Our company is having meetings for budget spending because employees are complaining we're not getting enough perks (insurance is too high, we bust our asses for a minor and rare raise, etc), and the afternoon after the said meeting, one employee noticed the office staff all got take-out restaurant-quality lunch on the company card. It's a minor expenditure compared to the thousands upon thousands we spend on necessary business costs, but it all adds up. It's more the principle of how it's a slap in the face than the actual impact of the wasteful spending that bothers us.

Any nice way to mention this to the superiors?

8/26/2008 9:40:08 PM

Tell them you'd rather get raises than lunch. Doubt they'll take the suggestion though since it's cheaper for them to provide lunch every once in awhile.

8/26/2008 9:47:27 PM

But they didn't buy us lunch either, just the office staff... we all stood around and watched them gorge. We're the ones who get sent out into the field. That's why it burned a little.

8/26/2008 9:53:05 PM

them getting lunch or not will have 0 impact on you getting any real perks. youll just looks like a whiney bitch so id just drop it and blog on thewolfweb.

8/26/2008 10:11:13 PM

I actually didn't whine, it was a coworker who went on and on about it that got me to worrying about his reaction.

8/26/2008 10:14:47 PM

just saying. wont do any good.

8/26/2008 10:20:16 PM

Sounds like you work for a crappy company and nothing will really change. I worked for a place like that once and fairly quickly found a new job.

8/26/2008 10:20:36 PM

Go get yourself some restaurant-quality food on the company card.

Problem solved.

8/26/2008 10:33:43 PM

^

8/26/2008 10:49:26 PM

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"insurance is too high"

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"the office staff all got take-out restaurant-quality lunch on the company card"

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"we're suffering perks because of fast food "

Not only is your company wasting money on take out, your health insurance costs are going up because people trash their bodies with all the fast food. Its a double whammy.

[Edited on August 26, 2008 at 11:11 PM. Reason : .]

8/26/2008 11:11:06 PM

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"Any nice way to mention this to the superiors?"

If the "office staff" you mentioned that got lunch are your superiors, then no, there isn't. They outrank you and for whatever reason, right or wrong, felt at some point they were entitled to it. Mentioning it will put you on the whine-o list and your future concerns won't be taken as seriously. Sucks, but that's how it goes.

If the "office staff" you mentioned that got lunch are not your superiors, then it is probably worth bringing up. Ethical concerns that you have should be taken seriously by your company. But only if its the lackeys breaking the rules!

[Edited on August 26, 2008 at 11:31 PM. Reason : realized I contradicted myself to a degree, lolz]

8/26/2008 11:30:25 PM

Damn. The coworker confronted the boss apparently, and exchanged words. He's in buddy-buddy with the top dog though so I assume it won't impact his stay. I wouldn't say anything about it though.

8/27/2008 6:30:25 AM

Our president sat us down and told us that the company wasn't doing well financially, and there would be no Christmas bonus or raises last year...and then in February he set up a company wide ski trip and allowed all employees to bring as many guests as they want, all expenses paid

yeah I don't work there anymore

8/27/2008 8:09:39 AM

Ill mail you a check for 10 bucks to buy your own "restaurant-quality lunch" if its really an issue

8/27/2008 8:14:02 AM

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"Ill mail you a check for 10 bucks to buy your own "restaurant-quality lunch" if its really an issue"

Bwahahahahaha

8/27/2008 8:47:50 AM

suffering perks? wat?

8/27/2008 8:57:51 AM

what is a suffering perk?

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"allowed all employees to bring as many guests as they want, all expenses paid"

i would have brought everyone i know. just b/c.

[Edited on August 27, 2008 at 9:58 AM. Reason : eh]

8/27/2008 9:56:47 AM