Exceptionally stupid question about business lunch

[v]

I am not in the legal department. Since I started here, our GC (who is in the legal department -- so not my boss or anything, but someone I will be working with sometimes) has said "we [she and a regulatory lawyer in her group] really need to take you out to lunch sometime." That will happen today.

I should assume she is expensing this and I don't need to make a gesture to pay, right?

[UnderProtest]

It does kind of sound like she will be paying, but I would still offer.

[mbcdefg]

I assume they will pay ... but I'd still make "the reach," lol.

[LoveTrains]

I wouldn't assume that they are expensing that, but I don't work in the corporate world.

[crashgizmo]

Yeah, I'd make the half hearted reach but I'm pretty sure that lunch would be on the company.

[ECB]

I wouldn't assume she's expensing it. They may, out of their own pockets, pay for lunch. So yes, I'd at least make "the reach".

[cheezer]

If its someone senior to me I do not attempt to get the check. Even if they aren't expensing it, they make a lot more money than me and they invited you.

[tine]

At my company I would assume she would be expensing it.

[v]

Back from lunch! The president of the company came and he paid. We just went to panera (my first trip to panera ever) and president made it clear to the checkout people that he was paying for all of us.

Thanks!

[UnderProtest]

Good update v. It is nice when people make it clear and get rid of any awkwardness.