While he definitely shouldn't talk to you like that, if he approved others (not sure if he did,) you probably did do something wrong. I wouldn't bother throwing out that it's your only source of income though. Requesters don't need to/nor should they care about that. With crowdsourcing, I'd just assume most people are lying to get sympathy and I'd probably be more likely to hold my ground of the rejections anyways. Not trying to be an ass, just speaking my mind
:O Then while it might take some detective work, there's *bound* to be someone you can complain to. A superior or something. I'd attempt to look for you, but alcohol, you see
I don't begrudge him the right to reject at all, the only part that really bothers me is the snarky accountability bit Like What in the actual redacted, how is this not a case of maximum accountability? You have and exercise the right to REFUSE TO PAY SOMEONE for work they have already done, that's a level of accountability and power that some bosses can only daydream of.
The reason why I didn't know what an IRB is, is cause he doesn't work for a university. Maybe I did do something wrong but that doesnt explain: 1. Why he approved 1/2 and didn't approve half 2. The "only source of income" was in response to me saying I would literally pay him what it would cost him to reverse the rejections as the % was important to me. you're trying not to be an ass but you clearly are. If you have constructive advice on how to fix this situation I'm all ears.
Unpopular opinion I'm sure, but I tend to agree. I wouldn't have mentioned all that to him, personally.
While you do have a point...that's kind of the nature of freelancing. Which isn't exactly what this is, but close enough. However, as the slow thoughts filtered in, the issue for me here is the lack of professionalism in the response. Refuse to pay, fine, but that shouldn't be how you refuse to pay - especially when you're on the *job.*
Bingo. Do what you gotta do but there's no need to spike the football, that's just being a dickhead regardless of what led you to that decision
It's totally fine, just really weird for him to have that attitude that people in this line of work are somehow less accountable than normal workers. It's quite the opposite. We have way more accountability than the average worker.
Im sorry but most University students know what an IRB is unless they are majoring in football or basket weaving and I would certainly expect a supposed Law Student to know what an IRB is.
My experience has been that his attitude is far more common with requesters than not. It's piecework, and so some of them get to...well, looking down their noses a bit. It's easy, anyone can do it, and it doesn't exactly take a huge time commitment... ...so their thinking goes
Well I don't and I go to a top 20 law school. We don't deal with IRB's, the more I read about it the more I realize law doesn't have anything to do with what an IRB would do. Guys, I'm fully ready to admit I fucked up, my point is he's allow me NO recourse to fix it. I'm even offering to PAY HIM the amount it would cost to reverse it.
Im sorry but anyone that hires you as a lawyer is a fool. EDIT: Good luck with your law school though. LOL