BoSacks Speaks Out: Time Inc. Instates “Facist” Policy to Curb Expense Account Abuses
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For a professional who has worked at many a large publishing house, and as a person who has had many a large expense account, I suggest that the Time Inc. approach described in this article is absurd, stupid, and a real morale buster on every level. The New York Post reported recently that Time Inc. placed posters throughout its New York offices asking employees to report any colleagues they suspect of expense report fraud, bribery, or harassment.
From The New York Post:
At least one of the posters featured words in a handwriting font that asked employees to be on the lookout for colleagues padding their expense reports.
“John took his wife to dinner and charged it to the company as a client meal,” the eye-catching poster proclaims.
Then right below it reads:
“Fraud.
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