A doctor’s social media post about a Big Four employee allegedly using a ₹ 7,000-per-day food allowance to order pizzas for security guards has caught the internet’s attention, with users divided over whether the practice is generous or questionable.
He’s apparently quite famous in his society for ordering huge pizzas using the allowance-not for himself, but for the security guards! He is turning corporate food allowance into a society welfare scheme! Nolkha wrote in the X post. However, others questioned whether such a large food allowance could actually be used this way. “Nobody has that kind of allowance unless he is traveling to meet top executives everyday. “I worked with one big4, no they don’t pay such huge food allowance. Food allowances are limited to govt. And are part of salary.
Taking to X, Dr Nilesh Nolkha shared the claim, saying that he had met a consultant/employee at one of the Big Four firms who allegedly receives a ₹ 7,000 daily food allowance. “Met a consultant/employee at one of the Big Four firms who gets a ₹ 7,000-per-day food allowance. If not doing outdoor meetings then 2 large pizzas everyday at home address would be hard to explain once the audit sits,” commented another.
The employee has become “quite famous” in his society for using the allowance to order large pizzas not for himself, but for the security guards, according to Nolkha. “It is part of CTC, which you can take as food coupons (sodexo etc) for lower taxes,” clarified one user. Though for client facing roles toy get corporate credit card and it is very well audited for each spend,” said another.
