Working for a Taiwanese tech company, there are very few employee perks, especially when it comes to traveling. Business Class, what’s that? Many American companies realize that making sure their employees are well rested on work related travels means in theory their employees productivity will be higher. Take for example Dupont, where Kathy works. Their policy is that if you have a flight over 3 hours, you are required to take business class. The hotel where they stay also need to be an approved Dupont hotel (discounted rates at very nice places…Shangri-La hotel in Bangkok for example).
That is why I was looking forward to my trip to Brazil. Since the total travel time was around 34 hours with Korean Air (2.5 hrs to Seoul, 5 hour layover in Seoul, 12 hours to LA, 2 hour layover in LA, 12 hours to Sao Paulo) with traveling back to Taiwan even longer, my company allowed me to fly business class. From being able to sleep vertically, to the overly friendly (and pretty) stewardesses it really makes a difference. Granted, the trip was so long I still wanted to kill myself. At least in business class, they provide actual silverware, so even offing yourself is an option!
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