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In response to "pacrat - if you are going to call in an hour, call now. the Dept Head may very well not be at his desk anyway." by Andie

I can't say enough that when I was a TA, I dreaded dealing with ALL CAPS or shouty voicemail students. I would sooner ignore and hope they didn't

Posted by peggy ann m (aka amanda) Aug 6 '14, 10:43

go above my head.

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i occasionally get calls here from people asking for 'the president' , and - Andie Aug 6, 10:47
Yeah, I can see that, but she's also pretty much failed to do her job. -- nm - TWuG Aug 6, 10:47 6
- oh, she has. but if you want a resolution, you still need to play it right. -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 10:48 5
  - (it depends on your priority - do you want them to know you are mad and they are wrong, or do you want it fixed? those are different things actually.) -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 10:50 4
    - They are, but she may not be needed to get a fix. Hell, I'd be begging admin for a new adviser at this point. - TWuG Aug 6, 10:53 2
      - oh, i would be calling the dept head today. i am just saying, know exactly what you want them to do before you call. -- nm - Andie Aug 6, 10:55
      - Her manager should be able to give her a kick without telling who ratted on her. I assume that this is not an isolated case. -- nm - zork Aug 6, 10:54
    - *finger to nose* -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 6, 10:51

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