Things That Are Bothering You, Got You All Hibbeldy-Jibbeldy, or just downright pissed, RIGHT NOW!

Originally Posted by rdawson808

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Now I just heard from a friend that they did not get tenure. Part of the reason was "collegiality." Funny, that's no where in the job description. This place clearly likes to get rid of the people who they think don't quite fit in with the social structure.

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This is true for most every research university in my (albeit limited) experience. I am surprised they would explicitly state collegiality as a motive for denying tenure though. They usually have no problems finding other "more legitimate" reasons. One of the first things I learned in graduate school about the tenure process is that no matter how well (or poorly) you perform, if the people at the top of the power structure don't like you, they'll find a way to get rid of you and if they like you, they'll find a way to grant you tenure.

i was extremely pissed last week when my fedex jeans return got lost on its way to BiG. freakin close to $300 package, i did not insure it, so all i could do was hope the uknown guy who signed for it (no address listed where it was said to have been delivered) would send it off back to fedex out of decency...

after waiting days and days, finally i got a call from BiG that the package did indeed get delivered. i checked fedex tracking and it looks like the guy sent it back to fedex for redelivery.

im so relieved.

but there are other stresses i am going through these days and it just seems to be never-ending these days. my luck has been going awry and i know anything that i am expecting or supposed to get into is going to get jacked up.

like the last time i went to the dentist, i put the whole $500 bill on my credit card because they said they did not take my dmo from my new place of employment?

i talked to my hr and they said go back and talk to my dentist , so i did and i found out the girl who said they dont take my dmo thought that herbalife was my insurance name. not the company name. now i am trying to see if they can reimburse me and retroactively charge my insurance which will of course save me like a few hundred dollars.

I am anxious(not really pissed) about hearing back on this accounting internship I applied to. C'mon guys yay or nay?

This stupid ******* assignment for a history class. Seven page scholarly review of a book we read. Does my professor not realize that even the professional reviews in journals are far from seven pages?

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

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i talked to my hr and they said go back and talk to my dentist , so i did and i found out the girl who said they dont take my dmo thought that herbalife was my insurance name. not the company name. now i am trying to see if they can reimburse me and retroactively charge my insurance which will of course save me like a few hundred dollars.

You work for Herbalife?! Have you been on 60 Minutes?

Originally Posted by EL72

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This is true for most every research university in my (albeit limited) experience. I am surprised they would explicitly state collegiality as a motive for denying tenure though. They usually have no problems finding other "more legitimate" reasons. One of the first things I learned in graduate school about the tenure process is that no matter how well (or poorly) you perform, if the people at the top of the power structure don't like you, they'll find a way to get rid of you and if they like you, they'll find a way to grant you tenure.

Yeah, I know. It's happened to others I know, and it happened to me. It's just insidious (sp?) at this place. I learned that lesson of not rocking the boat. But it's all in the past now and I try not to rant over it anymore. <Deep breath, count to 10...>

edit: If the meeting went like mine, the Dean mentioned collegiality as a bigger issue of "College Service" and the word itself will never show up in a formal letter. Only in conversation.


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What is with all the damn fruit flies? Why are they still around in mid-November? Why have there been so many this year? Do they get in the house when I buy fruit? Isn'tit time for them to go away for winter? Does anyone else have fruit flies that won't go away?

Originally Posted by j

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What is with all the damn fruit flies? Why are they still around in mid-November? Why have there been so many this year? Do they get in the house when I buy fruit? Isn'tit time for them to go away for winter? Does anyone else have fruit flies that won't go away?

Dunno. Dunno. Dunno. I think so. Yes. Yes.

garghh. I cant imagine that out of the several people I was pming, no-one pmed me back. Kwilk did you ever get the last one I sent you?

Originally Posted by Magician

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garghh. I cant imagine that out of the several people I was pming, no-one pmed me back. Kwilk did you ever get the last one I sent you?

Hell naw dawg. I'd always respond to you. I just purged my inbox though, maybe I accidentally deleted it without reading it.



Sad how quickly I saw this post...

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

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Hell naw dawg. I'd always respond to you.

I just purged my inbox though, maybe I accidentally deleted it without reading it.



Sad how quickly I saw this post...

just tried again. let me know how it works.

Originally Posted by kwilkinson

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Hell naw dawg. I'd always respond to you.

I just purged my inbox though, maybe I accidentally deleted it without reading it.



Sad how quickly I saw this post...

You are very sad. It makes me sad. When I think about it, all I want to do is style my hair, to get over it.

There is some kind of odd thing with GS, Conne, Kwilk, Magician, etc... Apperantly they have crossed over from the forum to include constant PMing, MSNing, texting, etc...

Part of me thinks its sweet that you are so close, part of me is concerned for your wellbeing, part of me thinks its sad, and part of me is a bit jealous. I'm conflicted.

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Originally Posted by VKK3450

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There is some kind of odd thing with GS, Conne, Kwilk, Magician, etc... Apperantly they have crossed over from the forum to include constant PMing, MSNing, texting, etc...

Perhaps that will stop them from dominating so many threads. Keep on trucking guys--PM-ing, text-ing, and actually using the phone are all good healthy things.

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Originally Posted by VKK3450

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There is some kind of odd thing with GS, Conne, Kwilk, Magician, etc... Apperantly they have crossed over from the forum to include constant PMing, MSNing, texting, etc...

Part of me thinks its sweet that you are so close, part of me is concerned for your wellbeing, part of me thinks its sad, and part of me is a bit jealous. I'm conflicted.

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You can be included in it too my friend.

Originally Posted by rdawson808

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Perhaps that will stop them from dominating so many threads. Keep on trucking guys--PM-ing, text-ing, and actually using the phone are all good healthy things.

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It warms my heart to know how much of your time and emotion you devote to us.