Horkheimer refused to compete with Washington salaries, letting Neumann leave the Institute.

Evidence

But when Neumann suggested that he might be able to continue to work within the Institute, either for 1200 per year in the form of weekend consultations, or for 2400 per year as a part-time associate working half of each week, Horkheimer had reservations. The project was not a secure basis for the future. It was uncertain whether there would be an extension or prolongation of it. He, Horkheimer, would be acting irresponsibly towards Neumann and the Institute if he were to encourage him to abandon what was the best solution from the financial point of view, namely a full-time job in Washington. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 317

Categorization

• XREF: Echoes the recurring pattern of Institute members drawn into US wartime agencies rather than remaining on Institute payroll. — connects to: Horkheimer blocked Habermas’s Habilitation to drive him out of the Institute — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2359
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Horkheimer blocked Habermas’s Habilitation to drive him out of the Institute — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 2359