Institute members were expected to take outside jobs that could benefit the Institute later.

Evidence

The unhealthy financial situation of the Institute would not make it possible in times such as these to turn down the offer of a really acceptable job, particularly when it would provide an opportunity to acquire knowledge and abilities which might one day be of use to the Institute. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 322

Categorization

• XREF: Mirrors Horkheimer’s arrangement allowing Adorno financial independence from the Institute rather than dependence on it. — connects to: The Institute relied on informal, uncontractual labor while presenting members as permanent. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 250; Institute members advanced their books as currency for exit from the Institute. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 285; The Institute’s financial crisis forced Horkheimer to endorse members taking outside jobs. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1245 (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: The Institute relied on informal, uncontractual labor while presenting members as permanent. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 250; Institute members advanced their books as currency for exit from the Institute. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 285; The Institute’s financial crisis forced Horkheimer to endorse members taking outside jobs. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1245 (+1 more)