Huh? Again!?!
How the hell did I become the person of the hour?
So as mentioned before, about three weeks ago I was asked by a faculty member to help present about our program to some visiting scholars which I was able to quell the anxiety and do that. I and Bosslady received a very nice thank you from the faculty member.
Then today I got an email from the chair of the Biochemistry & Microbiology department as recommended by the Chair of the Plant Biology department to attend the Chair's Council meeting next week to give them all a better understanding of the land-grant program and importance of faculty line splits, etc. Mind you, this is a meeting that not just Bosslady attends but also the head of the business/budget/hr offices and the Executive Dean. Um...what? Well, sure, I guess.
For more recent folks, there used to be an Assistant Director that I reported to that I referred to as "Bosslady" back then and she reported to the Director of Research. Now that I have the Assistant Director's duties (without the title or pay for the last nine years), I report directly to the Director, current Bosslady. I reported to the Assistant Director for about three and a half years before she was retired. So I've been corresponding with these Chairs and faculty for over 12 years and I've not met most of them in person.
But suddenly I'm the star player? Weird.
Also, I probably should have asked Bosslady permission to attend but I'll play stupid and since I see that she was copied on the original suggestion that I come, that she oked it or at least didn't object. Either way, my role will be to be pleasant and to answer questions all politely and knowledgeably and cheerlead for NJAES. Anything above my pay scale will get a "I'll have to defer to (Bosslady) on that topic."
So as mentioned before, about three weeks ago I was asked by a faculty member to help present about our program to some visiting scholars which I was able to quell the anxiety and do that. I and Bosslady received a very nice thank you from the faculty member.
Then today I got an email from the chair of the Biochemistry & Microbiology department as recommended by the Chair of the Plant Biology department to attend the Chair's Council meeting next week to give them all a better understanding of the land-grant program and importance of faculty line splits, etc. Mind you, this is a meeting that not just Bosslady attends but also the head of the business/budget/hr offices and the Executive Dean. Um...what? Well, sure, I guess.
For more recent folks, there used to be an Assistant Director that I reported to that I referred to as "Bosslady" back then and she reported to the Director of Research. Now that I have the Assistant Director's duties (without the title or pay for the last nine years), I report directly to the Director, current Bosslady. I reported to the Assistant Director for about three and a half years before she was retired. So I've been corresponding with these Chairs and faculty for over 12 years and I've not met most of them in person.
But suddenly I'm the star player? Weird.
Also, I probably should have asked Bosslady permission to attend but I'll play stupid and since I see that she was copied on the original suggestion that I come, that she oked it or at least didn't object. Either way, my role will be to be pleasant and to answer questions all politely and knowledgeably and cheerlead for NJAES. Anything above my pay scale will get a "I'll have to defer to (Bosslady) on that topic."