If that were what happened, what might have led the restaurant owner to get a misunderstanding of the "the payment... should land in his bank account in the next few days" sort?
Corporate workflows across different industries complicate this.
Theres no reason SpaceX as a corporation wouldn't pay it same as any other bill.
If it is being treated 'special' its because of some unique attribute, concerning this particular transaction, due to some human foiable.
If the restaurant owner in this case truly has made a multi-layer misunderstanding, SpaceX continues to have an opportunity to clear up the misunderstanding. I hope SpaceX will do so within the next month.
Absolutely. A small business owner, getting screwed on purpose by a large corp, is terrible. I just don't think it happened that way.
If you're a writer, and a story like this comes along, its spectacular, because of all the attention baked into the SpaceX cake. This restautant owner might make an extra $70k this year from the exposure alone.