Not So Good Morning

October 20th, 2004 · No Comments

Talk about the wind being taken out of the sails… I came to work this morning to find that now eight months after losing our boss, the one man we’d pegged our hopes on to take his place has taken a job at another institution. Kudos to him; he’s a smart, eminently qualified guy who deserves all the best, and frankly, he’s probably made the right choice. I wouldn’t take this job, either, if the hiring process was as dragged out and unprofessional as this one was. Since none of us in the office were included in the committee to choose the new head of our office, it was left up to those who have very little idea of what we do to choose a replacement. And when they were faced with the perfect candidate, they decided it would be better to look around for (nonexistent) other qualified people, and then, having not found them, make a half-hearted offer that was naturally declined. And so we struggle on, headless, as each day that goes by adds to our reputation as a place impossible to lead, with an uncertain future. Thanks, search committee. We hope you understand what you’ve done to us; we certainly do.

Add to this the continued day-and-night futility of the Yankees and the fact that the 25 film journals I ordered were, counter to the guarantee I got from the salesperson, the wrong kind, and the old style journals are probably gone forever. Minor problems, all of these, and I’ll get over them – but I’ll just bank on a Kerry victory to make it all better.

Tags: Miscellany