Comment vestiges of old blood hamper any sense of effici (Score 0) 384
My coworker/friend eloquently summed up his feelings about the university with the following paragraph. It was written after he formally announced that he was quitting work to go back to school
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Though I worked hard, I often felt that the system of bureaucracy and the vestiges of old blood hampered any sense of efficiency, appreciation and respect. I began to see the negatives where cronyism and nepotism were abounding, where politics really became a factor, and where overpaid, unknowledgeable and complacency were all synonymous.
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I am lucky to work for a research group that is entirely funded by federal money. This allows me to enjoy the positives of the university environment while our autonomous structure allows me to avoid most of the negatives. But just like my friend I will be going back to school to get a graduate degree.
Don't get me wrong, I love my job. But unfortunately I can't say the same for the rest of the University.
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Though I worked hard, I often felt that the system of bureaucracy and the vestiges of old blood hampered any sense of efficiency, appreciation and respect. I began to see the negatives where cronyism and nepotism were abounding, where politics really became a factor, and where overpaid, unknowledgeable and complacency were all synonymous.
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I am lucky to work for a research group that is entirely funded by federal money. This allows me to enjoy the positives of the university environment while our autonomous structure allows me to avoid most of the negatives. But just like my friend I will be going back to school to get a graduate degree.
Don't get me wrong, I love my job. But unfortunately I can't say the same for the rest of the University.
