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berkeman said:I haven't been keeping up with this thread, but is there maybe an alternative where you switch to a private tutoring service instead of working for this (disfunctional) university tutoring service? If you could find another tutoring service with more motivated students, that would seem to be a better option...
PhDeezNutz said:Solid solid mature advice here. I’m classified as temporary part time, they can fire me for any reason. In fact some bureaucratic upper person tried to terminate my position until other higher ups directly below them advocated strongly for me.
The tutoring lab opened this week and yes they’ve come in, nothing egregious yet, but still irksome.
BillTre said:
At least some hiring managers in the normal working world, while interviewing scientific or engineering-related candidates, do conduct mathematical competency assessments, often informally, to determine if current candidate is competent. We wish even that would be an influence on your present supervisors.PhDeezNutz said:“Let’s hire this person to tutor calculus, physics, chemistry, stats, and not put in measures to make sure they are competent” ……..so progressive!!! Eyeroll
symbolipoint said:At least some hiring managers in the normal working world, while interviewing scientific or engineering-related candidates, do conduct mathematical competency assessments, often informally, to determine if current candidate is competent. We wish even that would be an influence on your present supervisors.
I thought you did not know who to submit hours to? Who is this "same bureaucrat" ?? Three deep breaths, please. You need to know who is doing what to whom.PhDeezNutz said:Same said bureaucrat got on my case for not checking my email.
hutchphd said:I thought you did not know who to submit hours to? Who is this "same bureaucrat" ?? Three deep breaths, please.
hutchphd said:Yes absolutely. But she may have nothing to do directly with the payroll. And she is responsible if you complain to her about no pay.
hutchphd said:You need to understand how the windmills work before you pick up the lance and mount your trusty horse. Otherwise trouble portends.
hutchphd said:Only God herself has no boss. Everyone else is under the wheel somehow. Try to figure the political landscape.
You've obviously never dealt with a university president.hutchphd said:Only God herself has no boss.
BillTre said:Its good to get all worked up about somethings.
But persevering too long on something is not good.
Some situations have no good solutions.
Maybe you need a new job.
Make a decision on a course of action and move on.