Must travel for work - Is it ok ask boss to pay cost of extra child care?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I typically stay in a cheaper hotel and don't eat out as much so I can keep more per diem money in my pocket. I use it to pay for the added daycare/ pet hotel fees that my traveling causes.

I would not ask your boss that!

Sounds like you work for the government or maybe a non-profit. This is not generally a corporate expectation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I typically stay in a cheaper hotel and don't eat out as much so I can keep more per diem money in my pocket. I use it to pay for the added daycare/ pet hotel fees that my traveling causes.

I would not ask your boss that!

Sounds like you work for the government or maybe a non-profit. This is not generally a corporate expectation.

No I don't. Many companies follow the governments per diem. My DHs company and my dads both also give set expenses to traveling employees

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I typically stay in a cheaper hotel and don't eat out as much so I can keep more per diem money in my pocket. I use it to pay for the added daycare/ pet hotel fees that my traveling causes.

I would not ask your boss that!

Sounds like you work for the government or maybe a non-profit. This is not generally a corporate expectation.

uh

yeah

Do YOU work for corporate?

Government sets the foundation unless you're Goldman of Goldman Sachs.

[Anonymous]

"Ask" is not a noun.

And no, if I were your boss and you came to me with this I wouldn't know whether laugh, cry, or just tell you to go away (politely) and get to work.

[Anonymous]

OP, do not ask unless it's worth it to you to make a point which will also likely hurt your career position.

[Anonymous]

The only circumstance I can imagine this being OK would be if you negotiated zero travel as part of your initial package, and your pay rate and other responsibilities were set with that information in mind, and then your boss came to you and said "Please, please can you make an exception and go to . . . " I think in that circumstance, where you're well within your rights to say "sorry, no" it might be OK to say "one of the reasons why it was important to me to find a zero travel job is that I have significant expenses associated with me traveling. If you are able to alleviate those expenses, I can make an exception for the good of the company" or something.

On the other hand, if travel is part of your job description, then it's your responsibility to pay for childcare that covers you when you're working, which includes travel.

[Anonymous]

No. Your job requirements are the job requirements. If you can't meet the requirements, then you need to find a new job.

Seriously, op. Just seriously...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I typically stay in a cheaper hotel and don't eat out as much so I can keep more per diem money in my pocket. I use it to pay for the added daycare/ pet hotel fees that my traveling causes.

I would not ask your boss that!

Sounds like you work for the government or maybe a non-profit. This is not generally a corporate expectation.

uh

yeah

Do YOU work for corporate?

Government sets the foundation unless you're Goldman of Goldman Sachs.

Perhaps. But let's say, some corporations are more flexible than others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. Your job requirements are the job requirements. If you can't meet the requirements, then you need to find a new job.

+1. Good Lord.

[Anonymous]

Crazy question, OP!!

[Anonymous]

OP,

I know tons of people who have to get extra help for the household when they travel for work and they did NOT ask for expenses to be reimbursed. Some have family fly in from the other side of the country. They don't ask their companies to reimburse their travel expenses.

[Anonymous]

I am the parent of twins. DH used to travel extensively when they were younger (they are 9y now) and I somehow managed to care for infant/toddler/preschool twins all.by.myself. and hold down a full time job. Your spouse needs to step it up.

[Anonymous]

What a crazy request.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When my CEO decided on Friday at 4 pm that I had to be in Florida on Monday at 8 am, my office covered a ticket for my toddler and a local nanny.

My husband and I both travel frequently for work and have always been able to stagger our trips. This was the one time we couldn't, due to the last minute nature of the trip. If I asked for this accommodation for our annual conference, I am sure I would be laughed at and told no.

I was asked to cancel a week of paternity leave, and offered a ticket for my DW and DC to come stay with me while preparing for a trial. I negotiated a first class ticket for them to visit friends out west instead.

But outside of that kind of extraordinary situation, I agree with PP that you can ask to not go but you cannot ask for extra money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When my CEO decided on Friday at 4 pm that I had to be in Florida on Monday at 8 am, my office covered a ticket for my toddler and a local nanny.

My husband and I both travel frequently for work and have always been able to stagger our trips. This was the one time we couldn't, due to the last minute nature of the trip. If I asked for this accommodation for our annual conference, I am sure I would be laughed at and told no.

I think the last minute nature of the trip makes it very different. My employer paid for childcare in similar circumstances. However, they offered, I didn't ask (and never would ask). Had I not been able to do the trip due to childcare, I would have told them so and let the chips fall where they may. For regular trips or something for which you have advance notice, you should be the one to handle childcare. And even for short notice travel, I think it was very nice of my employer to do, but I didn't expect and I would never, ever request such a thing. My children, my responsibility.