Sales, architects, consultants at my company (all the frequent fliers) lost their shit when we mandated the use of corporate cards for all travel.
"Earning enough points to take my family on a free vacation each year is compensation for the time I'm gone"... "My wife and I get upgraded most trips we take because of this benefit"...
Actual tone-deaf quotes at a time when we were laying people off (not to mention that corporate cards had been around for a while and had been 'encouraged'. And most other managers had already mandated their use.
It's a perk. But when it's a perk only some people get, or get more of, you can't expect too much sympathy from everyone else when it's taken away.
"Earning enough points to take my family on a free vacation each year is compensation for the time I'm gone"... "My wife and I get upgraded most trips we take because of this benefit"...
Actual tone-deaf quotes at a time when we were laying people off (not to mention that corporate cards had been around for a while and had been 'encouraged'. And most other managers had already mandated their use.
It's a perk. But when it's a perk only some people get, or get more of, you can't expect too much sympathy from everyone else when it's taken away.