Another ethical question - updated

[Batman_fan]

Let's say a client asked you to fly for a week to their HQ for an important meeting to meet with some vendor and they paid you for flight ticket, and Hotel. You are contractor for client. 

But you made a mistake of not checking-in and went to airport in the morning. At the gate, staff said since you didn't check-in, there is no seat allocated and need to wait until everyone boards to see if any seat is available. (All airlines do this - selling more tickets than available based on some probability of people showing up and not showing up)

Everyone boarded and no seats available, so you don't have option other than waiting for next flight which fly only in the evening. Basically the day is gone and you cannot work that day. As compensation, airlines gave you $2K cheque on your name. You informed client the situation and made sure they are aware of the delay. 

What would you do? Do you put the hours on the client and not give that cheque or not put the hours and give the cheque?

I was in this situation few years back. I will add what I did and what happened next here

Updated: I gave the check to client manager even though all my friends suggested not to tell about the check. I also didn't put hours. Client didn't say anything that day. But after few days, client manager made huge compliment that I was nicest person he has ever seen and gave option of work from home whenever I wanted. After few months he made my employer prime vendor for them. Of course this is the not the only reason but this is one of the main reasons. Basically, what I am trying to say is, when you do anything, imagine what a virtuous person would do if he/she is in your place and try to mimic that. You will be rewarded!

[Quickgun_murugan]

2 minutes ago, Batman_fan said:

Let's say a client asked you to fly for a week to their HQ for an important meeting to meet with some vendor and they paid you for flight ticket, and Hotel. You are contractor for client. 

But you made a mistake of not checking-in and went to airport. At the gate, staff said since you didn't check-in, there is no seat allocated and need to wait until everyone boards to see if any seat is available. (All airlines do this - selling more tickets than available based on some probability of people showing up and not showing up)

Everyone boarded and no seats available, so you don't have option other than waiting for next flight which fly only in the evening. Basically the day is gone and you cannot work that day. As compensation, airlines gave you $2K cheque on your name.

What would you do? Do you put the hours on the client and not give that cheque or not put the hours and give the cheque?

 

work cheyyanappudu hours etla pedthav? you have to inform somebody that yur flightgot delayed right if they have scheduled any meeting with you?

so you can keep that 2k check but adding hours depends on what the client says regarding your hours for that day

[jbourne]

Hours ante update the same with the manager and do as manager says.

2k $ flight odu reimburse chesada idi matram joke 

 

iwould put it as off/pto 

[BostonBullodu]

6 minutes ago, Batman_fan said:

Let's say a client asked you to fly for a week to their HQ for an important meeting to meet with some vendor and they paid you for flight ticket, and Hotel. You are contractor for client. 

But you made a mistake of not checking-in and went to airport in the morning. At the gate, staff said since you didn't check-in, there is no seat allocated and need to wait until everyone boards to see if any seat is available. (All airlines do this - selling more tickets than available based on some probability of people showing up and not showing up)

Everyone boarded and no seats available, so you don't have option other than waiting for next flight which fly only in the evening. Basically the day is gone and you cannot work that day. As compensation, airlines gave you $2K cheque on your name.

What would you do? Do you put the hours on the client and not give that cheque or not put the hours and give the cheque?

I was in same situation few years back. I will add what I did and what happened next here

 

[Batman_fan]

1 minute ago, Quickgun_murugan said:

work cheyyanappudu hours etla pedthav? you have to inform somebody that yur flightgot delayed right if they have scheduled any meeting with you?

so you can keep that 2k check but adding hours depends on what the client says regarding your hours for that day

Yes, informed the client the very next hour. So they know it. I added this now

[Batman_fan]

2 minutes ago, jbourne said:

Hours ante update the same with the manager and do as manager says.

2k $ flight odu reimburse chesada idi matram joke 

 

iwould put it as off/pto 

Yes, Airlines always have some compensation limit. I was very aggressive on them so they increased from 1000 to 2000$

[jbourne]

1 minute ago, Batman_fan said:

Yes, Airlines always have some compensation limit. I was very aggressive on them so they increased from 1000 to 2000$

Ee airlines babayya frontier ani matram cheppaku naa gunde aagi ippude sasta 

[Batman_fan]

5 minutes ago, Quickgun_murugan said:

work cheyyanappudu hours etla pedthav? you have to inform somebody that yur flightgot delayed right if they have scheduled any meeting with you?

so you can keep that 2k check but adding hours depends on what the client says regarding your hours for that day

You are not FT employee. You are a consultant. So in some cases travel is also included as part of hours. Consultants normally work more hours on Tue, Wed, Thu but travel on Mon, Fri. Still put 40 hours. 

[kiraak_poradu]

hours pettoddu and money icheyi.... ethics annav kabatti telling

[Batman_fan]

1 minute ago, jbourne said:

Ee airlines babayya frontier ani matram cheppaku naa gunde aagi ippude sasta 

No, but don't remember the airlines. 

[Batman_fan]

17 minutes ago, kiraak_poradu said:

hours pettoddu and money icheyi.... ethics annav kabatti telling

Okay

[MeetFriendz]

well you were on the business trip so i would say if manager is ok then we can add hours mostly contractor kabati we can say i am adding hours .. full time iyethe enjoy the day ... ethical part ... also money company paid labati airlines return should go to company only ..  

 

[crazymatta]

mistakes do happen.. as a contractor been there done that. travel hrs bhi count chesthunde 40hrs lo so evng flight or mrng flight doesnt matter so aa hrs ki bill chestha nd airline compensation antava naaku 500 vachi nunde with nxt availble flight ticket so i told my manager abt it , had a good laugh nd kept that compensation into my pocket naa matta

[Doola]

57 minutes ago, Batman_fan said:

What would you do? Do you put the hours on the client and not give that cheque or not put the hours and give the cheque?

eyy ethics levu emi ledu....put hrs and don't give cheque 

[Batman_fan]

17 minutes ago, MeetFriendz said:

well you were on the business trip so i would say if manager is ok then we can add hours mostly contractor kabati we can say i am adding hours .. full time iyethe enjoy the day ... ethical part ... also money company paid labati airlines return should go to company only ..  

 

hmm...okay