rant - Im on a local project that goes past 9pm everyday, and the rest of my team flies in. Why do project managers just assume I can work all night long? My dinner isn’t paid for here. I have a life

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Pretty sure you can expense dinner after a certain point...

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If you are staying that late... especially if it’s later than the traveling staff, you should expense dinner and the cab ride home

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Last time I was on a local project all the travelers left the office well before me every evening 😐

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This sounds to me like a PM who can’t manage time. My teams rarely work past 6:30pm during the average week. Regularly working past 9pm is absurd.

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And this is why I refuse to ever take a local project....

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Agree with SA1

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Not sure why you are staying that long. They cant force you to stay that long! I would call my Bluepages manager and tell him/her to address it with ur PM. Most junior consultants think this will backfire. But as a 2nd level BLuepages myself, i would totally back up all my folks on an ask like this!

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Been there .. hated it everyday .. I detest local projects ..

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So IBM is on Per Diem for meals, she/he won’t get reimbursed for meals because local projects typically don’t have a hotel stay attached. honestly speak up,or say you have to leave.i

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But you may have to pay taxes on it - not saying that’s a big expense but it’s not equitable. Travelers don’t have to manage their home life since they have the comfort of an expense account and hotel housekeeping

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