Carl T. BergstromSep 27, 2023

Myth: academics make bank flying around giving talks.

Reality: prestigious university invites me out. I fly across the country and speak free. I front the cost and submit for reimbursement. First they lose the paperwork. Then they reject it because of a digital signatures. Now, six months later, they reject it again, because the receipt does not show the last four digits of my credit card so they don’t know if I actually bought the ticket.

They heard me talk. How did they think I got there?

Show threadBen Pfaff
@ct_bergstrom Universities take longer to process reimbursements than anyone else, and apply more ridiculous restrictions than anyone else. When I was a grad student, I hated it.
Sep 27, 2023 at 10:20pmWeb
Show threadOfer KedemSep 27, 2023
@blp @ct_bergstrom Something my grad school (Weizmann) did really well - they would actually give me a cash advance for the whole trip. Afterwards, when I submitted receipts, we'd make whatever small adjustment was needed, in either direction.
Show threadOblomovSep 28, 2023
@blp @ct_bergstrom you got reimbursements as a student?
Show threadBen PfaffSep 28, 2023
@oblomov Yes, I was working on sponsored research.
Show threadOblomovSep 28, 2023
@blp oh you got an early start on the hate. Not sure if I should congratulate you about it ;-)