Oddbean new post about login | logout 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?
@d4d25d16 Gotta play hardball like Maria Bamford and don't show up 'til they've made out a check. https://ecoevo.social/@ml/111113588351901115
@d4d25d16 I was going to ask if it was Trump University but that closed down years ago and also you said prestigious, so it seems unlikely. Jokes aside, sounds like a shocker, hope you get paid. It's it the first time you have spoken for them? Does this happen regularly with other places you have spoken at? Pity, it must leave a sour taste.