# Employer won't pay travel time. WWYD?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-wont-pay-travel-time-wwyd/632317>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 22, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-wont-pay-travel-time-wwyd/632317 "2012-08-22T22:14:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Stoneburg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2015, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-wont-pay-travel-time-wwyd/632317/121 "2015-09-26T17:28:18Z")

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Read thread title as “Employer won’t pay for time travel. WTF”. I’m blaming the wine I had, but I also think that this would be a more interesting situation to be in. I mean WTF, if time travel IS available why WON’T my employer pay for it? Don’t they realize it would benefit EVERYONE!?!?

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**Author:** ![Mrdeals](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-wont-pay-travel-time-wwyd/632317/122 "2015-09-26T22:26:29Z")

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When I worked in the television industry, travel time was not billable unless it was an on location shoot. Then we could bill certain amounts that the station deemed “fair” (which they always were IMHO)

But you have to be the judge on the situation. Would I throw a fuss not getting paid for a 15 minute commute? Absolutely not.

Would I say something if I had to commute 3 hours each way? You bet!

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-wont-pay-travel-time-wwyd/632317/123 "2015-09-27T02:59:14Z")

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> [@Bettyboop1173](#):
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> If YOU don’t care then why should they?!

Because it happened three years ago?

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-wont-pay-travel-time-wwyd/632317/124 "2015-09-27T19:50:49Z")

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> [@Chimera](#):
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> I don’t care if I did only work one day. I worked that one day thirty seven times!

This gives me a whole new perspective on **Groundhog Day**.

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**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-wont-pay-travel-time-wwyd/632317/125 "2015-09-27T21:20:55Z")

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The OP states that he figured out the issue over three years ago. I think we can close this one.

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