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When students come to the Graduation Fair with their moms

When I find out that I can't use a very expensive online database because we have an old version of Explorer and cannot update it.

When I find a whole new part of a database program that I didn't know existed and I now have to learn.

When someone who is not my boss tries to act like my boss.

When the same committee meets every day for three weeks and we are still talking about the same things

Trying to drive through campus 10 minutes before the next class starts.

When the students are looking for office supplies

When management wants to tell us about the new strategic direction

When I get called into a meeting at the last minute and am expected to be completely prepared.

When your for-profit friends ask \"Is that in your job description?\"

When someone asks if we\'re on Myspace

When I have to hold a university fundraising event at a country club

When a line of students walks across campus carrying full backpacks on a Saturday night.

How I imagine pay day in other industries.

Homecoming.

When another department tries to convince me that something is actually MY job.

When students cross the road right in front of my car and then proceed to walk slowly through the parking lot

Higher Ed Problems