Metro Vancouver spent nearly $160K on networking parties since 2017 - BC | Globalnews.ca
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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.
  • [email protected]A
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    2 months ago

    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.

    • Chee_Koala@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 months ago

      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.

      • [email protected]A
        1·
        2 months ago

        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.