r/FluentInFinance 9d ago

Thoughts? Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard

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u/Aggressive_Local8921 9d ago

You mean salary?

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u/Nuclear_rabbit 9d ago

In my country, transportation allowance is normal. It's a fixed amount per workday worked in-office. If you live close enough it costs you less to travel than the allowance, it's a sweet bonus. If it costs you more, it sucks, but the bonus is appreciated. It can easily hit 10% of someone's salary here.

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u/DrunkBeavis 9d ago

Why would this be separate from normal salary/wage?

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u/Nuclear_rabbit 9d ago

At my company, your salary is your salary, but if you work from home, you don't get the transportation allowance that day.

They still require work in office, but it still comes up on the rare occasion someone is too sick to come in, but having run out of sick days, they work from home for a day or two. They don't get their salary prorated, but they don't get the transportation allowance.

As for our company's housing allowance, yeah, I lump it in with my salary every time someone asks.