Re: Usually gets worse, the bigger the company ...
Really though, no project is important enough for me to use my personal payment details. If that means a 6 month delay then so be it
My corp has a way around that. They supply a corporate card which you use when you go on a trip. You, however, have to pay the bill. They will refund you a month or two later after you hand in your expenses sheet.
Presumably everyone who works in this blessed corp is lucky enough not to have cashflow problems.