"JC Penney's Marriott code JCP is a retail corporate code. No FlyerTalk or Reddit thread discusses JCP verification incidents. Retail corporate codes at Marriott are among the lowest-scrutiny categories — JC Penney employees travel primarily for store visits to suburban/mall-adjacent markets where Marriott select-service properties dominate. These property types essentially never verify corporate codes. JC Penney's financial difficulties (multiple bankruptcies) mean active corporate travel has declined."

"I've never been asked, but last night I stayed at a SHS I had only stayed at once before and the clerk casually asked "what company are you with" and she was writing out my card. I suspect she was comparing to the rate plan I used for the reservation."

"I can say, with absolute certainty, I've never been asked for a Corporate ID: only a business card. Despite working for a company towards the top of the F50 list, I am a remote employee. Remote employees are not given IDs in our company. When I do have to go to the office, I need to get a guest ID."