This is what I mean by Stempelarbeit. The nice lady in the office has no idea if there was any point to the trip or if the trip was worthwhile or a good use of funds. She probably couldn't care less, that you took a trip and is just like *sigh* another stupid trip form to review. Those are 15 minutes of my life that I'll never get back.

She's just in charge of stempling and giving permission. But, on what basis? In whose name? To what purpose?

She is stempling because she has a Stempel. 🤷‍♀️