Monthly Archives: November 2015

Janus

Kingston staff may feel confused about the motivations of Martin McQuillan, Dean of FASS and DVC for research. In FASS they are used to the scary emails from him, and as a member of the SMT, everyone else knows all … Continue reading

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Tales from the Riverbank – November

Dear Engaged Staff (and the other 90% of you – bastards!)  The Rose Awards: The implausible awards to celebrate exceptional staff exceptional achievement were held on Monday 19th October at The Exceptional Rose Theatre. The quality of the submissions for … Continue reading

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TOM tit

In an office in River House a little TOM-tit Sang “Waffle, titwaffle, titwaffle” And I said to him, “Dicky-head, you’re full of shit Singing ‘Waffle, titwaffle, titwaffle’” “Is it weakness of intellect, birdie?” I cried “Or an arse-full of boss … Continue reading

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SMT open staff meetings

Many who attend these meetings must surely have been overcome by their futility. One reason for holding them, we have been told, is to deal with poor staff engagement, code for a demoralised and unhappy workforce. The latest, run by … Continue reading

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BME underperformance

The Vice-Chancellor has make it a priority (a Key Performance Imbecile) to address the underperformance of BME staff. Those members of staff who are in the category of BME (Beleagured, Miserable and Exhausted) have been observed to underperform. The director … Continue reading

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