When Office Politics Goes Wrong.

[332nd]

Ok, this is an insanely long story so I'm just gonna sum up...

My wife was teaching at a college on a tenure track. Basically she had a contract that allowed both parties to cut & run with no consequence at the end of each year, barring certain clauses.

The guy who wanted to take over as chair of her Dept. directed a show & she was costume designer for it. (Note: He's the hack who can't even find a job in summer stock but thinks he should be on Broadway/in Hollywood. He makes up for lack of talent by schmoozing rich patrons.)

This guy totally screws the pooch (I'll leave it at that since its boring actor stuff) & throws everyone else (6 people including my wife) under the bus to keep his dream of being chair.

Well he gets chair, & all 6 announce they will start seeking employment elsewhere. He gets mad & decides to fire all of them before they can turn in letters of resignation. He does this by claiming they are incompetent, yadda, yadda...

They protest, & are offered mediation. (Unusual, but they defend their work/names) & they win. He gets all snarky & says it was just so they know he really won & was able to make them jump through hoops because he... is the muthafuggin chair.

Turns out the moron activated a clause in the contracts that made year to year go to 4 years & since the mediator favored them, instead of the final 3 months pay, they get 2-3 years pay depending on when they were hired.

Upside is I've been after my wife to start her own business while I taught. Now she has the capital to do so.

[jasonluckydog]

you can tell that guy is a former waiter.

[Rise of The Hive]

you can tell that guy is a former waiter.

 

It just screams it.

[cookinbrak]

That's just a big ol bowl of Karma. Now with Electrolytes.

[dos poptarts]

Ok, this is an insanely long story so I'm just gonna sum up...

My wife was teaching at a college on a tenure track. Basically she had a contract that allowed both parties to cut & run with no consequence at the end of each year, barring certain clauses.

The guy who wanted to take over as chair of her Dept. directed a show & she was costume designer for it. (Note: He's the hack who can't even find a job in summer stock but thinks he should be on Broadway/in Hollywood. He makes up for lack of talent by schmoozing rich patrons.)

This guy totally screws the pooch (I'll leave it at that since its boring actor stuff) & throws everyone else (6 people including my wife) under the bus to keep his dream of being chair.

Well he gets chair, & all 6 announce they will start seeking employment elsewhere. He gets mad & decides to fire all of them before they can turn in letters of resignation. He does this by claiming they are incompetent, yadda, yadda...

They protest, & are offered mediation. (Unusual, but they defend their work/names) & they win. He gets all snarky & says it was just so they know he really won & was able to make them jump through hoops because he... is the muthafuggin chair.

Turns out the moron activated a clause in the contracts that made year to year go to 4 years & since the mediator favored them, instead of the final 3 months pay, they get 2-3 years pay depending on when they were hired.

Upside is I've been after my wife to start her own business while I taught. Now she has the capital to do so.

 

haha...why do I get a feeling that this was all according to plan. Now all 6 of the "fired" teachers just need to hide the cash payment to the "chair". 

 

yes, I'm a cynic. 

[frash.exe]

Sounds like the people who make terrible arguments on the huddle.

-logical fallacies

-Response going point by point about how the poster is completely wrong

-"Lol haha I just did that so you would take the time to prove me wrong lol I'm a genius in control I love it when a plan comes together lol" post

[Scrumtrilescent]

He won't be a chair long when the provosts see that massive line item on his yearly budget where none should've been.