tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post3877835487715077951..comments2024-03-12T03:23:42.976-04:00Comments on NeuroDojo: Paying out of pocketZen Faulkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-38647641102391510652017-09-28T23:13:41.104-04:002017-09-28T23:13:41.104-04:00Surprise surprise... You know, that is honestly an...Surprise surprise... You know, that is honestly and seriously the oldest trick in the book dealing with people who've got the gall to say "don't worry, we got you covered, we'll pay for that." and never pull through, intended or not. It may as well be the same as your deadbeat cousin saying he'll pay for $5 of gas and only comes back out paying 2.80 for it because the rest went to cigarettes and soda all of a sudden. Schools and attorneys are notorious for this wicked practice with both these micro and macro financing conditions and end up getting mad at you if they claim you crossed borders with them when they're the ones drawing the borders all around you and erasing the one that was naturally right in front of you saying you violated them. That just usually goes to show just exactly how cheap and pitiful a lot of these tricky people play at. Texas sharp shooter fallacy. Painting a target over the shot spot. *bang* $$$Tflofashohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642484504281027315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-23626018619428597712017-09-28T10:25:55.461-04:002017-09-28T10:25:55.461-04:00I pretty much refuse to pay for research related t...I pretty much refuse to pay for research related things out of pocket on principle. Exceptions being the whole travel reimbursement thing, and I pay for 1 or 2 society memberships since Uni rules only allow max two professional memberships to be paid for by funding. Never mind that the membership pays for itself in meeting fee reductions and publication cost reductions. I am lucky enough to have the funding to do it. Oh, also sometimes lunch for the labbies I will pay for out of pocket! And UG society membership costs when that comes up. My spouse, however, blurs the line between research & personal interest/hobby, so I think we often pay for bits & sundry for his projects out of our household budget.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com