Going to Burning Man—and Expensing It
Attendees at Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada.
Photographer: Andy Barron/The New York Times via Redux
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When heading to Burning Man, the nine-day bacchanal-cum-art installation in the Nevada desert, people tend to bring along their friends, lovers or drinking buddies. Others go with their coworkers—and they expense it.
Shane Metcalf, co-founder and chief culture officer of 15Five, this year decided to let employees at his software company who had never been to Burning Man file the $425 tickets on their expense reports. The idea, he says, is to help foster creativity and community at work.