Well that's a surprising turn of events! Very unprofessional of them to lead you to believe with such certainty that you had the position, that you'd be prepared to move and have your parents buy you a house, to so abruptly rescind the offer! What happened exactly?Well boo. Just got the call that they are no longer needing me. I never got the chance to sign the contract yet. I was supposed to sign in June but that's not going to happen now. At least I still have my job at the high school. No moving, no new house, no new income. Just rounding out a week of bad luck.
Budget cuts apparently. They are separating from Perdue in Indianapolis so there needs to be cuts to the budget. Since my class would be considered a "core" class, I was informed that they have decided to reduce class numbers.Well that's a surprising turn of events! Very unprofessional of them to lead you to believe with such certainty that you had the position, that you'd be prepared to move and have your parents buy you a house, to so abruptly rescind the offer! What happened exactly?
That's odd, considering the board of trustees approved a $4.2 Billion operating budget for fy 23/24, a $200 million increase over the previous year, as a part of the 7 year plan to provide more funding to accommodate the increase in expenses for labor, services and fixed costs.Budget cuts apparently. They are separating from Perdue in Indianapolis so there needs to be cuts to the budget. Since my class would be considered a "core" class, I was informed that they have decided to reduce class numbers.
That includes the teaching hospital. English did not receive as much of the budget as the others. It's also spread across multiple campuses.That's odd, considering the board of trustees approved a $4.2 Billion operating budget for fy 23/24, a $200 million increase over the previous year, as a part of the 7 year plan to provide more funding to accommodate the increase in expenses for labor, services and fixed costs.
My cousin doesn't have a college degree and makes $40 something an hour underwater welding on off-shore rigs.We've lost two colleges the last two years here. Birmingham Southern was a shock. Less and less people are going to college each year, and universities are building more and more f'n buildings which drives costs up. At this point, the cost of a college education is way higher than it's actual value.
I was talking some friends who still teach where I was a professor, and they tell me that there are way more female students now, because men can make more money by working their way up ladders without any education than females. Mark my word, in ten years, the administrative staff everywhere in all areas will be women.
But, the last board of trustees meeting was on March 1, and they don't have another one until June. There was no mention of budget cuts. I'm not sure they were being honest with you.That's odd, considering the board of trustees approved a $4.2 Billion operating budget for fy 23/24, a $200 million increase over the previous year, as a part of the 7 year plan to provide more funding to accommodate the increase in expenses for labor, services and fixed costs.
Either way, I lost the job. I don't know the logistics, just the phone call. They mentioned budget cuts, lack of resources, smaller enrollment and more that I didn't really pay attention to. Gave it a shot though. At least I didn't resign from my teaching job yet.But, the last board of trustees meeting was on March 1, and they don't have another one until June. There was no mention of budget cuts. I'm not sure they were being honest with you.