Best way to ask about travel terms?
Accepted an offer for a location ~25 minutes from my house with very good pay as an entry level controls engineer! I start the first week of June. The first 2-3 months will be heavy in travel (4-5 hours of travel by car away from the primary office) with likely 3/4 weeks of the month spent in those cities.
Super excited, unfortunately my used car I bought back in November has severe mechanical issues and I don't have the credit to buy or finance a car. I could reasonably commute to the main office after repairs, but driving to the out of state locations is out of the question for the car I currently have. I figure there will be a per diem as they mentioned an apartment in the city the work is located in, but I'm curious about who I should reach out to regarding travel benefits / accommodations? Is it normal for a company to provide a rental car or transportation for travel like that? Will it come off as I'm expecting too much or that I'm unprepared to do travel work?
I feel dumb for not asking about this during the offer phase or before accepting it, but I was very excited to secure a job so close to graduation and got ahead of myself.
Apologies if this is an obvious or long winded question, I'm worried about bothering the supervisor I've been assigned to! Very nervous as this is my first job out of college. If you guys also have any tips for your first role after graduating, they'd be very appreciated. 💗