RE: Abstract accepted for IOUG...company has no/little money to send me?!??!?!?!
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:44:54 -0500
Message-id: <974B0BC4C9F3BB40B2651F8FC12B7B9814F873D1@emss04m12.us.lmco.com>
Well, I just got an email that the "third level" manager above me has
approved my travel expenses specifically because I am presenting.
Wow. I am liking that higher up manager. Glad she's up there. She needs to move up higher!!
Anyway, I received some interesting private responses.
Thanks for all the responses and support.
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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Grabowy, Chris
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:45 AM
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Subject: Abstract accepted for IOUG...company has no/little money to
send me?!??!?!?!
So I got the word from IOUG that my abstract has been accepted. Hurray!!
I forwarded that acceptance email to my manager asking for some travel money, and state the obvious that I won't need any money to pay for the conference fee.
I eventually get a response back from his manager that the overhead money is tight...maybe we can send you for a day or two...??!?!?!??!?! Overhead money is tight? Isn't it January?
So that was yesterday, and today I have calmed down a bit. And I was wondering if other folks have encountered this problem? Wondering if this is common? I have always assumed that if you get accepted to present then your company "stepped up" and sent you. I guess I am wrong?
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