Let travelers know they’ll get a whole lot more than a decent rate at this hotel — they might find some onion rings under their pillow, on the house.
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Tags: Air conditioning, Holiday Inn, Hotel rate, Lancaster, Room service
Who’s to blame for this workplace injury — faulty popcorn, or an employee with no common sense?
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Tags: New York, Popcorn, Rule of thumb, Superbad, Workplace injury
The hits keep coming: On top of spa treatments and fancy dinners, this company’s ponying up for even more expensive management conferences instead of living lean.
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Tags: AIG, Bailout, Conference, Spa treatment
You might not be able to afford going out to eat for every lunch break, but brown-bagging it may cost this company even more in the long run.
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Tags: Collector, Industrial waste, Lunch break, Violation
After this elderly duo was caught crossing the border with a cache of alcohol, authorities are asking whether they’ve busted a smuggling ring or just caught some tax-savvy citizens.
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Tags: Inspection, Lower rate, Smuggling, Traveling
Just think about all the extra work you’ll be able to do when you can shower and get dressed at the same time.
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Tags: AWI, Busy employee, Dry cleaner, Shower, travel
You’ve probably seen a lot of suspect items come up on expense reports. Has “money we lost” ever been one of them?
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Tags: Eating losses, Expense report, Iraq, Reconstruction, Research Triangle Institute
Fewer people driving while talking on cell phones is a good thing. You’d think an official responsible for outlawing it would’ve known that.
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Tags: Cell phone, Chicago, Police, Tickets, Violation
You know it’s time to shed some light on a utility vendor’s invoices when what they’re charging isn’t current.
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Tags: Dominant Systems, DTE Energy, Power outage, Utility bill, Vendor disputes
Used correctly, e-mail can be the greatest communication tool in the office. Used in other ways, it’ll make for some serious regret come Monday morning.
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Tags: E-mail mistakes, Gmail, Mail Goggles, Office party
