Refusing to travel = Sacking?

mgdavid

Pause for thought and reflection then.
Maybe you've got more than expected - a bonus!

getmore4less

indianabones wrote: »

Sometimes people assume too much.


They book double rooms, the hotel the company uses hasn't even got a single room as far as the guys have mentioned. In other words I didn't want or expect them to pay anything extra.


They're not paying any extra for anything. In fact it was a mistake on my part mentioning it at all, firstly to my company and then to here.

If there was no expectation for them to pay on what grounds are they refusing?
Edit
See that has been overruled.

Person who initially refused may not be happy.

indianabones

getmore4less wrote: »

If there was no expectation for them to pay on what grounds are they refusing?

Well my manager and the project manager running the show said that having family around isn't the norm and they feel it would interfere with performance. My argument was it's no different to my family being at home and me going to my normal office location.


To be honest I think they wanted to set an example with the new guy. The IT Director, their boss, who is my boss' boss seemed to think they kicked up a fuss over nothing.

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indianabones wrote: »

They've said it's for 1 week, possibly 2. However there's another guy currently on leave who's been away from home for 6 weeks and another guy currently I'm told in his 3rd week. So the occasional travel they told me about and short term nature, well it looks like they lied to me at the interview.


I made it pretty clear at the start, happy to do 1 or 2 days here or there, perhaps even spend the night away. But a full week away is not something I'm prepared for or want.



I'm pretty sure if they got rid of me, I'd find a new job quickly (inside 4-8 weeks) as there's a high demand for people with my skillset currently. But of course would be easier if I didn't have to worry about that.

I'm sorry but when my kids were young I often worked away for a week, I was glad of the peace and quiet, I accepted it as part of the job and staying in decent hotels was great, I'm afraid my friend you need to grow up and live in the real world. Your daughter probably won't even know your gone.

tizerbelle

As a new mum I could think of nothing worse than being stuck in a hotel room with baby in a strange town for over 8 hours a day while the other half is at work. Limited facilities / space for looking after a baby, little/no knowledge of the area to find suitable activities, no family/friends nearby to pass some time with during the day - e.g. for a coffee and a natter. Very few of your own possessions around - you know those little things that make a home, a home and life comfortable.

Does your OH even want to spend a week alone in a hotel room waiting for you?

GrumpyDil

Just wanted to say that staying in a hotel with a young child while your partner spends the day at work is not the best thing in the world. My wife found it a struggle because she was away from home in an area we'd never been to before with a 6 month old daughter.

We did that whilst I was being rellocated and my company were flexible about my hours as they wanted me to rellocate more than I did so it was to their benefit. However in a normal situation I certainly wouldn't expect the same degree of flexibility around hours.

I agree with the others that it might be better to travel back one day during the week as a compromise, maybe you could work longer in the others days to give you a shorter day during the week.

indianabones

venison wrote: »

I accepted it as part of the job and staying in decent hotels was great, I'm afraid my friend you need to grow up and live in the real world. Your daughter probably won't even know your gone.

Perhaps you signed up for that. I didn't. I signed up for a very low travel and technical role based almost entirely at my base location.


Grow up? How about you learn to read first, because you clearly haven't seen from my more recent comments that the matter is now closed.

ThemeOne

indianabones wrote: »

He said next time they'll book a double room as it usually costs the same or just a tad bit more.

It depends on the hotel, but many these days, especially chains like Premier Inn, only have double rooms.

I've done a lot of business travel over the years, and don't recall ever getting a single room.

stuartJo1989

indianabones wrote: »

Perhaps you signed up for that. I didn't. I signed up for a very low travel and technical role based almost entirely at my base location.


Grow up? How about you learn to read first, because you clearly haven't seen from my more recent comments that the matter is now closed.

If the matter is now closed why did you reply to that comment?

The "grow up" comment is fair game though, because you need money to pay for a roof over your daughter's head and put food on the table. In the long run she'll appreciate that more than going along to Kent on a business trip for the benefit of her "homesick" father! Or her father getting up the employer's back and ending up on the dole!

Well done for getting it all resolved through a meeting though, I think you did the right thing there.

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indianabones wrote: »

Perhaps you signed up for that. I didn't. I signed up for a very low travel and technical role based almost entirely at my base location.


Grow up? How about you learn to read first, because you clearly haven't seen from my more recent comments that the matter is now closed.

You keep saying the matter is closed....then posting again and again odd