Re: charging for the "commuting" part of telecommuting? or business travel

[Emily Berk <emily -at- armadillosoft -dot- com>]

I did most of my traveling as a programmer or systems analyst.  All my travel costs were paid for by my clients and for long trips (days that killed full days), I did charge them for a day of work.  It wasn't like I could be working on another project on that day.  This was all clearly stated in my contract.

But even for writers -- Salaried employees don't usually use vacation days to travel to remote offices.  Why should contract workers?  

(Obviously, it's different if you've chosen to commute a long way to a project rather than move.  That would be where I'd charge significantly less per off-site hour and make everyone I worked with aware (not in a complaining way) of how significant the difference was.  I used to work with a salaried guy who had a 2.5 hour each way.  He made that commute daily for quite a few years.  It was during the boom so I assume his salary made it worth his while.  Commuting expenses are not deductible for salaried employees and I know he did not get reimbursed for that commute.)

At 06:47 PM 4/16/02 -0500, Bill Buckheit wrote:
>This really reminds me of my trips to beautiful Costa Rica a few years back. Due to flight schedules, I'd fly down on a Sunday (on my own time of course), make it to my hotel by about 9:30 PM. Work all week 8-5 in a factory. ...
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