RE: Abstract accepted for IOUG...company has no/little money to send me?!??!?!?!

Well, I just got an email that the "third level" manager above me has
approved my travel expenses specifically because I am presenting.  

Wow.  I am liking that higher up manager.  Glad she's up there.  She
needs to move up higher!!

Anyway, I received some interesting private responses.

Thanks for all the responses and support.

-----Original Message-----
From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Grabowy, Chris
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 8:45 AM
To: Oracle List
Subject: Abstract accepted for IOUG...company has no/little money to
send me?!??!?!?!

So I got the word from IOUG that my abstract has been accepted.
Hurray!!

I forwarded that acceptance email to my manager asking for some travel
money, and state the obvious that I won't need any money to pay for the
conference fee.

I eventually get a response back from his manager that the overhead
money is tight...maybe we can send you for a day or two...??!?!?!??!?!
Overhead money is tight?  Isn't it January?  

So that was yesterday, and today I have calmed down a bit.  And I was
wondering if other folks have encountered this problem?  Wondering if
this is common?  I have always assumed that if you get accepted to
present then your company "stepped up" and sent you.  I guess I am
wrong?

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