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0 pointslozaning7y ago0 comments

I wont switch. 80% of my ubers get expensed. Keep me fat and happy with rewards, and I'll keep expensing it regardless of the cost, which doesnt really effect me, only our controller.

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i_am_nomad7y ago

So now Uber's competitors just have to market to your controller, which is in fact easier than marketing to everyone at your company.

GCA107y ago

Harder than it seems. AmericanExpress had outsized market share in the corporate travel market for about 30 years, even though it never struck me as a superior product to Visa-based cards.

Not sure who they hypnotized to establish that edge, but it became strangely durable.

gamblor9567y ago

For the longest time, American Express offered companies the best control over how corporate cards were used, and the best integration to financial software like Oracle/SAP/Concur.

Pyxl1017y ago

It always seemed very strange to me that it's legal for company-expensed credit card purchases to generate individual, personal rewards for the card holders. (And these awards aren't even taxed?) Something feels underhanded about it, though I can't put my finger on it.

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lozaningOP7y ago

I can see the add now "Save 4% on negligible travel costs for the low low price of pissing off your traveling employees who are generating million in revenue"

It's not worth our controllers time to worry about something so insignificant.

ecshafer7y ago

Would anyone really care that much. If my company told me to use Lyft over uber or reversed it wouldn't cause any duress. I just need to get from the airport and back or whatever, its hard to have a preference here.

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ghaff7y ago

And at most companies the employees will just keep finding reasons to use their preferred service so long as any price disparity isn’t too great.

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