Business Casual

I feel like it's going to be difficult when I finally have to transition to a job where I actually have to wear pants on a regular basis.

Corporate Travel

I used to really like corporate travel. It was fun to fly into a new city, get an expense account, and, well... that's about it.

Traveling west is fun - everyone tries to get stuff from you when you're asleep, and kicking off a bit early is no problem. Traveling east is the biggest pain because not only do you have to wake up early, but when you leave at the end of the day, everyone and their bosses are still at the office, so they will not be hesitant to ask you for things.

I will say I wish I was in the car when the next person turns on the radio and finds button 1-4 as well as 6 are set to Texas gospel, and button 5 is Latin techno, but other than that, I found no redeeming values.

Having been on several trips where I worried about each meal and how much I had to spend, I tried a new tact this time. Instead of going out to restaurants and eating alone - or trying to force awkward conversations with people from work - I deliberately avoided eating dinner with people.

Instead, I went to the local grocery store, purchased one instant meal, and then bought $15-20 in liquor. I proceeded to do this for 3 nights in a row, until I just bought fast food on my own dime, and spent the entirety of my expense account on beer.

I had so much left over, my last night I actually ended up packing beer in my carry-on to drink before going through security (and made the rub down, er pat-down, easier to handle as well).


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