On Dec 3, 2008, at 5:23 PM, Jeff Tanner wrote: > After my extensive experience at two universities and exchanging > stories of experiences of so many other technicians at so many other > institutions, I am skeptical to believe that there actually exist > exceptions except for those who just want to believe that exceptions > exist. And I, in fact, was among them during my first few years > with the 2nd employer. Perhaps naivety is a good trait for a CAUT. > > Tanner Hmmm, call me naive then. I come to the diametrically opposite conclusion, judging from my own personal experience and that of the caut colleagues I converse with. SInce I've been at it, at the same place, for 22 years now, maybe the naivete has become full-fledged delusion. As far as I can tell, I am on collegial terms with every single one of our faculty, and I am invariably treated with respect, most often with friendship. I have no doubt that there are toxic situations out there. I have witnessed such things in various departments over the years. But it certainly doesn't have to be that way. And even the "lowly" caut can contribute to keeping the atmosphere positive. Like Joel says, "keep smiling" - it really doesn't hurt all that much. Regards, Fred Sturm University of New Mexico fssturm at unm.edu
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