Moral Dilemma

[MoralsOfAnAlleyCat]

What would you do here?

Stayed in a hotel, to be refunded by work.

Entered a dispute under the good night sleep guarantee and might get a refund.

Would you reimburse that back to work or see it as a win?

Oooh, interesting, never had this in all my years paying business expenses.

I'd check with whoever does them. I'm fairly clear cut usually on money issues but I might take it as a 'well, I spent the night away on business and had a rough night, it's compensation for that.' But I'd have to ask.

When I was at work travel was prepaid through an agency and I’d see it as a win because I didn’t get any sleep (if the refund didn’t go back to the agency!).

If you have to claim expenses at month end I’d ask the travel department rather than risk being found out.

Fuck asking - just take it as a win. How are they going to know?

Usually most places would see that as yours. Ie you are the one who had to work on little to no sleep so should be compensated for that, but if you aren’t sure best to check.

YOU are being reimbursed for your poor night's sleep, not your employer: they don't sleep in your bed.
Also, because you claimed, they may make changes to help others sleep better, so see it as recompense for your public service 😁

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If at the point of using the service, you were technically paying out of your own pocket, and it was you who made the complaint about your own lack of said service, then I'd say keep it.
As long as you have the receipt for the original booking just send that to employer. If you want to, say I had a rotten sleep and complained. You don't need to mention the refund.

Our work travel policy covers this situation and delay repay on trains. It says it is the works money, however 1) there is literally no way to pay it back to them and 2) the money is to compensate me for the inconvenience not them imo