ask for that.

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Lol at these responses.

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You know what happens when you assume OP?

In this case you make an ass out of yourself and your wallet is less heavy…

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Maybe ask first before you go if you expect to be reimbursed

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What’s unclear in this whole post so far is of there was ever a business purpose for the company in having you going to this event, or just a personal benefit to you (eg catching up with old friends, networking for a possible new job).

Even though you asked your boss if you should go, it’s not clear if that was for any particular business purpose - eg are you expected to find client leads or potential recruits there? If you’re not playing a sales or recruiting role then that’s a bit of a stretch. But it may totally be worth it from a personal perspective, and your boss may have thought you were just asking their advice on that.

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Last I heard, employer reimbursements are usually for things that are work-related, no?

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Lol same... you should see what others expense

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Why should they pay for it?

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If it was your money, would you pay for your colleague to go to their school’s networking event?

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Build a business case as to how it improves your company’s brand or your career goals.

If you can’t do that, it should come out of pocket.

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