I’m just confused on why they are forcing me to rent a car at their expense, instead of using my own car. this is the first year they said they are getting me a car.
what could be reasons why they would opt for rental instead of km/milage reimbursement?
I don’t wanna drive no automatic lol
Do they mean getting a taxi to/from the party? So you can get ham-diddly-hammered and get home? That’s what one of my companies did
no, my work is 7 hours from my residence. I drive to the office for the Christmas party.
this year, they are renting me a car instead of my driving my own car.
I would never question safe transport after a party
Will the full tank you get with the rental get you there?
Are they covering your fuel costs?
If yes, there’s your answer
I don’t know about the rental.
my personal car I end up doing 4.3L/100km so about 54Mpg. Like, I doubt it’ll get much cheaper unless it’s electric.
they do cover fuel, kms, and my time spent on the road.
I’m sure it’s a monetary thing but I can’t help but think it’ll be the same, if not more expensive renting.
While I can’t answer your direct question, look at it like this. You are looking for reason why the company wants to not put miles/kilometers on your car, that wants to not waste your fuel, that wants to not put wear and tear on your car for 7 hours (14 hours?)…
While I’d also be confused as to the logic, just smile, say thanks, and enjoy the small additional holiday bonus that you get from beating on someone else’s ride.
Unless you recently pissed someone off, and they just happen to know someone in the rental gig, whereas I’d be very cautious about the condition of the brakes.
That last paragraph wasn’t really needed was it
You never know!
…I’ve just noticed your username
So they’re covering the cost of the car, the cost of the fuel and also paying you for the hours spent driving?
They must really want you at this event
well that’s how companies should be, no? they call you in for a work event, they should be covering expenses like my time, travel and expenses incurred. isn’t this normal?
They could have deals with rental companies that make the rental cheaper to them. It could be a way to save money as people won’t bother with the rental and since it’s violating company procedure, they don’t have to pay mileage reimbursement. It could be a way to funnel money to a rental company rather than directly reimbursing employees.
In the US they only reimburse around $0.50/mile (last I knew from several years ago) so it’d have to be a killer deal to be cheaper for rentals than reimbursement. OP did reference kilometers, but I imagine the reimbursement rate is similar wherever you are.
Could be group rate on the lease which makes it more cost effective then paying you for 2 trips. Best to ask your manager about it.
Mostly laibility and insurance. Partly (and only for some companies) a way to help keep you tied to the company while showing they are invested in you for longer term.
Most domestic insurance policies do not cover the use of a vehicle on company business and your employer would become implicated in the event of an accident. This necessarily implies that driving to work is not company business which doesn’t make sense to me. Do they think I was out for a drive each morning and just so happened to be in the vicinity of my workplace so I thought why not drop in for a shift? Them’s the rules.
If you do get into an accident and they ask you ‘what gear were you in at the moment of impact?’ Tell them Gucci sweats and Reebok Classics.
They don’t want drunken partygoers to get maimed or killed on the way home. Both to avoid problems with their workforce, and to avoid headlines.
the car isn’t removed, just mine is. doesn’t really avoid anything
also didn’t include, but the party is at the hotel we’re all staying at so no excuses.
My best guess is that someone at enterprise paid a lot of money to whoever made that decision.
Often “to get someone a car” means to get them a car and driver, in my experience. Maybe they’re offering to pay for a cab?
nah, this is a 7 hour drive one-way.
ain’t no cab gonna be cheaper lol personal driver would be nice though. I could play guitar the whole way
Oh if it’s that long a drive, the cost of the rental and fuel is way less than the mileage reimbursement would be. I’m frankly surprised they’re not flying you at that distance, unless the plane trip would include a lot of driving on the front and/or back ends.
This here is one likely answer. One other (less likely) might be insurance, although I would have to strain my imaginatiom quite a bit to come up with an explanation that nakes insurance a good reason to do this for a christmas party vs. a regular drive to work. Maybe they want to prevent “fraternization” by making clear “we know where your rental cars will spend the night”? ;)
What kind of job is this? Seems super weird.
Maybe they don’t have faith in your choice of car or diligence with keeping it presentable.
Or maybe someone is doing a nepotism.
lol, it’s a Christmas party for work. no clients will see my 2 year old car.
I just find it odd they would add complexity to the 7 hour drive with having to pickup/dropoff, potential upselling, car not available, magical damage the rental company might claim post dropoff.
vs me just driving my own car which I’ve done the last 5 years.
I can’t find and valid reason for it. I doubt it’s even cheaper. oh well…
I wonder if someone tried claiming damage to their personal car?
Did they also pick the car rental company for, assuming there is more than one option in your area? Increasingly sounds like nepotism or similar …
yeah major city. tons of options. enterprise was their chosen company.
might very well be nepotism, just such an odd decision to take on the risk of renting a car vs having me use my own.
Probably entirely to do with insurance. They can’t dictate to you what level of insurance to purchase for your private vehicle, but they can for a rental.
Why it matters for the party vs a routine work trip… If they are providing alcohol, they automatically are assuming some degree of liability for your actions when you leave the party.
What if you have an accident and total your personal vehicle? You could ostensibly sue them.
What if you have an accident and god forbid kill or injure another? They or their family could sue your employer (as well as you ofc).
A rental and associated insurance coverage will provide them with a knowable degree of financial buffer before they would have to pay damages out of pocket. If you drove your personal vehicle, they have an unknown and maybe nonexistent amount of insurance coverage to help with legal fees and damages in the event of something terrible happening. All because they provided you alcohol.
This is probably about risk tolerance and not about pinching pennies.
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Theyre horny for that munnies in some way would be my guess but I have no clue lol
Surprise company trip? I’ve been in three of those.
nah, xmas party. one of the few times I run the commute into the actual office. it’s nice seeing everyone esp this time of the year
