[CAUT] School Politics (Re: LSU SOM position)

[Ed Sutton]

Evan-

I'd like to point out there are people who are very happy with their work in colleges and universities.

When we make generalities and characterizations, we need to consider if they are very useful.

The average job is mediocre by definition. What else is new?

And there are people who somehow find their way to good situations. How do they get there?

An important skill is knowing how to make the best of a job while you can, and to leave gracefully while everyone is still happy.

A college job can be a great place to learn. And maybe it will lead you to a career. Let us know if you get the LSU position!

Ed Sutton
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Evan Bingham 
  To: caut at ptg.org 
  Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:04 PM
  Subject: [CAUT] School Politics (Re: LSU SOM position)


  Hello fellow techs, 

  My name is Evan Bingham and I'm finishing up my classes at the Chicago School for Piano Technology.  I've been reading this debate on institutional work vs. business, and it is definitely intriguing to me.  I've been working on a project about institutional management, reading debates like these for a while and decided to finally post.  I have it set in my mind that I want to work in an institution, when I haven't even really experienced it first hand.  I've just experienced it through interviews and campus visitations and so far it seems like a career I can easily spend the rest of my life dedicated to.

  Anyways, my research is primarily just about institutional management and NOT a comparison between starting your own business or working for an institution.  I have been trying to cover as much as possible, from the negatives like vandalism, to the positives like benefits, and it is just to show the other students in my school this particular career path.  I have come to a bump in the road to my project, and I'm trying to figure out what exactly entails school politics (in a negative sense).  

  So Far I am hearing things like,

  conflicting orders from above
  lack of appreciation
  not enough of a budget to work with
  administration's lack of understanding
  scheduling conflicts

  Is there anything I'm missing?  Can anyone sum up the politics of institutional management for me?

  Any help would be appreciated.  I'm pretty much finished my project, just trying to polish up some of the grey (market) areas.

  Thanks in advance everyone,
  Evan Bingham

  P.S.
  I actually applied to the LSU job so I hope they get back to me.  Wish me luck!
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