Awaiting Reimbursement

I'm annoyed at the moment regarding the fact that we have to pay for all of Chris' expenses this week up front and wait to be reimbursed. It's not as though post-docs get paid the type of salary that allows for large disposable incomes. kk

I just got an e-mail from Chris saying that two big things which were suppose to be paid for ahead of time were not. Total cost = $750 (conference registration and hotel room). So I quickly transferred money tonight but it often takes a week for our pounds to be transferred into dollars, so hopefully it goes through in time. We can't use our UK debit card because it's a Maestro card which is accepted nowhere except the UK. The whole situation is extremely frustrating!

Another annoying factor is the fact that Chris had no choice in where he stayed, so for example we're awaiting reimbursement for the $300 per night hotel he stayed at in La Jolla, CA. At least Chris got to stay in a beautiful oceanside hotel for that price.