Small (tiny) business. The business paid for everything up front but didn’t issue a credit card. Employees traveled often with a principal so that the principal paid for all daily expenses. When an employee traveled solo then they’d have to pay and get reimbursed - AFTER factoring upfront money given to the employee.

companies that are large enough to have a department for processing employee reimbursements should just give a company card to such employees. Forcing staff to pay and submit a request for reimbursement is just wrong. It’s as bad as the “use it or lose it” vacation policy (eg workers not being allowed to use their vacation time and then having it expire). These things are just so wrong.

the idea that an employee is given a company green amex and is then forced to pay it ahead of reimbursement… that’s just so wrong esp if the reimbursement department is outsourced to another country. Just so wrong. I really hate seeing it.