Well, this is just ass-fucking-tastic!

[sageandsea]

Goddamn it. Goddamnit to hell. I can't get a motherfucking company credit card, even though I'm the fucking executive assistant to the useless VP of fucking SALES, who travels A LOT. And I'm expected to make reservations for random guests from Japan at the last damned minute. So whose card do I have to use? Mine, of course, and it's a DEBIT card, because that is what I have. And does random goddamned guest switch it over to HIS card (and I'm sure he makes $100k/year)? No, no he fucking does not. So I - SURPRISE! - am overdrawn $200. Just fucking lovely. And then Miss I Know Everything HR Person fucking laughs about it! Jesus Christ on a cracker, bitch, you make fucking TWICE and more what I do, and have no kids and a husband who works full time. When you're struggling by on $31500/year supporting 4 people and a baby then you can fucking laugh. Until then, bitch, you can just choke on it.

No raise in 2+ years and counting, either, not a thin fucking dime since I started here. And you know how much my boss spent on his party last month? As much as I make in a year.

Hate. Hate hate hate hate hate.

Comments

[gwynraven.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I'm so sorry.

[oddharmonic.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry.

Why does your company not have a better system for making reservations? Is it small?

[branwynelf.livejournal.com]

Sweetie, go into work tomorrow, tell them your credit card account has been closed because of the overdrawn excess, and that you'll need some other means of reserving rooms/cars etc. since you now have no credit card of your own. Suggest that the VP give you HIS card number and expiration for you to keep on file at your desk.

Expecting you to use personal cards for work related functions isn't right.

[stratfordbabe.livejournal.com]

Had a friend in labor law. As I recall, you cannot be forced to use your own money for company purposes. So tomorrow, you submit a letter demanding both the money used for the room, and any bank fees charged to your account, or you will be filing a claim with the National Labor Relations Board. Give them 24 hours. And in that letter, tell them that you will no longer use your own card for such things.

At least, assuming they're the type of company that will just fold. If they're likely to get nasty if you get firm, this may not work.

[stratfordbabe.livejournal.com]

Oh, and most importantly, I'm so sorry. *hugs*

[kellinator.livejournal.com]

No useful advice, but I projectile vomit on them for you.

[pilarcruz.livejournal.com]

My stock answer is to call an attorney, or at least threaten to!

oi

[taoskye.livejournal.com]

Sorry that happened. On the upside you can mention to your boss if he would like you to have the operating capital to be able to charge these things you can offer 2 options.

1. Give me something to charge everything on that you need charged, pissbag.

2. Give me a 10k a year raise and I will be happy to charge whatever you like on a credit card I will get due to my swank new income rate which will allow me to get a credit card just for work. :)

[fishantlers.livejournal.com]

Thats a crock of doody. I would have thought hard about picking out her teeth with the card.

hee

[taoskye.livejournal.com]

out of the carpet?

Re: hee

[fishantlers.livejournal.com]

.. and out of the bottom of my boot!

[maida-mac.livejournal.com]

Ugh. *thinks a minute more* Super ugh. My sympathies. *hugs*

[lonesomenumber1]

We have almost a directly opposite problem. Used to be, my wife put all of her company expenses on our credit card. No problem -- her company reimbursed her within a month, plus we got frequent flier miles. Six months ago, they told her she had to used an American Express Corporate card for everything. Amex wants payment within ten days of when we get their bill. Andrea almost never gets reimbursed in time to use that money to pay it.

We speculate monthly on what sexual or financial favors were traded between the bigwigs at her company and those at Amex. Fuckers.

You have my sincere sympathy. :-)

[cissa.livejournal.com]

Both of those suck so badly. My sympathies. I wish I had sage advice, too...

[silme.livejournal.com]

Ian's company makes him pay for things up front. He doesn't have a credit card; he has a debit card also. The company finally got hooked up with a hotel chain here in the UK, so he can stay at them and not worry -- there's a company account. But generally, if he goes out of the country and one of the bosses isn't with him, he has to put everything on his debit card. He's reimbursed later, but it's a good month or more later. He doesn't have it as bad as some of the others there. He might spend £500 a month; others have spent a lot more. Basically, they're giving the company free loans -- floating it. I think it's ridiculous.

[malinaldarose.livejournal.com]

I think it's terrible that the company expects you to use your own money for that. I really agree with Ailsa -- tell them that because of the overdraft, your account has been closed (and I'd add a very sarcastic "thank you very much for endangering my family by making it so that I can't pay my rent this month" -- true or not.). Then tell them that if they expect you to continue to do your job properly, they'll have to supply you with the means to do so.

And if that doesn't work, get a (labor) lawyer. (Yah, I know, it's easy to say that, especially since I have one in the "family" who specializes in nastygrams).

[yourscaryfriend.livejournal.com]

Most hotel chains are only too happy to set up corporate accounts. In fact, they usually will offer a premium rate to get those accounts. I would advise contacting the hotel that you usually warehouse random Japanese Clients in and asking to set up the account. Then present the paperwork to your boss along with the firm statement that you will not cover company expenses with your money. Honestly, it's much easier when the account is set up. All you have to do is call the front desk, give them your account number, how many guests and on what dates and you're done. Good luck, and big hugs.

[harmonyfb.livejournal.com]

So whose card do I have to use? Mine, of course, and it's a DEBIT card, because that is what I have.

STOP doing it. Seriously. The next time the issue comes up, say, "I'm sorry. I don't have a company credit card to put it on, so you'll have to have Mr. VP do it." And flatly refuse to even discuss using your own money. It's wrong, and they'll keep taking advantage of it till you put your foot down.

If your boss says, "Can't you put it on yours?", just say "No, sorry," without further explanation. Because you don't owe him any. Something similar happened to my husband a few years ago (they were expecting him to take clients out to lunch and pay for it himself, when he made less than you do). He put his foot down, the abuse stopped.