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If someone buys you a meal, you say thank you. It doesn't matter how they are paying for it. Not awkward at all.
I know....why was this asked?
It was a gift. If you didn't say thanks don't look too much into it cuz I doubt he or she really cares. Your boss just wanted your company and you showed up. At these type of occasions, that is all that matters. You are suppose to have fun and simply put, its your boss's way of blurring the line between manager and employee.
I've always found this an awkward situation. When you are out of town on business, and all of your meals are getting paid for, do you say "Thank You" to your boss or whoever happens to be purchasing the meals, even though it's not actually them paying for them?
I always do. If I didn't have to pay for something, that means someone else did. I thank the boss even if THEY didn't personally pay for it. I can't thank a "company", it's not a person.
You say thank you. You were chosen by that person to go out for dinner. You don't have to pay. Thank you is what you say. If you don't, you are certainly in the wrong.
We usually joke and say thank you "insert company name". Most times the person buying the meal with turn around and say thank you since the only reason the meal is being expensed is because you are doing some kind of work.
I've always found this an awkward situation. When you are out of town on business, and all of your meals are getting paid for, do you say "Thank You" to your boss or whoever happens to be purchasing the meals, even though it's not actually them paying for them?
yes, due to habit and common courtesy
Plus, filling out the expense report is a PIA, and anyone who is is doing it for the group deserves a thank you
My old company had a rule that the top-ranking employee HAD to pay for the meal, but I can't remember why.
We had the same rule. Because they have a higher $/per meal/per group allotment. I have to get permission to do so.
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