tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post6957855273590720008..comments2024-02-28T18:29:41.120-08:00Comments on Not of General Interest: Explainersundinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-31467100659046348042008-05-01T18:32:00.000-07:002008-05-01T18:32:00.000-07:00Dance--yes, but I bet you're not patronizing about...Dance--yes, but I bet you're not patronizing about it. That's the difference.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-37379203369126762542008-04-30T17:07:00.000-07:002008-04-30T17:07:00.000-07:00I also read and enjoyed that article--but I have t...I also read and enjoyed that article--but I have to admit, I am also a person who has been known to explain things that I don't myself understand. And I'm female.dancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560093455630610783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-84965285129222292382008-04-29T21:27:00.000-07:002008-04-29T21:27:00.000-07:00Crawfish and beer is an excellent response, Cero. ...Crawfish and beer is an excellent response, Cero. It sounds as though "will he stay?" was a rhetorical question, and giving a sensible answer, as you did, didn't even make a dent.undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-71378663281552288462008-04-29T16:07:00.000-07:002008-04-29T16:07:00.000-07:00Men, of course, keep saying I explain too many obv...Men, of course, keep saying I explain too many obvious things or raise issues which should not be raised.<BR/><BR/>I just came from such a meeting.<BR/><BR/>Faculty out of field: If this good candidate comes, will he be satisfied enough to stay?<BR/><BR/>Z: It depends in part on what kind of job he really wants. Are we sure he has enough information on actual conditions here, good and bad, to make a decision he won't regret too soon?<BR/><BR/>Faculty: He asked all the questions he should have asked. He knows enough. But will he stay?<BR/><BR/>Z: Well, there are a lot of easy, no-cost things we can do to make him happy. His predecessor left because the secretary kept scheduling him for modern seminars when he was a medievalist. He had to prepare these courses in lieu of doing research. We could stop doing things like that to people and faculty turnover would decrease, while student satisfaction increased.<BR/><BR/>Faculty: We can't do that - we must train him to obey. And you, Z, should stop telling us what to do; you also need to learn to obey.<BR/><BR/>Z [aside]: All right. I guess I'll go get some crawfish and a bottle of beer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com