Originally Posted by
IEFBR14
I used to work for a company in Southern California. One Friday, they told me I had to be in Las Vegas on Monday for a huge week-long convention. All flights were sold out; they finally found a Y-class ticket for $677 round trip. The usual fare is $78.
I kept the Y-ticket and drove there myself (300 miles one way). The Saturday following the convention, I drove myself back.
Later I applied the full-fare ticket (as good as cash) to several personal trips.
This is a clear ethical violation. You should have returned the plane ticket and expensed your mileage at the going rate.
What if the only ticket your company could find had been a $5000 first class ticket - would you still have been comfortable doing what you did?
A quick ethics test - Did you tell your manager what you did?