Anonymous
Post 07/25/2013 22:41     Subject: When you take direct reports out to lunch, who pays?
I always pay for junior staff. If it is work related in an official capacity (annual reviews, promotion, etc) I use my corporate card. If it is a casual reason (just catching up, birthday, graduation from grad school) I pay out of pocket.

This is the general rule/culture of my firm.

I do have a staff person who insists on buying me a coffee every other time we go to starbucks. I appreciate his gesture and accept it.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2013 22:05     Subject: Re:When you take direct reports out to lunch, who pays?
Anonymous wrote:I'm a Fed, and I pay out of pocket every single time I go out with junior colleagues (if it's for an occasion).


That's nice. I've been a fed and the bosses don't pay in my experience. Which I'm okay with, it's not like they're making millions.

I think there are ethics rules limiting this.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2013 22:03     Subject: Re:When you take direct reports out to lunch, who pays?
I'm a Fed, and I pay out of pocket every single time I go out with junior colleagues (if it's for an occasion).
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2013 10:34     Subject: When you take direct reports out to lunch, who pays?
My company has the same policy guideline, the most senior person is expected to expense the lunch.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2013 09:34     Subject: When you take direct reports out to lunch, who pays?
At our company, the most senior person is supposed to pay. It's spelled out in our expense guidelines.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2013 08:40     Subject: When you take direct reports out to lunch, who pays?
If its an official lunch, like a review, birthday, adminstrative asst day, etc., then the manager pays and puts in for reimbursement with the receipt, or puts it on a company credit card if they have one. If its lets get lunch at Panera, everyone pays for their own meal.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2013 08:04     Subject: When you take direct reports out to lunch, who pays?
The company should pay, not the manager out of his or her pocket.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2013 23:44     Subject: When you take direct reports out to lunch, who pays?
My company (6000+ employee) used to have money for this but not anymore. On the rare occasion that lunches now occur, everyone pays their own way.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2013 23:37     Subject: When you take direct reports out to lunch, who pays?
Most senior by title pays. It's actually policy for us.

That's assuming its a formal event, if its a "hey wanna grab lunch" that's different and each person pays for their own meal.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2013 20:54     Subject: When you take direct reports out to lunch, who pays?
I'm a SVP, I pay with corporate credit card. I don't expect managers to pay out of pocket unless its excessive or frequent.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2013 20:18     Subject: When you take direct reports out to lunch, who pays?
At the companies I've been with, the senior (position not years) person always pays.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2013 20:17     Subject: When you take direct reports out to lunch, who pays?
Obviously I don't expect them to pay, particularly when I've initiated the lunch. But I was wondering if at larger companies managers get a budget for this or if it's always out of pocket.