Risking Jail Time for a Better Business Travel Experience
Photo Credit: EPA administrator Scott Pruitt at CPAC 2017. Pruitt's attempts to game the government's business travel rules seem to have backfired spectacularly. Flickr / Gage Skidmore
Skift Take
Employees game business travel rules all the time. Now that Scott Pruitt has been outed for trying to take advantage of U.S. taxpayers, it's worth considering the fact that nobody really wants to fly in economy class or stay in a crappy hotel.
There are many scandals that have emerged across the U.S. government recently, but the saga of Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt is notable for his attempts to leverage his position into a better business travel experience.
A whistleblower told authorities that Pruitt was finding excuses to travel the world and stay in luxury hotels, all the while flying on unapproved Delta Air Lines flights to rack up SkyMiles. Hell, why not.
I took a look this week at the pain of government travel and how it ties into the greater problems making life miserable for business travelers. Everyone wants to travel like a boss, but many leaders can't live the ultraluxe life they envision. The rest of us have even less hope.
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