<prompt> Human: Ive been asked by my work to travel overseas to a conference. I have been asked to pay for several things up front, and submit an expense report after the trip. These up-front costs include:1. Pay for my flight myself and submit receipts for it.2. Pay for my visa.3. Pay for my hotel.4. Pay for food, transportation, etc.Essentially, rather than them paying for up-front costs flight, visa, etc. I am expected to max out my own credit card, invoice them after the trip, and be reimbursed. Rather than merely paying any incidentals or buying some souvenirs out of my own pocket, I am essentially being asked to pay for the trip, which seems non-standard to me.I am also not being provided with a work laptop or cell phone, and am being expected to work off of my own while on the road.Are there any demands I should be making? What is standard? Please help a newbie. Thanks!  <response>: Everyones advice is spot on. One additional thing Ill add:Sometimes when managers executives get 10 years out of college, they forget what it was like to be a first year associate. They arent trying to make your life difficult, they just dont take into consideration that you may not have 3,000 in cash or available credit laying around.If thats the case, you can usually go to your boss or HR and tell them hey, I simply dont have enough money to buy my airline tickets and everything else up front. One of two things will happen most of the time. Either your boss will put some charges on hisher card for you, or the company will give you a travel advance to cover expenses before your trip. 