Her Boss Said She Had ‘No Respect For Protocol’ Because She Did This. Was She Wrong?

She Flies To A Conference With Her Boss

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“The company paid for my original ticket,” explains the woman, “but it was my own personal credit card spending and frequent travel that earned me the upgraded seat.”

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The question now is, is the woman’s unwillingness to give the seat to her boss an act of disrespect, or something else?

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“If you want to be safe going forward you can always email HR and ask ‘X happened while on this trip and Manager Y advised that I should have done Z,'” suggested one commenter.

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“This was your upgrade, not a company upgrade,” added another. “I’d keep an eye on this boss from here and document anything in case of retaliation.”

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S W I P E U P !

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