If you’re working under a “time and materials” model of compensation then “the professor” is paying for the polishing. Would it still be a bad deal to do the polishing?
If your working under a “fixed price” compensation model then it’s obviously a bad deal to keep working on something that’s already done (by all reasonable standards), and no elaborate explanations are required.
If you’re working under a “time and materials” model of compensation then “the professor” is paying for the polishing. Would it still be a bad deal to do the polishing?
If your working under a “fixed price” compensation model then it’s obviously a bad deal to keep working on something that’s already done (by all reasonable standards), and no elaborate explanations are required.