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> I want to know where you think it’s going and why you think that Guess: Do nothing administrators paid to be on vacation. Why: Several years ago I called 4
by peteradio 4y ago
> I want to know where you think it’s going and why you think that
Guess: Do nothing administrators paid to be on vacation.
Why: Several years ago I called 4 of them to follow up on different job applications and did not once get a live human, only out of office messages. Over the course of about six weeks I called each every week and left each a single message. I never received a single call back or email. This was my almamater after moving back to the state following my graduate study.
- nonethewiser 4y ago
- peteradio 4y agoLike I said, never heard back but that would have been a pretty extraordinary explanation given this was around 2018.
- dap 4y agoUgh, that does sound really frustrating. Certainly, people bring up too many overpaid administrators a lot. It's a compelling story too because it's got a well-defined bad guy. I've not seen much depth to the analysis though. Another story might be that "administrator" is what some people call people whose jobs they don't know or don't associate with "running a college"? Elsewhere in this thread folks have pointed out that colleges _do_ a lot more things now, from mental health services to just being bigger (and so having more overhead and associated middle management). _More_ administrators isn't bad if they're doing useful things.