How many times have you expensed things that weren't supposed to be expensed? What's the craziest thing you've gotten away with?

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A decade ago, I left my work laptop at an Airbnb while on vacation - and got away with expensing the overnight FedEx to get it back. I still stress-sweat just thinking about it!

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Never. Ethics, ya know.

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Never, nothing!

Nothing my accountants have always been very thorough assholes

All saints here!! 😂😂

Years ago the deli downstairs from our office didn't give itemized receipts. So late nights we'd expense "dinner" and I'd usually grab a pack of cigs (Ive quit since) or beers haha. Never anything that crazy tho

I did know someone at a previous company who expensed personal travel, numerous times, she booked it in advance and then took sick leave and still traveled, basically had a holiday on the company’s dime. Oh she got so fired when they found out, nobody knows how long she has been doing it….she was sick kind of often. I had zero sympathy for her when she got walked out of the building, we were on the same team and her expenses hit the department bottom line which impacted my bonus.

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