Buyer Flyer Miles

I'm busy recruiting/ preparing to interview the candidates for my assistant in New York. What a daunting task. Further complicated by the fact that some of them are asking really difficult questions like, ' What is your management style like?", and " Can I take free trips to Europe at the vendor's expense?" Sigh. I was hoping to duck this one for a long time. It makes me think that my management style is going to be, " I stick my head in the sand and look the other way." But, you can't if you want a really close team. Full disclosure is best. Vendor trips are one of the perks coveted by people in the wine business, but they are fraught with complications for people in the grocery business. There's a policy that says 'We are all equal, we all deserve to be treated the same, " and yet, the likelihood of the produce buyer being invited to Hawaii to look at a grove of pineapple trees is very slim. On the other hand, the likelihood of the wine buyer being invited on a ten day trip through Italy is quite high. This is why some people want the job. It is a part of what keeps me here on a bad day. So, I've sent this question off the The Bosses ( I have seven ), to see what they say. Stay tuned.