Anne pays $30 a month to take the train to the offices of her startup company and does not get reimbursed. Anne would not receive any Pie. Notice that, in the last example, Anne does not receive any Pie even though she incurred an expense that was business related and she did not get reimbursed. This is because her expense was a commuting expense and it is not customary to reimburse commuting expenses. Most employers—at least in the USA—don’t reimburse expenses associated with getting to work, so the startup shouldn’t give Pie. Similarly, if Anne buys lunch for herself, she can’t ask for Pie
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