Another work WWYD for DH.

[amberlyrose]

Thanks guys.

[specialk]

Honestly, I probably would ignore it. I would not have offered to pay in the first place. If your DH feels that he wants to stick to what he said, I would have him offer the amount he was originally comfortable chipping in. They already said they know they can't legally require him to pay it.

They could have booked travel insurance.

[calle28]

Oh wow. I understand being angry, but jeez, this guy took it to another level.

I would not have offered to pay.

I honestly don't know. On one hand, your H did offer. On the other hand, it's business.

[jennysmitten]

Yeah, I wouldn't pay for any of it.

[calle28]

Can't they write it off? lol

[amberlyrose]

I'm cool with paying part of it- DH did offer to help and he does feel bad.

[shopgirl07]

What? Ignore. This guy sounds crazy. It's business, people sometimes back out, this guy needs to get a grip.

I owned a small business and booked a non-refundable ticket for one of my employees. She quit under not so great circumstances so I was on the hook for the money. It never would have occurred to me to seek restitution.

[livinitup]

I think it's really odd that a company set him a bill. They should just eat the cost. It didn't work out. Cost of doing business category.

Ignore? I mean, he already burnt this ridge. Would paying partial help him in any way?

[EmilieMadison]

They booked travel for him before he even started working? I mean, even if he HAD been working for them and quit, they would still be responsible for the travel expenses because, you know, the price of business and all.

He shouldn't have offered to pay for any of it, and at this point, I'd probably not respond.

[redheadk]

WTF? No. Don't pay that.

Cost of doing business.

What a strange company.

[IrishBelle]

I'd probably ignore knowing that he has already burnt that bridge.

How much was he planning to reimburse them for?

[amberlyrose]

Jul 2, 2015 15:41:17 GMT -5 IrishBelle said:

I'd probably ignore knowing that he has already burnt that bridge.

How much was he planning to reimburse them for?

We were thinking a couple hundred, like $250?
I'm so glad he didn't take the offer. I wouldn't want him working for this guy anyway.

[IrishBelle]

Jul 2, 2015 15:45:58 GMT -5 amberlyrose said:

Jul 2, 2015 15:41:17 GMT -5 IrishBelle said:

I'd probably ignore knowing that he has already burnt that bridge.

How much was he planning to reimburse them for?

We were thinking a couple hundred, like $250?
I'm so glad he didn't take the offer. I wouldn't want him working for this guy anyway.

Agree with this.  I would ignore the email at this point.

[sterl724]

Jul 2, 2015 15:31:00 GMT -5 EmilieMadison said:

They booked travel for him before he even started working? I mean, even if he HAD been working for them and quit, they would still be responsible for the travel expenses because, you know, the price of business and all.

He shouldn't have offered to pay for any of it, and at this point, I'd probably not respond.

My thoughts too. If he hadn't even accepted the job, or even if he accepted but hasn't started and then turned out down, he shouldn't be responsible for any of it. The company should eat that cost, especially for booking prior to his start date.

I say ignore it. Don't pay it. That's a shit ton money to shell out for no reason. That should be a write off for the company.

[cjeanette]

They don't get travel insurance? Their loss.

[Kristinmo]

Do NOT pay it. It sucks for the company but it's cost of doing business and your DH is under absolutely no obligation to pay it.

[Champagne Supernova]

WTF? No way. Ignore. Ignore. Ignore.

They're idiots for booking a non-refundable ticket to begin with. I mean, what kind of company does that? No way.

[isabel]

No, I wouldn't pay it. I book travel for a lot of people in my company. Shit happens and sometimes plans change and the flights don't get used. If the fare is non-refundable, they can cancel the flight and reuse the credit with that airline toward a future flight as long as it's used by a certain date. They're likely only losing $200 per flight for the change fees.

Also, dude sounds like a complete tool.

[amberlyrose]

Jul 2, 2015 16:03:28 GMT -5 mofongo said:

LOL at that dude.

Only questions I have are when was H supposed to start and had he signed a contract?

2 weeks and I don't think he had.