And I Meet With Frustration- Hello Frustration19:34 Feb 12 2014
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I wrote this in an email to a friend. It's something I encountered today. I thought I'd copy it here.
The academic advisor left me a message saying she'd penciled me in for March 5th. I remembered someone at the school saying the schedule came out sometime in March, and that I should wait until then to see her. So I called the school and asked them about it.
I said, "Hello. I'm a new student, looking to start in summer, and I spoke to someone there who had told me the schedule would be coming out March something. Can you tell me when that is, so I can make an appointment to meet with an academic advisor?"
The woman said,"We advise you to wait until the schedule comes out to see the academic advisor"
I said, "I know, I need to know when that is."
She said, "In a month or so. You should wait until the schedule comes out to talk to the academic advisor."
I said, "Yes, I know, I need to know when to make the appointment."
She said, "We can't tell you that."
I said, "I need to have some idea when to make the appointment."
She said, "That is why we advise you to wait until the schedule comes out to make an appointment."
I said, "I know, but I need to have some idea of when that will be. You don't know when your schedule is coming out?"
She said, "No. You should just keep checking online. I can tell you how to do that if you want."
I said,"I have to request a day off work so I can meet with the advisor. I need to have some idea when that will be, so I can request the day off three weeks ahead of time. You have no idea when your schedule will be coming out?"
She said, "Well, it usually comes out the second or third week of March. We're still working on it."
Holy crap! Why didn't she just say that? If I wait until the schedule comes out to request a day off, I might not be able to see an advisor until after classes start. Too late! Ugh! It's like her brain was programmed to say certain things, and that's it. Even a vague idea helps me, because then I can ask for a day off in the third week , or even at the end of the third week in March, and it may actually work out. Not everyone has the luxury of being able to schedule something a few days to a week in advance.
*sigh*
COMMENTS
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xRosex
06:12 Mar 02 2014
Sounds like you need a vacation and a new set of family. People can be so inconsiderate. I hope things get better for you.
NLW
18:08 Mar 02 2014
Thanks. My friend Eadie says, "We are your family. Friends are the family you choose."
I may have to cut ties with my relatives. I appreciate the help they've given me, but I never asked for it, and I certainly never asked for the negativity attached to it. My friends have done even more for me (as I have for them when I was in a better situation, years ago) and they don't do this to me.
Maybe once I get things out of their hands, which I'm still working on, the situation will improve, but they were this way before they started helping me so I doubt it. I probably should have said, "No." when they offered help, but I was really struggling-even more than I am now- at the time. Oh well.