Originally Posted by
CJKatl
A young seemingly inexperienced front desk clerk at a random CY once asked me for ID. My corp ID was at home. Since I worked remotely and only needed the ID when at the home office a few times a year I never carried it. I pointed out the clerk was holding my corporate cc, which was clearly marked "Corporate Account" and "Brand X." The FDC would not accept the cc and pushed for a business card, which I dug out of the bag. Anyone can print a business card claiming to work for any company, but it is much harder to get a corporate cc, but the FDC had no clue.
I've had this argument before with my corporate security (I'm in office less than one week a year, and they just wanted me to get loaner badges when I was there from front desk) and they pointed out that anyone could print out a badge with a face, name, and the company's logo (available in SVG format in Google).
I pointed out that some FDC clerks at hotels were picky.
The printed me a new corporate iD.
Most clerks are pretty reasonable but I always carry business cards for that reason.