When an individual frequently travels for their job, they may accumulate significant costs for the company, as well as spend considerable time away from their loved ones.

When the dad in this storyHe had to travel frequently for his job, so he negotiated with the company allowing his child to fly out to visit him using the company’s account, provided he covered the flight costs.

It went smoothly until a new manager took over and altered the ground transportation plans for his trip. As a result, the father came up with an innovative method to bypass the unfavorable policy, which ended up costing the company a significant amount of money before they reverted the changes.

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It was the middle of the 1990s.

My father worked as a well-compensated business advisor.

The organization he was employed by would send him to startups that were attempting to establish themselves.

He would travel out, spend a few weeks with them, and teach their management the essential aspects of running a business.

He also managed major projects, including the planning, construction, hiring, and setup of new offices, along with similar tasks.

He was likely skilled in his profession.

To this end, his company would bill between $300 and $400 per hour for his services, with charges calculated on a weekly basis, requiring a minimum of 40 hours per week (or more if additional time was needed).

In return for this relatively small amount, the company covered all of my father’s costs, instead of passing them on to the client.

This continued for many years.

My mother left her job to take care of me at home, while my father managed the family’s finances on his own.

But he was away for three weeks at a time, and when he was present, he was in the office.

I was fortunate if I managed to spend more than two days a month with him. This also had a negative impact on my parents’ marriage.

That would make an amazing present!

Then, on my sixth birthday, my father gave me a model airplane and a membership card for the airline his company utilized.

(In reality, it was a copy of his card, but 6-year-old me thought it was the coolest thing ever. It had my dad’s name on it, and the word “admiral”)

Taking his worries about his home life to his supervisor, my father reached an agreement. I would be flown to him every few weekends.

My father covered the flight expenses, but used his company’s account, allowing him to take advantage of his frequent flyer discount, corporate discount, and accumulate any loyalty points or similar benefits that I earned.

This is an excellent setup.

I was flying for a fraction of the cost.

I would spend the weekend with him at whichever hotel we were staying in, and we would go out and explore the city.

He had the chance to see me, I got to see both him and a new city, and mom had the opportunity to spend a weekend without me to relax.

Everyone enjoyed the arrangement, especially me.

Fast forward a year.

I have reached the rank of admiral in the airline’s loyalty program (not a difficult achievement since my dad already held that status and I was using his account, but I still felt a sense of accomplishment), and have visited all 48 contiguous states.

Promotions don’t always lead to positive outcomes.

This is when an event took place.

There was a modification within the company.

Individuals relocated, new employees were recruited, and some workers were let go.

And once everything calmed down, my dad ended up in a better position, now under different leadership.

Dad’s new supervisor didn’t have any problems with the father-and-son getaway benefit that my dad was frequently using.

However, to balance the additional cost, there would be some adjustments to my father’s expense account.

Although food and entertainment were fully covered (as many of his meetings took place during lunch), the manager chose not to offer my father a rental car. Instead, he would use local transportation, such as taxis or similar services, and would be allowed only a limited number of trips per day.

This is pretty reasonable.

He only had to commute twice a day, (to and from the location), so he was given two taxi rides each day he was out of state (including weekends, as the manager was being generous).

Any extra trips my father wished to go on would have to be at his own expense.

My father mentioned that the company wasn’t allocating any resources for my trips, except for the 30 minutes it took the travel agent to arrange my flights.

However, this new manager argued that this was a far more effective way to utilize company time and resources.

All other costs, such as the hotel, laundry services, and any correspondence that needed to be sent, would be handled as usual.

Now… typically, my weekend visits would be filled with whatever local museum or attraction the city offered, followed by a delicious meal at a trendy or upscale restaurant.

One cannot attain this by taking two taxi rides each day.

I’m sure it was an amazing day.

My father spends all his taxi fares on my next visit. We go and see everything.

A gallery, a film, and an event of some kind. Each journey was made by taxi.

This is the part I recall, as my father had me keep track with him. A whole wonderful day passed, and in total, 11 taxi rides were taken.

Now about the malicious compliance.

With no more assigned taxi rides, after I was sent home, my father was still scheduled for a week of work.

He reached out to the nearby post office and described his circumstances.

After a few evil laughs from both him and the delivery person, a vehicle arrives at his hotel.

This is too funny.

He sends himself to work by mail and then returns again for the remainder of the week.

He covers the cost of first-class shipping based on weight.

This becomes exorbitantly expensive.

At the conclusion of the journey, my father submitted an expense report that included several thousand dollars more under “shipping” charges.

The fallout:

Some events occurred. The company underwent a transformation.

Some individuals were affected emotionally, others were recruited, and some were let go.

My father was now under a different supervisor.

The organization determined that it was inappropriate to apply varying expense policies to employees depending on their position or length of service.

A permanent policy was implemented across the entire company.

My father’s new supervisor didn’t have any problems sending me out once a month using my father’s business account…

As long as my father covered the expense of the flights.

That’s excellent they restored things to their original state, which turned out well for all.

Continue reading to discover what the commenters thought of this.

Dad truly managed to make things function. He must have been very skilled in his profession.

Perhaps he was referring to 2-3 years after that?

I’m certain he was simply stretching the truth.

This user is impressed with the bargain this child received.

What an excellent organization to offer such flexibility.

And they even resolved the issue when the new manager attempted to make changes.

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