Originally Posted by mrbluesky
I'm one of the Accounting trolls who looks at travel expenses, and being in a small company, I also help set the HR policies. Here is a little background from where I stand....(part of post deleted)....
While I get blamed for creating the policy (I did in fact sit at my computer and type it up, then get it approved), it was not me who precipitated the policy. It was mister $75-per-meal that did that. Now I look at expense reports closer.
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So did it never occur to anyone at this small company to talk to this individual and tell him to be reasonable in the future instead of imposing rules on EVERYONE ELSE because of one bad egg?
This approach -- pass a law when one person finds a loophole -- is what government has to do. I don't think business is required to take the same approach. If something happens only rarely, deal with the exceptions, don't punish everyone else.