tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post4146809956056171104..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: Annoying (i.e. batshit crazy) things our new Head of School said todayStyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-90308182515750243092008-02-27T09:51:00.000+11:002008-02-27T09:51:00.000+11:00Tom, the VC does have to sign off on all the ARC g...Tom, the VC does have to sign off on all the ARC grant apps in the whole university. That's around 100 each year, I think. But obviously he can't do each INDIVIDUALLY, so that's why the Head of School is mean to do it now, and then the Research Office compiles them all and gets them to the VC for him to do the whole stack at once.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-60764515601993234712008-02-26T22:36:00.000+11:002008-02-26T22:36:00.000+11:00It seems a bit strange that you need the VC to sig...It seems a bit strange that you need the VC to sign a grant application at all: surely they can't sign every application in the entire university. And your head of school is dumb. Surely, whatever the research people say is the right order of signing has to be accepted. Presumably an email from the research people to head of school should settle his/her doubts.<BR/><BR/>Jana: I've just this minute finished teaching a class on the incentive properties of different contract structures. I think you should be paid on some sort of share-cropping basis in order to prevent moral hazard...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-3480698088358826852008-02-26T13:28:00.000+11:002008-02-26T13:28:00.000+11:00You guys are way more paranoid than me. I don't T...You guys are way more paranoid than me. I don't THINK he was trying to blackmail me. For that to work, the person you are trying to blackmail has to comprehend the situation :)<BR/><BR/>I don't think forgery is an option, unfortunately.StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-16203579943699413612008-02-26T12:38:00.000+11:002008-02-26T12:38:00.000+11:00Is signature forgery an option?Is signature forgery an option?Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-39510069658309808212008-02-26T07:42:00.000+11:002008-02-26T07:42:00.000+11:00Is he actually trying to blackmail you into workin...Is he actually trying to blackmail you into working for nothing by witholding his signature on your proposal, or does it just look that way?<BR/>Is he malicious or just nutty?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-5807436152211358322008-02-26T05:48:00.000+11:002008-02-26T05:48:00.000+11:00um..that's not a catch 22.um..that's not a catch 22.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-55245134442094220302008-02-26T01:24:00.000+11:002008-02-26T01:24:00.000+11:00It sounds like conversation 3 is deeply related to...It sounds like conversation 3 is deeply related to conversation 2. <BR/><BR/>Hi! I'm watching too much conspiracy tv.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-88542674550422004152008-02-25T23:15:00.000+11:002008-02-25T23:15:00.000+11:00I've been given a lump sum to do one postgrad cour...I've been given a lump sum to do one postgrad course. That includes all assessment, marking, and so on.<BR/><BR/>I'm tempted to increase my hourly rate by making the assessment based 100% on in-class participation...Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13330366795341751766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-2818652123590098092008-02-25T23:01:00.000+11:002008-02-25T23:01:00.000+11:00How about this interpretation:"We are going to tak...How about this interpretation:<BR/><BR/>"We are going to take all that extra tuition from students and pay you nothing extra for absorbing all the overload costs, which is a brilliant business move for us. If you take this deal, we'll use it as a precedent for future situations like this.."<BR/><BR/>as for the dept head vs vice chancellor -- sounds like some kind of wild-west showdown.... I imagine them holding pens at 50 paces....Inside the Philosophy Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255753259090709877noreply@blogger.com