What's bumming your stone today? - Page 28

orthodoc · 03-14-2014, 07:27 PM

Gaah. That always happens. Sorry, monster.

I should say - in my experience, every time anyone in my family has been hit by a stupid driver, said driver has had no insurance. So our insurance sucked up the costs and then jacked our premiums sky-high.

lumberjim · 03-15-2014, 08:50 AM

Do you have uninsured / underinsured coverage on you policy?

glatt · 03-15-2014, 10:00 AM

Road trip to Georgia with a brick or two for his windows.

orthodoc · 03-27-2014, 05:49 PM

I was told today that, due to an administrative oversight/glitch, I cannot graduate with my MPH in May. I have done all the hours, all the courses, and have a 4.0 GPA - but a 1-credit course was not entered with the Registrar's Office in 2012. I can appeal, and I will, but the Registrar has already taken the position that if it's not in the transcript it didn't happen. WVU had a major scandal several years ago over the daughter of the biggest local contributor to WVU getting a degree without putting in the hours; there's little chance they'll do anything to correct things even though my case is very different.

I'm first in my class, but doing one more credit-hour in the summer semester to add on the hour I already did means I'll be graduating in August in a class of one. And there's no actual graduation.

It could also further fuck up my life if there's any delay in the university getting the transcript and letter of completion promptly to my College; if it misses the deadline I can't write my Boards for another year. The transcript will always look, too, as if I just couldn't finish my degree in the usual time. It was something I valued to know that I DID finish in the usual time.

First-world problems, I realize. And life is hard, then you die. I'm just venting.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-27-2014, 07:10 PM

Any way you can prove it was their mistake?

orthodoc · 03-27-2014, 08:29 PM

It was my department's screw-up in the end - although the School of Public Health, which formed in 2012, has been in constant flux ever since, constantly changing the requirements and courses for the MPH degree. My residency coordinator is hard-working and stays on top of things, but she was bamboozled over time by the ever-changing requirements and backtracking re administrative issues, and she lost track of the 1-credit issue. I think the Dean would be sympathetic, but I'm not optimistic about his influence on the Registrar.

Aliantha · 03-27-2014, 09:54 PM

It seems wrong that its not just a simple fix when it seems like a simple oversight.

orthodoc · 03-27-2014, 10:13 PM

I wish ... you're right, Ali. There's no 'bad guy' here, it's all explainable with no drama. If only common sense could prevail.

footfootfoot · 03-28-2014, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Sounds fucking lousy.

My bummer is that yesterday I dropped my iphone face down on the pavement - it bounced out of my coat pocket whilst i was running for a bus. Shattered like crazy paving.

Bugger. I've had this phone for 4 years.

www.ifixit.com

Quote:

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$9.95 that's like 2 British pounds, right? or have you adopted the metric money system?

footfootfoot · 03-28-2014, 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by orthodoc

I wish ... you're right, Ali. There's no 'bad guy' here, it's all explainable with no drama. If only common sense could prevail.

This is why god invented lawyers. You did the class, someone else dropped the ball = Not Your Problem.

Seriously, they don't want another lawsuit or scandal. Promise them you will take legal action if they don't fix this asap. Keep your promises.

glatt · 03-28-2014, 08:15 AM

One time, a departing temp wrote a scathing letter about our department and copied the CEO of our firm. She had a couple points, but mostly lacked any understanding of how how things work. The amazing thing was that my boss, the head of the department, suddenly found herself having to explain everything and was put under intense scrutiny by the CEO. She was jumping through hoops for a couple of weeks.

If you make a big deal about this, make sure you have good documentation that you paid for the course, you have graded coursework showing you took the course, and maybe some sort of report card with a grade. Maybe you can get the residency coordinator to write a letter and the Dean too. Then attach all that documentation to a registered letter and send it to the Registrar and copy the fucking President of the University, demanding credit and a Spring graduation, and giving them a deadline to comply before you lawyer up. Explain in the letter the financial loss you will experience when it appears you didn't graduate on time.

You'll be burning some bridges, but fuck them. You earned this. They burned the bridges by screwing you over with their negligence, it's their problem.

Oh, and play the cancer card. The fact that you earned this while battling cancer makes it a big accomplishment. For some pencil pusher to deny you what you earned is completely unacceptable. Of course you should frame it by saying that they made an "honest mistake" and that because they are an honest organization, they will, of course, fix it.

Valedictorian cancer survivor getting screwed over by a pencil pusher is the kind of story that might even play well in the media.

I'm a coward by nature, but I would totally fight this one.

footfootfoot · 03-28-2014, 09:06 AM

Fuck YEAH Glatt's inner lawyer kicking ass!

totally WHS^^^

glatt · 03-28-2014, 09:53 AM

She needs documentation though. Without it, she's got nothing.

footfootfoot · 03-28-2014, 11:14 AM

Paper trail, paper trail, paper trail.

Griff · 03-28-2014, 04:33 PM

Absolutely not your problem and there are bad guys here, anybody ducking responsibility and telling you no. Don't accept poor performance, lawyer up.

03-14-2014, 07:27 PM	#406
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Gaah. That always happens. Sorry, monster. I should say - in my experience, every time anyone in my family has been hit by a stupid driver, said driver has had no insurance. So our insurance sucked up the costs and then jacked our premiums sky-high. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

03-15-2014, 08:50 AM	#407
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	Do you have uninsured / underinsured coverage on you policy? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-27-2014, 05:49 PM	#409
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I was told today that, due to an administrative oversight/glitch, I cannot graduate with my MPH in May. I have done all the hours, all the courses, and have a 4.0 GPA - but a 1-credit course was not entered with the Registrar's Office in 2012. I can appeal, and I will, but the Registrar has already taken the position that if it's not in the transcript it didn't happen. WVU had a major scandal several years ago over the daughter of the biggest local contributor to WVU getting a degree without putting in the hours; there's little chance they'll do anything to correct things even though my case is very different. I'm first in my class, but doing one more credit-hour in the summer semester to add on the hour I already did means I'll be graduating in August in a class of one. And there's no actual graduation. It could also further fuck up my life if there's any delay in the university getting the transcript and letter of completion promptly to my College; if it misses the deadline I can't write my Boards for another year. The transcript will always look, too, as if I just couldn't finish my degree in the usual time. It was something I valued to know that I DID finish in the usual time. First-world problems, I realize. And life is hard, then you die. I'm just venting. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

03-27-2014, 07:10 PM	#410
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Any way you can prove it was their mistake? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-27-2014, 08:29 PM	#411
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	It was my department's screw-up in the end - although the School of Public Health, which formed in 2012, has been in constant flux ever since, constantly changing the requirements and courses for the MPH degree. My residency coordinator is hard-working and stays on top of things, but she was bamboozled over time by the ever-changing requirements and backtracking re administrative issues, and she lost track of the 1-credit issue. I think the Dean would be sympathetic, but I'm not optimistic about his influence on the Registrar. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

03-15-2014, 10:00 AM	#408
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Road trip to Georgia with a brick or two for his windows.

03-27-2014, 09:54 PM	#412
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	It seems wrong that its not just a simple fix when it seems like a simple oversight. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-27-2014, 10:13 PM	#413
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I wish ... you're right, Ali. There's no 'bad guy' here, it's all explainable with no drama. If only common sense could prevail. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

03-28-2014, 08:15 AM	#416
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	One time, a departing temp wrote a scathing letter about our department and copied the CEO of our firm. She had a couple points, but mostly lacked any understanding of how how things work. The amazing thing was that my boss, the head of the department, suddenly found herself having to explain everything and was put under intense scrutiny by the CEO. She was jumping through hoops for a couple of weeks. If you make a big deal about this, make sure you have good documentation that you paid for the course, you have graded coursework showing you took the course, and maybe some sort of report card with a grade. Maybe you can get the residency coordinator to write a letter and the Dean too. Then attach all that documentation to a registered letter and send it to the Registrar and copy the fucking President of the University, demanding credit and a Spring graduation, and giving them a deadline to comply before you lawyer up. Explain in the letter the financial loss you will experience when it appears you didn't graduate on time. You'll be burning some bridges, but fuck them. You earned this. They burned the bridges by screwing you over with their negligence, it's their problem. Oh, and play the cancer card. The fact that you earned this while battling cancer makes it a big accomplishment. For some pencil pusher to deny you what you earned is completely unacceptable. Of course you should frame it by saying that they made an "honest mistake" and that because they are an honest organization, they will, of course, fix it. Valedictorian cancer survivor getting screwed over by a pencil pusher is the kind of story that might even play well in the media. I'm a coward by nature, but I would totally fight this one.

03-28-2014, 09:06 AM	#417
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Fuck YEAH Glatt's inner lawyer kicking ass! totally WHS^^^ __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-28-2014, 09:53 AM	#418
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	She needs documentation though. Without it, she's got nothing.

03-28-2014, 11:14 AM	#419
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Paper trail, paper trail, paper trail. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-28-2014, 04:33 PM	#420
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Absolutely not your problem and there are bad guys here, anybody ducking responsibility and telling you no. Don't accept poor performance, lawyer up. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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