You only need to be a better shot than your opponent.

[Xavier_Onassis]

I rarely missed classes or took days off.

The administration allowed ten days off per year, and when I had accumulated 100, they cut it down to 30 and didnlt even tell me.

When I left, I should have accumulated about a year and a half of sick leave over 32 years.

Some of the women on the faculty took  ten days off, sick or not.

The school had no substitutes, so a colleague who said she had migraines managed to get me to take something like 40 or so of her classes. I sort of expected some sort of gift or something for this, but mostly I did not even get a thank you.

One year she decided not to teach at all, but didn't tell the administration, and of course, I ended up taking her classes for three weeks. No thanks from anyone.

[Plane]

So you know, recognition counts.

[Xavier_Onassis]

The college administration gives out these expensive, silly trophies and plaques after specific years of service. All in all, they are good for nothing but gathering dust. One looks like a blender, but it cost twice as much, and it does not blend.

[Plane]

The college administration gives out these expensive, silly trophies and plaques after specific years of service. All in all, they are good for nothing but gathering dust. One looks like a blender, but it cost twice as much, and it does not blend.

What does one do to get one ?

[Xavier_Onassis]

The one mentioned involved working for 30 years.

[Plane]

I have a little lapel pin for thirty years on the same job.

And a notice that my bonus for excelent performance will not be paid this year because the budget is too tight.

Got the certificate, not the cash.

[kimba1]

On the volunteers. It'll likely work great for the first few years but as time goes by it'll be like pulling teeth to get them to show up and do thier job. No matter how noble the cause thier will be a limit to how much you can get non- paid worker  to work. I know this because i work in a museum who actually thought of using volunteers to be cashiers to save cost. No money was stolen but they simply not very good at it and you can't really disapline people who don't get paid.



The schools  would be in a tough position to tell a volunteering parent to not tell teacher how to teach thier students.

[Christians4LessGvt]

I have a little lapel pin for thirty years on the same job. And a notice that my bonus for
excelent performance will not be paid this year because the budget is too tight.
Got the certificate, not the cash.

We have a guy that has worked for us for many years, and in a candid moment
in a meeting he actually told us that "titles" meant more to him than money.

He said going from "Accounting Mgr" to "Vice President of Accounting"
and a new fancy business card that stated such was just as good as a raise if not better.

It's amazing to watch different people's motivations in life.....

[Xavier_Onassis]

At one time, my college would award a  higher title to people that came asking for a raise. Eventually, half the full professors earned less than the average instructor.  This was because the business school hired recent grads with MBA's and no experience.

[Plane]

At one time, my college would award a  higher title to people that came asking for a raise. Eventually, half the full professors earned less than the average instructor.  This was because the business school hired recent grads with MBA's and no experience.

Hahahahaha!
And the MBA's were no nonsense about the title?

I must admit that recognition has some limits.

[Xavier_Onassis]

I don't know what these guys felt about the title. Most of them didn't stick around long.

Instructor is the beginning title for MA degrees in colleges everywhere.