While sitting in a small restaurant in Norwich waiting for my meal I jotted on an envelope I had information for my stay written on:
Business travel - most people look forward to it. It's glamorous - you get an expense account, the prestige of being a trusted employee, and the ability to see new, sometimes exotic places.
The reality - if you fly you see the airport, hotel, and where the meetings take place, including business dinners sometimes. If you rent a car you can only put so many miles on it because work will only cover so much. You get a crappy hotel and room - again because that's what work will cover. If you drive your own car work may not reimburse your mileage and if they do they don't take into account what you drive. [If you own an SUV this is a very bad thing.] If they do they still have parameters.
If you travel to a foreign country you need to adjust to any language barriers, time difference, et cetera within a limited amount of time and then see a bunch of important people you don't know [while] seem[ing] intelligent and distinguished [all the while fighting] jet-lag.
Haha. You just described traveling when you work for the State. :P
ReplyDeleteWell it's exactly what I just went through. It's been awful and I didn't even go into the specific issues with my stay/ hotel/ food arrangements, etc. That'll be another post once I have a proper amount of time...
ReplyDeleteEEP! :X Sorry it was so bad. :o/ At least it's over...
ReplyDeleteHowever, I am excited to read the summation of a horrible event that happened to you. :P
I'm contemplating how to take your last comment. I don't know whether you mean you're glad it's short and not the whole thing, or that you're glad something bad happened to me. Either way I wouldn't particularly be insulted.
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