{"id":1094,"date":"2011-12-06T12:47:11","date_gmt":"2011-12-06T16:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antipaucity.com\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2011-12-06T12:47:11","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T16:47:11","slug":"gaming-expense-reports-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merikebi.warrenmyers.com\/?p=1094","title":{"rendered":"gaming expense reports? really?"},"content":{"rendered":"

At various stages in my career, I have traveled extensively<\/em>\u00a0– yet never even\u00a0thought\u00a0of “gaming” the expense reproting system the way it has been recently reported<\/a> by CNN.<\/p>\n

Being terminated over charging a movie to your room? Seems harsh (getting the $9.95 back from the employee would seem to be easier) – but breaking the rule is breaking the rule.<\/p>\n

Being terminated over buying gum? Ok, so I WOULD<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0terminate somebody over that … but I hate<\/a> the stuff<\/a> \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s repulsive, revolting, and wrong
\nchewing and chewing all day long
\nThe way that a cow does*<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are a host of ways listed in the article – that I find truly shocking – to cheat on expense reports: blank receipts? buying gifts and then selling them on eBay? double-billing? Wow. The\u00a0sheer effort<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0taken by some people to cheat<\/a> is astonishing!<\/p>\n

Where I work now has a corporate credit card issued to every traveling employee. The only time we submit non-AmEx charges is if a place doesn’t accept AmEx: it’s just way easier to use the corporate card than it is to try to give all the supporting documentation of a personal card. Plus, there’s the benefit that it’s not my<\/em>\u00a0personal limit that is being affected if a customer delays in paying a bill.<\/p>\n

Everyone that works where I do now also follows the expense guidelines we have – don’t exceed the IRS per diem<\/em>\u00a0rate for your region (on average). If you want to eat someplace nice for dinner – that’s fine. Just eat someplace less expensive the next day. Sticking within the rules isn’t that hard … so why would you want to try to evade them and end up with employment history issues like termination<\/strong>\u00a0on your record?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At various stages in my career, I have traveled extensively\u00a0– yet never even\u00a0thought\u00a0of “gaming” the expense reproting system the way it has been recently reported by CNN. Being terminated over charging a movie to your room? Seems harsh (getting the $9.95 back from the employee would seem to be easier) – but breaking the rule …
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