that is crazy low. we don’t have a per diem but our guidelines are generally Archived Message Posted by biclops on May 10, 2022, 18:13:05, in reply to "First time traveling for work since I switched jobs, this is insanely low..right?" under $10 for breakfast, under $25 for lunch, and under $60 for dinner (no more than one alcoholic drink) Message Thread: First time traveling for work since I switched jobs, this is insanely low..right? - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 10, 2022, 18:08:00 Short-season Class A baseball paid $15 a day for per diem back in 1998 * - Jersey May 10, 2022, 20:52:04 We get $80 a day. When I started in 2011 we got $80 a day. * - illini May 10, 2022, 19:39:37 Mine is $125 which is a joke * - FidelGoodell May 10, 2022, 19:30:36 Hooky short. We get $70/day, and that's more of a loose guideline* - longsnapper May 10, 2022, 19:13:25 I'm surprised private sector companies use per diem * - opey8 May 10, 2022, 19:13:12 Per diem is far easier to manage than actuals* - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 20:58:40 Why? It sets budget expectations and client charges* - ghost_of_clt May 10, 2022, 20:09:09 that's incredibly cheap and just like my last job as well - snipes824 May 10, 2022, 19:12:33 Fed Govt guidance is $64/day for Madison, WI* - Dilbert May 10, 2022, 18:59:14 Not to be too personal, but do you need to shed a few pounds? - bbonb May 10, 2022, 18:52:36 That’s cheap for 1950 - IlliniSax05 May 10, 2022, 18:51:37 That’s ridiculous * - illini21 May 10, 2022, 18:46:24 It depends. Are you in sub Saharan Africa? Then it's probably fair* - HamptonSki May 10, 2022, 18:43:53 I am in Madison.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 10, 2022, 18:48:12 Wow. That's not enough money for boondocks Wisconsin, let alone a city like Madison* - HamptonSki May 10, 2022, 19:11:10 So a 30-rack of Milwaukee’s Best and a bratwurst for dinner, then?* - IlliniOllie May 10, 2022, 18:55:03 We do not have per diems. But our meal maximum is $125/pp. - ATL May 10, 2022, 18:34:31 $19? How far back in time did you travel?!?! * - shua May 10, 2022, 18:25:35 Yes. While I think standard per diem rates are way high - DT May 10, 2022, 18:23:33 I think the minimum IRS rate is $59 + $5 for incidentals. Enjoy your Subway sandwich!* - ghost_of_clt May 10, 2022, 18:14:29 Mine is $100* - OWWDig May 10, 2022, 18:14:03 that is crazy low. we don’t have a per diem but our guidelines are generally - biclops May 10, 2022, 18:13:05 Last place I was at was a simple per diem - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 10, 2022, 18:14:01 you work for the DIA?* - Poldark May 10, 2022, 18:10:08   Searching