Padding conferences: the general rule is that a) I do it if the flights are the same price, or cheaper, b) I pay for the extra nights if the flights are similar prices, c) they pay if the flights are so much cheaper that the discount pays for the extra hotel nights.
In general, trade-offs for comfort and convenience apply no matter who's paying - there's some stuff that's reasonable whoever's paying, and some stuff that isn't. I would have scruples about being excessive on expenses, even if those expenses were being paid by someone I was considering suing/campaigning against/etc.. That said, comfort may be recognised as a perk of the job, and factored into how much you get paid, what you get sent on, etc. so it's not a bad thing to see what the norm is in your organisation and follow that.
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Date: 2009-05-11 04:47 pm (UTC)In general, trade-offs for comfort and convenience apply no matter who's paying - there's some stuff that's reasonable whoever's paying, and some stuff that isn't. I would have scruples about being excessive on expenses, even if those expenses were being paid by someone I was considering suing/campaigning against/etc.. That said, comfort may be recognised as a perk of the job, and factored into how much you get paid, what you get sent on, etc. so it's not a bad thing to see what the norm is in your organisation and follow that.
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Date: 2009-05-11 05:33 pm (UTC)