Sorry to hear about the shared office and personal freak out, Susan. Believe me, I feel your pain. I hated shared offices.

Also, the TENTERHOOKS will be continuing. Just read a post from the editors over at Paizo -- the week "got away from them," and the soonest I'll be hearing anything is next Tuesday, but probably more like next Wednesday. GAH!

(okay, maybe the student's parents) decided to create a scheduling conflict?

Not to take away from the annoyingness of this at all, but I was just thinking about my trip to Paris which was very "must leave on this day or it'll cost five hundred dollars more." They may not have had all that much choice about the scheduling, if they were going to go at all. Now whether or not they should, that's a separate question.

But putting the burden of that on the teacher to accommodate their schedule, that's wrong. No argument there.

And, is everyone taking the exam early, or do you have to create two exams?

The sharing the office thing sucks out loud, though.

Yeah. I'm just glad I'm not sharing the office with New Boss, which apparently was one of the ideas floated--that I'd move to the small desk in this office and she'd get the big desk where I currently am. Instead she's getting this whole office, and Engineering is setting up a desk for me in the big shared room where our interns and residents hang out. And I'm pretty much OK with that, because for the most part they're quiet and they're often out on the floors visiting patients anyway. I like almost all of them, and AFAICT the feeling is mutual.

I'm just afraid my past history WRT work and bad bosses is going to rear up and spoil this one. I can just feel all the negativity, against myself and the workplace, coiling up within me, ready to strike.

then hating myself for having so fucked up my adult life that I'm not in a job that demands respect

I don't think there is a job that demands respect. You'd think the presidency would demand respect, but not so much these days. The person demands respect. Right now she just knows your job title, not you.

Susan, I recommend not letting the way your boss treats you make you crazy until you've worked with her a little while. Maybe she will see how valuable you are and treat you with the respect you deserve. Maybe not, but it's still all hypothetical now.

Just pick a spot and start packing. In a few hours you'll be all moved.

then hating myself for having so fucked up my adult life that I'm not in a job that demands respect

I know this demon. I spend a lot of time squashing its head.

because one of my students is going on a safari to Africa.

sputter. Kristen - that's not fair to you - or to the student. I know some schools do some schedule shifting in cases of illness or family events (not the 'hey! honey, we're going on safari!' kind, though). What this is going to teach about the importance of keeping deadlines and working within schedules is what keeps VW waiting for her tutoring students when she's really hungry, I think. Not to meld the thread, but - well -?

Cashmere, twolumps agrees with juliana: [link]

I don't understand why Safari!Student can't take a makeup exam when she gets back.

I don't think there is a job that demands respect. You'd think the presidency would demand respect, but not so much these days. The person demands respect. Right now she just knows your job title, not you.

Yes. This.