Employee gets upgraded to first class on business trip, leaving furious boss in coach: 'She thinks [...] I should’ve given her the first class seat'

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    Yesterday, my boss and I were flying home from a conference. We were on the same flight, but our original seats were not next to each other. I'm a frequent
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    traveller on this airline and use their credit card, so I often get free upgrades to first class. I got upgraded on this flight and my boss did not.
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    After the flight, when we were collecting our bags she said she wanted to talk to me about my "lack of respect for protocol". She
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    thinks that because the company paid for my original ticket, and she is more senior than me, I should've given her the first class seat.
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    I think this is absolutely insane. While the company paid for my seat, it's my own personal credit card spending, and frequent travel that earned me the upgraded seat. Is this some sort of corporate standard I'm not aware of? AITA?
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    gilded_lady. NTA. If you want to cya going forward you can always email HR and ask "X happened
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    while on this trip and Manager Y advised that I should have done Z. Can you point me to where I can review the protocols so I know going forward?" It
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    documents the incident without being accusatory and lets you be able to cite chapter and verse if there's a next time.
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    idontcare8587. obvious NTA. Is your boss 5? What protocol says you have to give gifts to your boss??
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    jrm1102. NTA - this was your upgrade, not a company upgrade. I'd keep an eye on this boss from here and document anything in case of retaliation
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    neoncactusfields NTA - you got upgraded. YOU. The upgrade was connected to your own personal credit card use. Your boss is a buy and she is being completely inane about this. If she brings
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    it up again, I'd just tell her that she is wrong and leave it at that. Document this too, in case you need to take it to HR.
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    NotCreativeAtAll16. NTA. The entitlement of your boss is astounding. As long as the company allows you to use your card. for miles (not all do), you've done nothing wrong. You could have used those miles on whatever. She could have paid extra for the upgrade, as well, but she CHOSE not to.
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    Willing_Second1591. NTA. Your boss is entitled, ask her to show you the protocol where it says you have to give up your first class seat to your boss
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    IamIrene she said she wanted to talk to me about my "lack of respect for protocol". I hope you said, "Sure, as long as we can also talk about your entitlement issues." She's a ballsy one, lol! NTA.
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    madelinegumbo NTA I've been in this exact situation (I was upgraded, boss wasn't). It never even occurred to me to offer him my seat and neither did he seem to expect it.
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    AgileBuy8439 NTA boss probably felt their sense of self importance attacked because you got upgraded and they didn't. Stand your ground without being confrontational, you did nothing wrong so don't let her push you around with her "little talk"
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    Larfbarg61 Report to HR. This is a sign of things to come with boss and better you get your side of the story out there first. Otherwise company is likely to side with boss just because she's boss.
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    Dipping_My_Toes. NTA - What an entitled piece of work your boss is.

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