That's what I initially thought, but they are buying me 3 round trip tickets to go Monday morning and come back Friday night each week. I figured, I can just stay there all three weeks if they just buy her ticket too, and then it's only 2 round trip tickets. The money they save can go toward my weekend hotel expense.

-MBP
 
manbearpig:
That's what I initially thought, but they are buying me 3 round trip tickets to go Monday morning and come back Friday night each week. I figured, I can just stay there all three weeks if they just buy her ticket too, and then it's only 2 round trip tickets. The money they save can go toward my weekend hotel expense.

Somewhat personal question, but how can grad students afford to stay away for 3 full weeks? No classes to teach, papers to grade, discussions to be had with thesis advisors, laboratory experiments to look at, data collection services to be used, etc?

 

It would be understandable for those that have good relationships with their wives...many people here would call you crazy for not jumping at the chance for 3 weeks of solitude.

If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses - Henry Ford
 
happypantsmcgee:
It would be understandable for those that have good relationships with their wives...many people here would call you crazy for not jumping at the chance for 3 weeks of solitude.

Hall pass!!!

Regards

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cphbravo96:
happypantsmcgee:
It would be understandable for those that have good relationships with their wives...many people here would call you crazy for not jumping at the chance for 3 weeks of solitude.

Hall pass!!!

was just thinking the same thing, either that or 'absence makes the heart grow fonder' - take your pick

Get busy living
 

My firm allows you to either travel to your city of choice (other than home) for an equal or lower cost or fly someone to the client city for the weekend. You have to pay the tax as if it was earning though. If you don't follow the book exactly, you can get away with ticket price being close enough and can avoid tax if you are flying yourself. Large firm.

 

While interning for one of the better second tier consultancies I got staffed on project that was outside of London, I had no trouble at all expensing a plane ticket for a friend visiting me during a weekend.

Anyhow, just ASK if you are allowed to expense it. It is not like they are going to get mad at you for asking.

 
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2x2Matrix:
As for the idea that "it is not a deductible business expense," that's not how consulting works: your employer doesn't even pay the expense. The client pays all of your expenses when you're working for them, and, though the optics of flying your wife out to their site might be a little tricky, at the end of the day firms have TILO policies because they make their employees happy and don't cost the client any more money.

Having been a consultant for a number of years, I am well aware of the tax laws of such. Even if the client pays for it, it is not a deductible business expense for them either. If you finagle so they are paying for something different than what they think they are paying for, and they deduct as a business expense (which they will), you are putting your client in violation of tax law. If you're OK with that, go ahead.

 
2x2Matrix:
Actually, does your wife not have a job? How does she have there weeks to spend with you on an engagement in CA?

She's a grad student. She'll do her research in the day when I'm with the client, and then we'll explore in the evenings and weekends.

-MBP
 

Like has been said before many firms have "in lieu of" travel policies. I work at a big firm and we have one.

Our policy is that you can travel anywhere that would be cheaper and you are not taxed. Or you can fly someone else to see you and you will be taxed.

Have co-workers that spent 3 months in Singapore. They basically got to see all of Asia and some of Europe with their "in lieu of travel".

 
happypantsmcgee:
I've never heard it called 'exploring' before.

hahahaha

The answer to your question is 1) network 2) get involved 3) beef up your resume 4) repeat -happypantsmcgee WSO is not your personal search function.
 

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