[CAUT] Fred's rebuttal and apology

[reggaepass at aol.com]

Jeff,


> I don't recall any posts from you on this list that were
> either positive, encouraging or uplifting. 

To be fair, we rarely see posts from anyone that can be described with those 
three adjectives

Do I think that I should be paid more and have better working conditions?  Yes, but now that that is out of the way, at the cost of repeating myself on this list, I will restate that there is much I find rewarding about my full-time institutional position.  I, for one, am generally treated with full respect.  In fact, I was recently treated with disrespect, and right in front of a bunch of students.  Thought I might have to have a pissing match with the dis-respector right then and there (so as not to lose my street cred!).  I decided to let it pass and ponder why this exchange was so disturbing.  Well, I finally realized that it was because IN TWENTY-SIX YEARS OF WORKING HERE NO FACULTY OR STAFF HAD EVER TREATED ME SO POORLY.  In other words, the lack of respect exhibited by this particular a-hole hit me so hard because it was in stark contrast to the respect that has been mine day in and day out for over a quarter of a century!  


In the words of one of my musical heros, Bob Marley,


"Positive!"


Alan Eder









-----Original Message-----
From: tannertuner <tannertuner at bellsouth.net>
To: caut at ptg.org
Sent: Thu, Aug 12, 2010 11:52 am
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Fred's rebuttal and apology



--- On Thu, 8/12/10, Porritt, David <dporritt at mail.smu.edu> wrote:

> I don't recall any posts from you on this list that were
> either positive, encouraging or uplifting. 

To be fair, we rarely see posts from anyone that can be described with those 
three adjectives. The CAUT profession is one that needs an overhaul. Most 
everyone agrees, but few seem to want to say anything or do anything about it. 
95% of our posts are in regard to problems that need solving. Rarely does that 
kind of conversation bring the Tony Robbins out in everyboody.
Jeff

 

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