In July Global News reported that Metro Vancouver spent nearly $65,000 dollars of taxpayer money for a reception at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Conference in Toronto.
That sounds nuts at first… but then…
160k since 2017, which 7 years ago.
They have about 1500 employees.
That’s about $15 per employee per year.
I don’t know enough about this organization to pass judgement and I guess it depends how else they spend money, who goes to these events, etc. but $15/year/head isn’t necessarily as crazy as the headline sounds.
I mean, they still might very well be mismanaging their funds, but the article is grasping.
The daycare on the corner has a bigger budget per employee for their Christmas party.
That sounds nuts at first… but then…
160k since 2017, which 7 years ago.
They have about 1500 employees.
That’s about $15 per employee per year.
I don’t know enough about this organization to pass judgement and I guess it depends how else they spend money, who goes to these events, etc. but $15/year/head isn’t necessarily as crazy as the headline sounds.
Agreed, unless there is extra info this seems like a non-issue. Networking is part of working for a lot of folks, accept and move on.
I mean, they still might very well be mismanaging their funds, but the article is grasping.
The daycare on the corner has a bigger budget per employee for their Christmas party.