4 June 2017
Kabbage Response
9yWe appreciate your feedback about our vision and leadership. We know that each of our team members’ happiness and productivity are key to achieving our company goals so we are sorry to hear that you feel as though we are reducing the facilities in our Bangalore office. We actually are not reducing expenses, in fact, we are doing quite the opposite! As you are aware, we are in the process of building a top-notch facility for our team members in Bangalore. This new facility will be three times larger than our present office to support our planned growth as well as help to ensure comfort and connectivity for our team members.
Our expense policy allows our team members in Bangalore to be reimbursed for any out-of-pocket reasonable business expense with no cap. We have a similar policy in the US though the threshold for providing receipts is different between regions. What you might not realize is that US based team members don’t have to provide receipts for expenses under $75, ONLY when their credit card is linked to Expensify. Otherwise, receipts are required for reimbursement no matter how little the expense. See the policy details on confluence for more information.
We acknowledge the practical challenges with Uber availability during peak hours. We have already rolled out revisions to the guideline, where team members can choose their transport based on their own convenience and will be reimbursed for the expense. We listen to our members actively and feedback from the team helped to revise the guideline before it was even in effect!
Traveling team members are given up to $30/day as a cash advance when needed and can submit any additional reasonable business expenses for reimbursement. We also have several measures in place once our Bangalore based team members arrive in the U.S. to help them feel at ease. These include access to our corporate Uber account, mobile connectivity, unlimited food and beverages throughout the office, and two beautifully furnished corporate apartments in a great part of town, a block from our Atlanta office. We truly are committed to ensuring that each of our visiting team members feel at home while in Atlanta.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. At Kabbage, we are all shareholders, and each of us is therefore unconditionally committed to making Kabbage the best place to work!