The Adjunct

I finally went in to see the dean about my student who needed a grade change.

It had been one week and still no change of grade. As I said in my previous post, usually this takes an hour to get done.

I assumed the student workers had lost the grade change form.  So I brought a new form into my dean.  He walked over to his desk and retrieved a big book that apparently lists all incoming forms.  He flipped the pages until he found my name.

“Yep,” he says to me. “I got the form last week. No need for another.”

“Oh,” I said. “I wonder why the grade still hasn’t been changed yet.”

“That’s because it needs my signature, and I haven’t signed it yet,” the dean told me.  ”If the student is in a hurry, then you should attach a note explaining that I need to put a rush on it. Otherwise, I’ll get to it when I get to it.”

All he has to do is sign it.  It’s been on his desk for one week.  After bringing all this to his attention, I assumed he’d grab the form and sign it.  Instead, he left for lunch.

I swear to god he didn’t just leave, but left specifically for lunch.

We’re doomed.