Why traveling with my employer sucks

A few weeks back my employer asked me if I could go to Cali on a trip to have a face to face visit with the client I manage. I have no objections with plane rides and like to mix it up and get out of the office so I agreed to go. What I didn't know was my employer makes sure you get in, do what you need to do and get out in as little time as possible. Here is a recap of my trip:

Tuesday 2/17

• Wake up at 3am to get ready and catch 6:10am flight
• Travel 6 hours from Milwaukee to Orange County
• Land at 11:06
• Run to rental car to get to lunch meeting with client by 11:30
• Head back to client headquarters for 1:30 meeting
• Go to little cafe at 3:30 to debrief with my coworkers
• Go back to hotel at 5:10
• Change for business dinner
• Meet at 5:45 for dinner
• Back in the hotel room at 8 to read the 90 e-mails I got during the day and solve the 100 issues that came up
• Bed at midnight (2 am WI time, that means I was up for 23 hours)

Wednesday 2/18

• Wake up at 4am the next morning to catch 6:45am flight
• Wait in plane on runway for 25 minutes cause planes can't take off until after 7. So why schedule flights for 6:45am? WHY!!!!!!
• Travel 3 hours
• Land at gate 2A with only 10 minutes to get to my connection which is leaving from gate 76A
• Fuck! RUN!!!!!!!!!!! No time to pee. Sorry bladder. Can't get stuck in Denver!
• Get on plane just in time. Fly 3 more hours.
• Pick up kids
• Work until 11pm because I have 90 more e-mails and 100 more problems to solve

What don't I mind about traveling with these guys?

• The $150 sushi meal that I didn't have to pay for. Best sushi ever!
• The $240 a night suite I didn't have to pay for (seriously, the nicest hotel room I have every stayed in).
• The Lexus SUV rental I didn't have to pay for (it was the only car they had left).
• The ability to put a face to the crazy lady who is my contact at our client.
• The chance to hear to the founder and former owner of my employer say "Wow, your client is a serious bitch! How do you work with her every single day?"