Yeah, my boss expects that. He’s been at the same company for almost 20 years, since the department was created.
He also gave me a 3% raise this year. It’s nice to get cost of living, but why would I try to invest in a workplace where I know I’ll be able to make more and more elsewhere every year.
In the US, checks are much worse than paying with a credit or debit card. It is much cheaper for a merchant to take checks than either type of card, so that is why they’re usually used.
Also, the person in question might be very poor / bad with money and unable to get a credit or debit card.