Sparky, ugh. I thought universities were recovering a bit financially. Clearly not.
Everyone's getting spanked but me.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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le nubian - Dec 05, 2012 7:04:32 am PST #3240 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Sparky1 - Dec 05, 2012 7:08:11 am PST #3241 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
The University is apparently doing fine, but the law school enrollments are way down (and we are funded by tuition dollars).
I have to think, generally speaking, that those of us who deal directly with providing services to the students and faculty are in a better position to keep our jobs than those people who don't. But who knows.
I am just so angry about the way they've gone about this. Enrollment numbers were available 6 months ago, and they assured us over and over again of the University's support. (It's hard for us to make cuts mid fiscal year because of subscriptions and contracts that penalize us if we cancel early.)
Amy - Dec 05, 2012 7:08:21 am PST #3242 of 30001
Because books.
Oh, Sparky. Merry Christmas indeed. How shitty.
msbelle - Dec 05, 2012 7:08:42 am PST #3243 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
BOO!
Maria - Dec 05, 2012 7:33:06 am PST #3244 of 30001
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Sparky, you already know how I feel about this. If I was inclined to have ever given any kind of money to them, this cured me of it. Too bad I didn't, so I could take my endowment, flounce off and go home.
§ ita § - Dec 05, 2012 7:40:27 am PST #3245 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
We have self-evaluation due next Friday. Thanks for the notice! No one is scrabbling desperately at the last minute to finish projects, and I just realised I have a mandatory certification (minor) to complete by tomorrow.
Sparky, that's entirely miserable.
le nubian - Dec 05, 2012 7:41:07 am PST #3246 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Sparky,
I really hope things end up okay for you. but regardless it sounds like your work environment will be under significant strain. Ugh.
Steph L. - Dec 05, 2012 7:44:04 am PST #3247 of 30001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Jessica - Dec 05, 2012 7:44:58 am PST #3248 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
17 photos of capybaras relaxing in Japanese hot springs
There is literally nothing about this that is not awesome.
Sparky1 - Dec 05, 2012 7:46:20 am PST #3249 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
Maria, if you'd call them up and tell them you're interested in giving a heap of money, and then pull the rug out from under them after you'd strung them along for a while . . . I might laugh.
I've told everyone I supervise that if they need to get the hell out of here and find someplace where it is easier to breath the code words are "I'm going to the stacks to do research" and I will give them cover if anyone comes looking. I actually had a week's warning and saw a draft of the letter, but it still made my heart stop, so I can't imagine what it is doing to the people who got it as a surprise today.