tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349025651070168896.post864689064703679185..comments2024-02-10T02:51:24.273-07:00Comments on Mom, Ph.D.: Wine and the university--who picks up the tab?Mom, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06382723864273701137noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349025651070168896.post-89718961801396765322011-06-29T14:29:07.706-06:002011-06-29T14:29:07.706-06:00People refuse to get this stuff, I find. We can so...People refuse to get this stuff, I find. We can sometimes pay for food for guests. Period. I am now too broke to cover for them as I used to do out of embarrassment to be working at a place this cheap. So now I tell them. I accepted the university's offer of a 0% credit card - you can pay over about 6 weeks, so you split your costs for a candidate visit or speaker visit over 2 months' checks. I am burned that the assistant professors believe (insist upon believing) that they cannot get such cards, and that the university pays the bill. I am tired of their being mad that I do not also pay for their meals.Professor Zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909063513731044826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349025651070168896.post-21705176323339772172011-04-08T15:54:59.726-06:002011-04-08T15:54:59.726-06:00Our university pays for nothing, for anyone! When ...Our university pays for nothing, for anyone! When a job candidate comes, they are told: make sure you keep receipts! They're tax deductible! It doesn't matter if we're on a search committee. We pay for everything ourselves...loveskidlithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10183156176146627991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5349025651070168896.post-14065686276719399612011-04-08T12:23:54.226-06:002011-04-08T12:23:54.226-06:00My department pays for alcohol on a separate tab, ...My department pays for alcohol on a separate tab, out of an account that is not directly funded by the university (think alumni donations). I think other departments make similar arrangements. Watch what other people are doing, and do as they do. Also, you don't have to finish whatever you order: you can get a glass of wine to look companionable but just sip slowly. When I'm on dinner interviews, I usually get a glass of wine so that the candidate can feel free to have a drink if it's wanted, but I drink about half because I have to drive home.Dame Eleanor Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512884104691200975noreply@blogger.com