leadership
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Offboarding: What a Kind Way of Saying You’re Fired
This article probably has more to do with the fact that I have been reading a lot of George Carlin lately. He popped into my head prominently after I received an email from HR the other day. The email was… Continue reading
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My Farewell Letter to the Campus
This is a redacted letter that I wrote and planted in various places across the campus of Romulus University. It will serve as a time capsule in the event that someone actually finds one of these letters. I am not… Continue reading
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The Braintrust is Secure
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am witnessing a number of moves at Romulus University that are slowly inching this institution into impending doom. When I went to my employee appreciation meeting to receive my service award and… Continue reading
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Here is Your Award, Now Get Out
I believe that the academic equivalent of the pizza party for office workers is the Employee Appreciation Awards. At first glance, the concept sounds nice and recognizes the hard work we put in every day. If nothing else, it’s an… Continue reading
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We’re Glad You’re Here, I Guess a.k.a Campus Visit #3
I am starting to expect that campus visits will be either hot or cold, given my third trip into the final candidacy phase of the job search. My first visit was cold and calculating, with a hint of quiet desperation… Continue reading
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Our Academic Cabinet is Bare
After my latest campus visit, I returned to find a massive shakeup in the academic cabinet at Romulus University. Life seems to work that way. You leave home base for a brief moment, and everything changes. It’s like when you… Continue reading
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Now We Have a Color Code for This?
I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that I will be writing about our school’s parking problems again. The good news is that this should be the last time I ever have to write… Continue reading
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Concrete Proof That We Have No Idea What We Are Doing.
It is time for another thrilling edition of Painting the Roses Red at Romulus University. The series where I look at the absurd ideas our administration is concocting to make our institution look good, even though there are several areas… Continue reading
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Am I in The Middle of Downfall?
Regardless of your opinion of the movie Downfall, it sheds light on the last days of the administration that ran the Third Reich. You are watching people who know that the inevitable is upon them as the Soviet Army is… Continue reading
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An Athletic Club With An Educational Annex
There is a sketch from Saturday Night Live in which a football player, played by John Cena, is taking his final exam in a science class. While the other students present work appropriate to the course, Cena has several bananas… Continue reading
Failing Upwards 