As
reported in Business Week, an expense-management firm called Certify provided their list of the most shameless items employees attempted to use as business expenses (this was for 2012 expenses):
Dunk Tank: The tank was rented to boost employees' morale--they doused the boss--at an auto parts supplier.
Pink Flamingo Lawn Ornaments: Someone at a medical device manufacturer apparently needed four.
Deer Urine: An employee at an agricultural products company used
the urine on a hunting trip with a client.
Laser Tattoo Removal: An IT industry worker decided ink didn't fit his or her image and sought to "appear more professional to clients."
Live Baby Octopuses: A Japanese visitor to a pharmaceutical company wanted sushi. Instead of taking him to a restaurant, the company brought the sushi to him, superfresh.
Henri IV Cognac: A financial-services employee sipped one of the world's most expensive liquors, to the
tune of $1,300.
Baby Giraffe: The young giraffe was brought to an office party for a restaurant/hospitality company.
A Trip for a Job
Interview: Someone hated his job with an Internet service provider so much he charged the company to find him a new employer.*
