When I was interviewing for this role, the owner was trying really hard to get me to join the team and said the company would provide a stipend for office supplies and clothes. He didn't say how much this would be, and it wasn't mentioned in the offer letter. When I asked HR, they seemed surprised because this isn't something offered to the office staff. Should I ask the owner or let it go? It's been over 3 months since I've started here.

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What kind of relationship do you have with the owner? If it's friendly you might want to bring it up

Ask, but unless you have it in writing…

That's a tricky one, especially if you don't have it in writing. If you're on good terms with the owner, I'd casually mention it. Something along the lines of "I was thinking about getting XYZ for my office, would this be covered by the stipend?" with the hopes that it'd jog their memory. If not, I might just let it go and let it be a painful lesson learned about the importance of getting everything documented before accepting an offer.

Doesn’t hurt to ask…the y may have discretionary budget that comes from their own team or department budget.

But I would have tempered expectations.

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