Not only was I able to listen to some of the industry big boys and hear their take on where they predict the business is going, but I was also able to do some serious networking in the evenings at the bar.
As a consequence, I was a little bit too generous and spent more than I should have entertaining senior people in the hope they might one day offer me a job. As they are in media, and at a stretch could be considered potential clients, am I wrong to try and put my bar bill through as legitimate business expenses?
A: I have heard through the grapevine that Media Week has been offered a CD Rom that contains all the expenses of everyone who stayed at the hotel where the Media 360 conference took place.
Although the information was initially offered to 北京赛车pk10, it was unable to raise the £1.50 the source wanted.
Personally, I would say this is a small price to pay to discover what Rupert Howell had for breakfast and cannot wait to read the next 16 editions of Media Week, when Media Bitch will disclose which senior media director tried to claim for a Toblerone.
When you are at this kind of function, you have to use a certain amount of common sense. If you are going to be at the bar and playing with the big boys, you are going to end up spending serious money.
What you should have done is established with your boss beforehand what would be an acceptable amount to claim.
Sorting this out in advance not only prevents unnecessary anguish in the morning when you sober up and discover a pile of receipts, but also demonstrates to your boss that you are a reliable and sensible employee.
I suggest you add up all the receipts and divide the total by two.
Providing this is not still too much, put this through and explain to your boss that you were caught for some drinks at the bar and, therefore, you are only claiming for half the drinks you paid for as you feel you should have known better.
Ask if this is okay and say that if not, you will pay for all the drinks out of your own pocket, as you had not cleared this with him first. If he suggests this is what you should do as he will not reimburse you, then pay.
After all, at best this could be viewed as an investment in your future or, alternatively, it keeps you in a job.
David Emin is director of advertising at Mirror Group Newspapers.
Send your dilemmas to david.emin@haymarket.com