I just recently started at a position that is wfh which I am excited about, there’s only one major issue: I have to pay out of pocket (and wait to be reimbursed) for all travel. Travel was not discussed during the interview process, and now I am being told that “sales are finalized in person” and that if I have a big opportunity I should “take the initiative, and set up an in person meeting”. My manager estimates I will have to travel once a month or so. No, there is no company card available to use.
Besides the moral qualms I have with essentially loaning my employer money to do my job, I also simply can’t afford to front hundreds of dollars to travel. How do I address this with management? And how the heck have we gotten to this point that it’s ok to ask employees to essentially have to pay to be successful in a roll??