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I'm salary exempt (and have had to do poo poo like work 20 hour days 4 days in a row sandwiched between long flights). It's also expected in my company to work weekdays and fly weekends because my coworkers set precedent and have no balls. I think I'm the only one giving the company a hard time about their policies. Everyone else just rolls over. The clincher is that I've been asked to be there Saturday because the work week in Israel starts Sunday, but all of the flights they will approve will get me there Sunday (because flights on Friday are more expensive, you see  ).
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I'm not offering to pay. It literally says I'm responsible to pay the difference if I fly a non approved flight in the travel policy. People have gotten screwed on reimbursements that way in the past.
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Sep 7, 2016 17:07
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Spend your extra ten hours of traveling time polishing up your resume.
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Sep 7, 2016 17:22
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KillHour posted:I'm salary exempt (and have had to do poo poo like work 20 hour days 4 days in a row sandwiched between long flights). It's also expected in my company to work weekdays and fly weekends because my coworkers set precedent and have no balls. I think I'm the only one giving the company a hard time about their policies. Everyone else just rolls over. So, pretty much what we expected when you were talking about taking this job. Still better than where you were at?
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Sep 7, 2016 17:45
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Yes. I'm making contacts here and actually doing things that will help my career / resume. I like almost everything about the job except how drat cheap they are about everything.
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Sep 7, 2016 18:08
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I just got an email from my travel agent that the president approved the original itinerary I requested. 
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Sep 7, 2016 18:34
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sellouts posted:So a travel policy this strict will be changed if you fight about it? Cmon. I'm surprised we disagree with this Kyoon. I usually agree with most posts. I'm not opposed to paying the difference as long as you've fought about it a bunch and you are using it as a complete last resot "well, if you're going to be so stupid about it, can I pay the difference?" and actually following through (and also look for a new job good God). I mostly disagree that it should be either a first resort, or that it should be something that you do on a regular basis. The only way you can get anything to change is to fight it. I don't think it's likely that the policy gets changed but unless people fight that poo poo gets normalized (like KillHour's ridiculous working schedules, which further indicate that his company is hosed Up).
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Sep 7, 2016 18:49
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To be fair, I only did that once, and it was an "Oh poo poo, this has to happen now while you also handle your normal duties" thing and I just got word we're hiring another person to back me up. Right now, I'm sitting in the Adirondack mountains with about 2 hours worth of emails to go through and then I'm going to sit in the hot tub, so it kind of evens out. My average is definitely well over 40 hours per week though, if you include travel time. I have no doubt they're hosed up though. Very neurotic about some things.
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Sep 7, 2016 19:04
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Barry posted:It ain't my butt in that seat for 10 largely unnecessary hours so I have no idea how credible my threat would actually be if it was, but that poo poo sucks and I wouldn't roll over and die for terrible travel policy so easily. Especially if you have a direct line to the guy making it. I wouldn't roll over either; nor would I make threats that aren't credible. Otherwise you're just like every other vacuum cleaner salesman who thinks he's Gordon Gekko.
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Sep 7, 2016 20:22
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I have a flight with Delta next week and I'm borrowing a garment bag from my Dad and it has his delta lounge access scan key thing on it. I know he's an uber medallion member. Is it possible for me to get into the lounge if i just have them scan it and show them my flight itinerary? We have the same last name. It's not a huge deal but I thought I'd ask!
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Sep 9, 2016 00:19
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No, they scan your boarding pass.
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Sep 9, 2016 02:44
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:No, they scan your boarding pass. Not always. I've been to a few where my Sky Club card worked and they never asked for my boarding pass. However, just flashing a PM or DM bag tag won't get you in.
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Sep 9, 2016 13:08
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DJCobol posted:Not always. I've been to a few where my Sky Club card worked and they never asked for my boarding pass. However, just flashing a PM or DM bag tag won't get you in. Really? I always get asked to scan my boarding pass. Mostly BOS, LAX, RDU, DTW, MSP at this point.
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Sep 9, 2016 14:23
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Really? I always get asked to scan my boarding pass. Mostly BOS, LAX, RDU, DTW, MSP at this point. BNA people know me at this point so I don't show them anything. I used my club card only this year so far at TPA, PBI, MKE, Center A-term DTW, MSP, and F-term ATL.
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Sep 9, 2016 17:24
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How the heck am I supposed to spent Hertz points? Every time I try to book online, I only get dollar amounts even after checking the "I want to use points" box.
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dexter6 posted:How the heck am I supposed to spent Hertz points? You have to go all the way through the booking process and on the payment page they let you see if you can apply points. But in my experience 3/4 of the time they happily tell you that you can't use points for whatever you want to rent.
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Thoguh posted:You have to go all the way through the booking process and on the payment page they let you see if you can apply points. But in my experience 3/4 of the time they happily tell you that you can't use points for whatever you want to rent.
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Sep 9, 2016 21:36
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dexter6 posted:Yeah, sorry I left that part out, but that's what I'm getting. What's frustrating is they don't tell you why you can't use points for your selection. Like, for all you know the place is happy to do a points rental for any conditions except exactly the ones you input. Or in other cases the place not accept points at all and you're just wasting your time. Though the fact its an issue period is something I dislike about Hertz. If locations can basically totally opt out of honoring your reward program then it is a lovely award program.
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Sep 9, 2016 21:40
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That's why you always should book with National.
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It's baby's first trip to the UK coming up. Any tips, tricks or things you wish you knew before traveling across the pond?
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Zaepho posted:It's baby's first trip to the UK coming up. Any tips, tricks or things you wish you knew before traveling across the pond? Global Entry
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air- posted:Global Entry Kicking myself for just having done PreCheck instead of Global Entry. And trip is 8 days away (yup, company likes to say yes at the last moment). Not really time for that now.
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Zaepho posted:It's baby's first trip to the UK coming up. Any tips, tricks or things you wish you knew before traveling across the pond? Bring instant noodles  Eat MacDonald's every day Drink in public - OMG WE CAN DRINK IN THE STREETS
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Sep 10, 2016 03:23
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Pack less
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Sep 10, 2016 09:32
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Man these chase awards give a lot of points but the cost of shut is outrageous. Super 8 costs $621 in point equivalent per night ok yeah
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Uncle Jam posted:Man these chase awards give a lot of points but the cost of shut is outrageous. Super 8 costs $621 in point equivalent per night ok yeah Those things are almost always terrible deals. It's much better to transfer the points to one of the other programs and redeem directly.
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Mackieman posted:Those things are almost always terrible deals. It's much better to transfer the points to one of the other programs and redeem directly. This is a good point and could be said for any card rewards program. Transferring out to another program will always be a better deal. I tried to explain that to my friend, but I don't think he understood.
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Zaepho posted:It's baby's first trip to the UK coming up. Any tips, tricks or things you wish you knew before traveling across the pond? Heathrow express is an insane ripoff but also worth it Edit: the virgin arrivals lounge is pretty decent, but departures is a lot better
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Mackieman posted:Those things are almost always terrible deals. It's much better to transfer the points to one of the other programs and redeem directly. Hmm yes this is a good idea.
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Heading to Munich tomorrow. Anyone have any recommendations on a SIM card I can use while over there on an unlocked AT&T phone? From what I've read so far, Aldi Talk looks like the best deal. I really only need some data for a few days as I drive through Germany, Austria, Northern Italy, and Switzerland.
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Sep 13, 2016 13:41
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Just grab whatever Vodafone or o2. Better to grab a prepaid at a train station, it's cheaper and the staff/ cards are geared towards prepaid. Like I went to an actual t mobile in Nuremberg or other cities, the process is horrible - just like going to a cellphone store in the states with lots of paperwork
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Travelling through Doha with an eight hour layover, and I would like to get a spot in the Oryx Lounge. In the old airport you could buy/book this online, ahead of time, but this seems to no longer be the case. Am I correct in this assumption?
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bolind posted:Travelling through Doha with an eight hour layover, and I would like to get a spot in the Oryx Lounge. In the old airport you could buy/book this online, ahead of time, but this seems to no longer be the case. Am I correct in this assumption? I haven't tried to book in advance but it's easy to buy access at the desk.
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Tyro posted:I haven't tried to book in advance but it's easy to buy access at the desk. Alright, thanks. The old site I used to book no longer lists that lounge, so I'll just assume they only accept walkins. How are the food options (outside of lounges) in the new airport? The food court at the old one was super small and sad.
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bolind posted:Alright, thanks. The old site I used to book no longer lists that lounge, so I'll just assume they only accept walkins. I've only done a few layovers there and I was exhausted so I didn't bother to explore much. There were a few decent looking restaurants but I didn't check prices or get anything.
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Oktoberfest bound! Hopefully everything doesn't horrendously flood this weekend. I want to pick up some rain gear (that I can maybe ditch)- is there a Target equivalent?
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Blinkman987 posted:December 30th is my soonest loving Global Entry appointment. gently caress this G Earth. Guess I'm stalking the page daily to try and snipe a cancellation. Haha I am in the same boat. Initial application just got approved and the week after Christmas is their soonest availability. Were you able to get anything earlier yet?
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Tyro posted:Haha I am in the same boat. Initial application just got approved and the week after Christmas is their soonest availability. Were you able to get anything earlier yet? My wife missed her GE appointment by 30 minutes, at the end of the day, due to multiple traffic accidents on the highway. Got there as they closed. She is going to have to try and make a walk in happen early one morning at this rate. Meanwhile, I'm still waiting on them to mail me my APEC card. Waiting patiently.
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FunOne posted:My wife missed her GE appointment by 30 minutes, at the end of the day, due to multiple traffic accidents on the highway. Got there as they closed. That sucks. Yeah, now I am actually thinking about trying to schedule an appointment for next week in another airport where I have a short layover. They have lots of availability. Not sure if it's a good idea since it's coming back from an international flight so who knows if/how I may get delayed.
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Tyro posted:Haha I am in the same boat. Initial application just got approved and the week after Christmas is their soonest availability. Were you able to get anything earlier yet? Checked the site twice a day for about two weeks and got a random Tuesday morning appointment. This was LAX.
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