I work as an administrator for a university and am based on a branch campus. My department would prefer it if I would spend the summers on the main campus, which involves a more arduous commute for me. My commute would bump up from 40 minutes to 1h20minutes. I would prefer to remain on my branch campus. My "higher-ups" like to frame things in terms of "let's negotiate something that works for everyone," but the power differentials tend to mean that I usually just go along with their preference. Are there tried and true methods for underlings to resist persuasion/coersion?
posted by anonymous
on Feb 25, 2012 -
7 answers
UK Travel VisaFilter: There is a possibility that I might leave the US and attempt to get a post-graduate degree at the University of Edinburgh....
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posted by donquixote
on Jan 13, 2011 -
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Is there any further action I can take to recoup the financial loss and and deal with the emotional frustration resulting from my university's swine-flu-panic decision to cancel a much-anticipated field research opportunity?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 10, 2009 -
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I just got served papers showing that I am being sued for university tuition. What next?
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posted by anonymous
on May 19, 2009 -
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This spring I will be finished with my second Master's degree. I've been at my current job for almost three years and while I enjoy it immensely, I am wondering about other opportunities that having two graduate degrees might open up for me. Am hoping to obtain answers especially from individuals who have multiple degrees and have gone into somewhat different career paths.
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posted by msposner
on Nov 11, 2008 -
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I am looking for the best general student loan company. What are your experienes with specific student loan companies?
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posted by Black_Umbrella
on Jul 3, 2008 -
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I would like to be the bright kid again, but I've just turned 30. What should I do?
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posted by dcrocha
on May 17, 2008 -
33 answers
What can I do with a degree in Physics? What doors and pathways will it open for me? How long will I need to study before I am able to call my self a Physicist and make a meaningful contribution in my field?
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posted by shoebox
on May 17, 2008 -
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I have almost certainly won an eighteen thousand dollar award to do my Master's degree, but every day I find myself semi-wishing that I don't win it so that I don't have to do my Master's. Do I suck it up and advance my career, or turn down more money than I make in two years and end up working at the mall?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 1, 2007 -
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Just today our engineering students society found $5000 in a safe we didn't know we had. Now we've got to spend it, preferably in some useful and/or awesome way. Do you have any suggestions on what a students society might want to spend it on?
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posted by sirsteven
on Sep 9, 2005 -
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