VP sent employees a bill
2 coworkers were hanging out with one of our VPs at a trade show. These are entry level employees making some of the lowest wages in the company. A few weeks after they return one shows me an email from said VP billing them $100s of dollars for money the VP laid out for bottle service etc. The employees are scared not to pay and while I don't have all the details this has to be one of the lowest class things I've ever seen at a company. Anyone care to offer some advice I can pass along?
Those two were ladies?
Please don’t assume gender.
I understand what you are trying to say but I ask the OP and not making an assumtion.
Scum
Expense it! Then do it again! :D
So typical company policy says the senior person pays and if this isnt a company sponsored event it should have been made clear to folks before they attended. Given that this likely didn't happen I think the VP would be fully accountable and it really comes down to whether or not they want to fight on principle as company policy would likely back them up.
That’s a screwed up situation.
Reminds me of when my boss invited everyone out to dinner. I asked for two small apps, but he literally told the waitress to bring every sushi roll that had a picture. Bill came out to>$100 a person. What a douche.
He didn’t cover the bill??? Team lunches are a legitimate expense that is allowed (obviously not 1500/oz caviar but you get my point)
This was at a family-run start up on the weekend so totally voluntary to go. It's more the general principle of 'if you order the most food, you pay most of the bill'. I've had similar experiences with friends who order pitchers of sangria although everyone is fine with their own drunk and then expect everyone to share the bill. It's just rude.
VP trying to bully them into paying for the bottle service. He doesn’t want to face the shame from the finance department in misusing company funds, so tries to pass the buck onto them. Contact the finance department and ask for a clarification on who should pay for the bottle service.
^this. Contact the hr and finance department.