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I currently live in a tropical country and would need to travel to a colder place (5 degree Celcius) for business. So I have to buy winter wear to survive the cold weather and it cost quite a lot. Is it ok to ask my boss if I could claim these expense provided the company policies allow? I am asking here to solve the ethical dilemma and wish not to sound a free rider to my boss.

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  This sounds very company policy specific. You can ask, but only your employer can answer your question.
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  But it also sounds very reasonable. People generally understand winter jackets and clothing are expensive.
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  Have you ever heard of on-line shopping?
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  @scaaahu I feel comfortable buying after trying for size issues
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  Let me put it this way. I don't care where and how you buy the winter wear, but your boss would. Suppose it costs $300 to get one from local store. If it cost $150 + $50 (for delivery cost), which means the total cost is $200. If I were your boss, I would certainly ask why don't you buy it on-line?
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I currently live in a tropical country and would need to travel to a colder place (5 degree Celcius) for business. So I have to buy winter wear to survive the cold weather and it cost quite a lot. Is it ok to ask my boss if I could claim these expense provided the company policies allow? I am asking here to solve the ethical dilemma and wish not to sound a free rider to my boss.

ethics expenses

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asked Nov 2 '15 at 3:14

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closed as off-topic by Kent A., scaaahu, Dawny33, gnat, keshlam Nov 2 '15 at 6:31

This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:

• "Questions seeking advice on company-specific regulations, agreements, or policies should be directed to your manager or HR department. Questions that address only a specific company or position are of limited use to future visitors. Questions seeking legal advice should be directed to legal professionals. For more information, click here." – Kent A., scaaahu, Dawny33, gnat, keshlam

If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.

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  5
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This sounds very company policy specific. You can ask, but only your employer can answer your question.
  – Jane S♦
  Nov 2 '15 at 3:22
  

  
  
  
  


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  But it also sounds very reasonable. People generally understand winter jackets and clothing are expensive.
  – Insane
  Nov 2 '15 at 3:33
  

  
  
  
  


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  Have you ever heard of on-line shopping?
  – scaaahu
  Nov 2 '15 at 4:08
  

  
  
  
  


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  @scaaahu I feel comfortable buying after trying for size issues
  – watercooler
  Nov 2 '15 at 4:42
  

  
  
  
  


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  Let me put it this way. I don't care where and how you buy the winter wear, but your boss would. Suppose it costs $300 to get one from local store. If it cost $150 + $50 (for delivery cost), which means the total cost is $200. If I were your boss, I would certainly ask why don't you buy it on-line?
  – scaaahu
  Nov 2 '15 at 4:44
  
  

  
  
  
  

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I currently live in a tropical country and would need to travel to a colder place (5 degree Celcius) for business. So I have to buy winter wear to survive the cold weather and it cost quite a lot. Is it ok to ask my boss if I could claim these expense provided the company policies allow? I am asking here to solve the ethical dilemma and wish not to sound a free rider to my boss.

ethics expenses

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asked Nov 2 '15 at 3:14

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I currently live in a tropical country and would need to travel to a colder place (5 degree Celcius) for business. So I have to buy winter wear to survive the cold weather and it cost quite a lot. Is it ok to ask my boss if I could claim these expense provided the company policies allow? I am asking here to solve the ethical dilemma and wish not to sound a free rider to my boss.

ethics expenses

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asked Nov 2 '15 at 3:14

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asked Nov 2 '15 at 3:14

watercooler

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asked Nov 2 '15 at 3:14

watercooler

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asked Nov 2 '15 at 3:14

watercooler

2,34911022

2,34911022

closed as off-topic by Kent A., scaaahu, Dawny33, gnat, keshlam Nov 2 '15 at 6:31

This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:

• "Questions seeking advice on company-specific regulations, agreements, or policies should be directed to your manager or HR department. Questions that address only a specific company or position are of limited use to future visitors. Questions seeking legal advice should be directed to legal professionals. For more information, click here." – Kent A., scaaahu, Dawny33, gnat, keshlam

If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.

closed as off-topic by Kent A., scaaahu, Dawny33, gnat, keshlam Nov 2 '15 at 6:31

This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:

• "Questions seeking advice on company-specific regulations, agreements, or policies should be directed to your manager or HR department. Questions that address only a specific company or position are of limited use to future visitors. Questions seeking legal advice should be directed to legal professionals. For more information, click here." – Kent A., scaaahu, Dawny33, gnat, keshlam

If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.

• 
  
  
  

  
  5
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This sounds very company policy specific. You can ask, but only your employer can answer your question.
  – Jane S♦
  Nov 2 '15 at 3:22
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  But it also sounds very reasonable. People generally understand winter jackets and clothing are expensive.
  – Insane
  Nov 2 '15 at 3:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Have you ever heard of on-line shopping?
  – scaaahu
  Nov 2 '15 at 4:08
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @scaaahu I feel comfortable buying after trying for size issues
  – watercooler
  Nov 2 '15 at 4:42
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Let me put it this way. I don't care where and how you buy the winter wear, but your boss would. Suppose it costs $300 to get one from local store. If it cost $150 + $50 (for delivery cost), which means the total cost is $200. If I were your boss, I would certainly ask why don't you buy it on-line?
  – scaaahu
  Nov 2 '15 at 4:44
  
  

  
  
  
  

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show 8 more comments

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  5
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  This sounds very company policy specific. You can ask, but only your employer can answer your question.
  – Jane S♦
  Nov 2 '15 at 3:22
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  But it also sounds very reasonable. People generally understand winter jackets and clothing are expensive.
  – Insane
  Nov 2 '15 at 3:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Have you ever heard of on-line shopping?
  – scaaahu
  Nov 2 '15 at 4:08
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @scaaahu I feel comfortable buying after trying for size issues
  – watercooler
  Nov 2 '15 at 4:42
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Let me put it this way. I don't care where and how you buy the winter wear, but your boss would. Suppose it costs $300 to get one from local store. If it cost $150 + $50 (for delivery cost), which means the total cost is $200. If I were your boss, I would certainly ask why don't you buy it on-line?
  – scaaahu
  Nov 2 '15 at 4:44
  
  

  
  
  
  

5

5

This sounds very company policy specific. You can ask, but only your employer can answer your question.
– Jane S♦
Nov 2 '15 at 3:22

This sounds very company policy specific. You can ask, but only your employer can answer your question.
– Jane S♦
Nov 2 '15 at 3:22

2

2

But it also sounds very reasonable. People generally understand winter jackets and clothing are expensive.
– Insane
Nov 2 '15 at 3:33

But it also sounds very reasonable. People generally understand winter jackets and clothing are expensive.
– Insane
Nov 2 '15 at 3:33

1

1

Have you ever heard of on-line shopping?
– scaaahu
Nov 2 '15 at 4:08

Have you ever heard of on-line shopping?
– scaaahu
Nov 2 '15 at 4:08

1

1

@scaaahu I feel comfortable buying after trying for size issues
– watercooler
Nov 2 '15 at 4:42

@scaaahu I feel comfortable buying after trying for size issues
– watercooler
Nov 2 '15 at 4:42

2

2

Let me put it this way. I don't care where and how you buy the winter wear, but your boss would. Suppose it costs $300 to get one from local store. If it cost $150 + $50 (for delivery cost), which means the total cost is $200. If I were your boss, I would certainly ask why don't you buy it on-line?
– scaaahu
Nov 2 '15 at 4:44

Let me put it this way. I don't care where and how you buy the winter wear, but your boss would. Suppose it costs $300 to get one from local store. If it cost $150 + $50 (for delivery cost), which means the total cost is $200. If I were your boss, I would certainly ask why don't you buy it on-line?
– scaaahu
Nov 2 '15 at 4:44

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While this is going to be very company specific, you can check yourself against a checklist to see if you think a reasonable employer would consider the purchase of winter wear to be appropriate for an employee to claim.

• Is my job requiring me to be outside in the colder weather, or will I be working in an office? If the answer is no, then you can probably stop now.


• Is the temperature so cold as to be out in it is actively dangerous. Think Canada in winter, which is considerably colder than 5 degrees. Here in Australia, which is a temperate climate, 5 degrees is a cold winter's day.


• If I were considering travelling to a cooler country for personal reasons such as a holiday, would I consider the cost of purchasing the clothes a barrier to going? If the company provided the clothes, would you then go?

Ethics and morals for what you can and can't claim can be a battleground of opinion, but it boils down to: "If I didn't need this to do my job, why should my company pay for it?"

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answered Nov 2 '15 at 3:40

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  sounds reasonable, as for expensive, I live in the tropics and cold weather gear is very very cheap if you're willing to go the second hand route because there's very little demand. So I have some pretty expensive and durable cold weather clothing for trips which cost me peanuts. I wear them to Sydney when I go which is cold for me :) But I have even heavier gear for NZ trips.
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While this is going to be very company specific, you can check yourself against a checklist to see if you think a reasonable employer would consider the purchase of winter wear to be appropriate for an employee to claim.

• Is my job requiring me to be outside in the colder weather, or will I be working in an office? If the answer is no, then you can probably stop now.


• Is the temperature so cold as to be out in it is actively dangerous. Think Canada in winter, which is considerably colder than 5 degrees. Here in Australia, which is a temperate climate, 5 degrees is a cold winter's day.


• If I were considering travelling to a cooler country for personal reasons such as a holiday, would I consider the cost of purchasing the clothes a barrier to going? If the company provided the clothes, would you then go?

Ethics and morals for what you can and can't claim can be a battleground of opinion, but it boils down to: "If I didn't need this to do my job, why should my company pay for it?"

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answered Nov 2 '15 at 3:40

Jane S♦

40.8k17125159

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  sounds reasonable, as for expensive, I live in the tropics and cold weather gear is very very cheap if you're willing to go the second hand route because there's very little demand. So I have some pretty expensive and durable cold weather clothing for trips which cost me peanuts. I wear them to Sydney when I go which is cold for me :) But I have even heavier gear for NZ trips.
  – Kilisi
  Nov 2 '15 at 3:59
  

  
  
  
  

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While this is going to be very company specific, you can check yourself against a checklist to see if you think a reasonable employer would consider the purchase of winter wear to be appropriate for an employee to claim.

• Is my job requiring me to be outside in the colder weather, or will I be working in an office? If the answer is no, then you can probably stop now.


• Is the temperature so cold as to be out in it is actively dangerous. Think Canada in winter, which is considerably colder than 5 degrees. Here in Australia, which is a temperate climate, 5 degrees is a cold winter's day.


• If I were considering travelling to a cooler country for personal reasons such as a holiday, would I consider the cost of purchasing the clothes a barrier to going? If the company provided the clothes, would you then go?

Ethics and morals for what you can and can't claim can be a battleground of opinion, but it boils down to: "If I didn't need this to do my job, why should my company pay for it?"

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answered Nov 2 '15 at 3:40

Jane S♦

40.8k17125159

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  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  sounds reasonable, as for expensive, I live in the tropics and cold weather gear is very very cheap if you're willing to go the second hand route because there's very little demand. So I have some pretty expensive and durable cold weather clothing for trips which cost me peanuts. I wear them to Sydney when I go which is cold for me :) But I have even heavier gear for NZ trips.
  – Kilisi
  Nov 2 '15 at 3:59
  

  
  
  
  

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up vote
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up vote
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While this is going to be very company specific, you can check yourself against a checklist to see if you think a reasonable employer would consider the purchase of winter wear to be appropriate for an employee to claim.

• Is my job requiring me to be outside in the colder weather, or will I be working in an office? If the answer is no, then you can probably stop now.


• Is the temperature so cold as to be out in it is actively dangerous. Think Canada in winter, which is considerably colder than 5 degrees. Here in Australia, which is a temperate climate, 5 degrees is a cold winter's day.


• If I were considering travelling to a cooler country for personal reasons such as a holiday, would I consider the cost of purchasing the clothes a barrier to going? If the company provided the clothes, would you then go?

Ethics and morals for what you can and can't claim can be a battleground of opinion, but it boils down to: "If I didn't need this to do my job, why should my company pay for it?"

share|improve this answer

answered Nov 2 '15 at 3:40

Jane S♦

40.8k17125159

While this is going to be very company specific, you can check yourself against a checklist to see if you think a reasonable employer would consider the purchase of winter wear to be appropriate for an employee to claim.

• Is my job requiring me to be outside in the colder weather, or will I be working in an office? If the answer is no, then you can probably stop now.


• Is the temperature so cold as to be out in it is actively dangerous. Think Canada in winter, which is considerably colder than 5 degrees. Here in Australia, which is a temperate climate, 5 degrees is a cold winter's day.


• If I were considering travelling to a cooler country for personal reasons such as a holiday, would I consider the cost of purchasing the clothes a barrier to going? If the company provided the clothes, would you then go?

Ethics and morals for what you can and can't claim can be a battleground of opinion, but it boils down to: "If I didn't need this to do my job, why should my company pay for it?"

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answered Nov 2 '15 at 3:40

Jane S♦

40.8k17125159

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share|improve this answer

answered Nov 2 '15 at 3:40

Jane S♦

40.8k17125159

answered Nov 2 '15 at 3:40

Jane S♦

40.8k17125159

answered Nov 2 '15 at 3:40

Jane S♦

40.8k17125159

40.8k17125159

• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  sounds reasonable, as for expensive, I live in the tropics and cold weather gear is very very cheap if you're willing to go the second hand route because there's very little demand. So I have some pretty expensive and durable cold weather clothing for trips which cost me peanuts. I wear them to Sydney when I go which is cold for me :) But I have even heavier gear for NZ trips.
  – Kilisi
  Nov 2 '15 at 3:59
  

  
  
  
  

suggest improvements | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  2
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  sounds reasonable, as for expensive, I live in the tropics and cold weather gear is very very cheap if you're willing to go the second hand route because there's very little demand. So I have some pretty expensive and durable cold weather clothing for trips which cost me peanuts. I wear them to Sydney when I go which is cold for me :) But I have even heavier gear for NZ trips.
  – Kilisi
  Nov 2 '15 at 3:59
  

  
  
  
  

2

2

sounds reasonable, as for expensive, I live in the tropics and cold weather gear is very very cheap if you're willing to go the second hand route because there's very little demand. So I have some pretty expensive and durable cold weather clothing for trips which cost me peanuts. I wear them to Sydney when I go which is cold for me :) But I have even heavier gear for NZ trips.
– Kilisi
Nov 2 '15 at 3:59

sounds reasonable, as for expensive, I live in the tropics and cold weather gear is very very cheap if you're willing to go the second hand route because there's very little demand. So I have some pretty expensive and durable cold weather clothing for trips which cost me peanuts. I wear them to Sydney when I go which is cold for me :) But I have even heavier gear for NZ trips.
– Kilisi
Nov 2 '15 at 3:59

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