Reminds me of the time my company expected us to advance the costs of two weeks in a hotel, travel, food, and some other things, for a course. Motherfuckers.
Same threat, same result, some questioning of mental sanity of finance staff involved, in impolite Dutch terms, which are quite good and effective.
Some things are universal.
I like the sound of an impolite Dutch term! It is the same all over... Motherfuckers!