What is the purchase order in university and why does it take so long?

Question

I am working with a university for the first time. They want to pay me via purchase order, but the process on their end seems to take forever and I don’t get why? Isn’t the money already there and that the school has already given green light for the purchase? What am I missing?

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Answer 1

Wait until you deal with shit like net 60 companies which basically means you got to float yourself for 60 days because that how long it takes to invoice after the PO is done and these are massive companies *with the money*.