Ever Get in Above your head?

[SmoothTalker]

Hey DJ's, looking for some advice.

I've been having some problems with my university - in that I think they've been mishandling my case regarding some administrative functions (losing forms, etc), which has placed me in a tight spot regarding getting into classes and what not.

Out of frustration, the last time when the most significant problem happened, I sent off some emails to pretty high ranking people in the university. They seem to be responding to this more seriously than I expected.

The effect of this is, now the people I have been dealing with (not all of whom were causing me trouble, only some) are now quite upset with me for 'trying to step over them'. This was not my intention, I just wanted someone to answer for some serious mistakes.

How would you handle this? Ever open up a can of worms and not know how to close it?

 

[Bible_Belt]

Just learn from it. The US Army calls it 'using your chain of command.' That means you start with an immediate supervisor, and work your way up. Large organizations work more efficiently this way. I'd apologize and be understanding towards the people you 'stepped over.' Tell them you understand now and won't do it again, and that is was an oversight on your part and nothing malicious. They probably think you are trying to get them fired from their jobs.

 

[WesCottII]

F*ck them?

If theyd've done their job properly in the first place, you wouldn't be in this situation. You had to go over their heads to get the ball rolling.

 

[Suicide]

Yes.

**** them. If you need something done that isn't being taken care of properly, you go as high as you need to. It is one of the best ways to get things done.

You are not in the wrong.

 

[Obsidian]

Yeah, I'd agree with WestCott

Even if they're upset with you, what're they gonna do about it?

 

[SmoothTalker]

I understand chain of command and all of that. The reason I didn't use it this time was that I wrote the emails immediately after they made a particularly bad screwup, and wanted to get more effect then talking to one person up would have.

Further, it's a problem that's spans several departments and faculties, and there's no clear authority below the very high levels that would be able to answer for all of them.

What I'm worried about is that while it seems to be a systemic problem, not everyone I've delt with was bad, and I may have implicated them too.

Even more of a personal concern, I will need these same people to accept me into this program, so I'll need their co-operation at least once more. Even though technically their opinion of me isn't supposed to enter into the decision, who knows if they can ignore their distaste.

Ah well, I'm sure it'll sort itself out. Everything I have said so far was true and a lot of it can be backed up by evidence, so I suppose the worst that can happen is I'll incur some ill will.

 

[ValleyDJing]

I'd schedule a meeting with the highest ranking son of a b.itch I could find. I'd walk into the meetin and say "Listen...listen... F.UCK you! You f.ucked up! YOU f.ucked up, not me...YOU! This is what you f.ucked up, and this is how you f.ucked it up. Fix it. Have a nice day."

 

[Nip/Tuck]

Hey DJ's, looking for some advice.

I've been having some problems with my university - in that I think they've been mishandling my case regarding some administrative functions (losing forms, etc), which has placed me in a tight spot regarding getting into classes and what not.

Out of frustration, the last time when the most significant problem happened, I sent off some emails to pretty high ranking people in the university. They seem to be responding to this more seriously than I expected.

The effect of this is, now the people I have been dealing with (not all of whom were causing me trouble, only some) are now quite upset with me for 'trying to step over them'. This was not my intention, I just wanted someone to answer for some serious mistakes.

How would you handle this? Ever open up a can of worms and not know how to close it?

Ya seriously f*ck them, if it ain't your fault then you got nothing to worry about. If they don't do their job they should be replaced by someone who does. You can't please 100% of the people in this world. Just make sure you protect yourself and you'll be fine.