If nobody even reviews your expenses you can get away with buying alcohol When travelling on business this was completely acceptable as long as it wasn't exces

If nobody even reviews your expenses you can get away with buying alcohol When travelling on business this was completely acceptable as long as it wasn't excessive or stand-alone bar bills. A bottle of reasonable wine, or a couple beers with dinner was considered a no-brainer and fully reimbursed. On a sidenote: When I was on training in New York dinners tended to be expensive. Often, but not always, more expensive than what I would consider reasonable. For example: 80$ (in 1996 $) for a nice steak dinner is not something I would consder reasonable. When I came back to home office I made them aware that there where a couple or three of such dinners and they should just reimburse me what they deem reasonable, or reflected in the expense policy. I was reimbursed for the full amount. (Probably a number of 7$ deli lunches helped). That was the Swiss subsidiary of an American software vendor.