<p>Does anyone feel like some people who work at the university don't have respect for you because you're a student? I was handing in a form to one receptionist for a researching opportunity and had to explain that the website where I printed the form out wasn't working properly. She was so angry with me and started scolding me for not "doing it right."</p>
<p>Also, my professor didn't post our final grades (even though they are required to after 48 hours) so I called the department to find out what it was. The woman who answered sounded very annoyed even though I should be the one who was annoyed! I was asking her if she knew when they will be up and in the middle of my sentence she hung up!</p>
<p>I bet if I was older they wouldn't be treating me this way. I was very respectful and they treated me like a dumb kid. I'm paying to be there and they treat me like crap... I wish there was someone I could complain to.</p>
<p>Our faculty and staff are actually, mostly, very kind and courteous. But maybe we’re an exception? But I bug all of those people a lot and have always been treated well.</p>
<p>yea my current university is like that as well, will treat you like crap etc. i am transferring to another university so i have had to talk to many and many office to people while i am getting myself set up over there…i have most likely spoken to as many staff as i have here at my current university.</p>
<p>i can conclude that my new university (UF) has nicer people…though i can’t be 100% sure i think its because my current university sets up almost all positions that speak with people for students which really can’t give a damn…
one time i had to send transcripts somewhere and i ask the girl that works there and she says that she can’t send transcripts to UF…of course i am confused at this point and don’t know what to say other than what are you talking about…I purposely come back another day to check if its that same person there and it was, i came back later to speak with another person and i got my transcripts “sent”…by filling out a small form where it asks me to enter school name.
1 thing leads to another and the kid sent it to the wrong address when i came back to confirm the transcripts (they NEVER arrived…2 weeks later)… (my school refuses to send electronic transcripts like most schools do, or at least thats what the people there tell me)</p>
<p>another example- me and and someone had to walk a couple override forms to the registrar to be entered into a class…we had the EXACT same form…she gives her the paper and types something up on the computer while reminesing about something with the girl…and she says OKAY your enrolled, cya at so-and-so. (they knew each other)
I walk up and give her the paper and she say okay fill out these forms…she hands me 2 pages in forms to fill out -.-…I was slightly confused i filled them out anyway and she throws my form over to her side.
then she tells me that I’ll be enrolled by tomorrow 6pm …kind of ugh</p>
<p>I mean i can see them all on their facebooks…they really don’t care if a student needs something resolved if they got a form for it.</p>
<p>This is common when you’re complaining to people about things that aren’t their responsibility or their fault. How many other people do you think called the same person in that department to gripe about the same minor delay that she can’t do anything about? The fact that you’re “paying to be there” doesn’t entitle you to complain about nothing to people who can’t fix the thing you’re complaining about, and if you’re walking around with this self-righteous sense of entitlement, it’s not a surprise you don’t feel respected.</p>
Most likely you weren’t the first nor the last to ask for them and she probably had no information about it and she had done nothing wrong so having a ton of guys calling up and being angry at her for something she hadn’t done could cause anyone to get mad.</p>
<p>Yes, that seems to be typical at some colleges—however, it’s also your duty to assert yourself and let these people know that you will not tolerate being treated that way. I have no problem letting someone know who I feel is being disrespectful about themselves.</p>
<p>The problem is that many students allow themselves to be treated poorly.</p>
<p>i’ve had that happen sometimes. don’t tolerate it. if you were to complain about them, THEY would be the ones at risk, not you. the latest i can remember is that some stupid woman emailed my would be boss and told her that i “dropped the ball” in terms of getting the job, so I emailed the lady who said that and had a few words to say. of course, it was nothing bad, but it was enough to get the point across that I did not “drop the ball”</p>
<p>My teachers and advisors are always glad to help and very kind. As for my experiences with other offices, they’re quite uncaring and disrespectful in the same manner you’ve described, especially when dealing with transcripts. You have to be persistent and not tolerate it as others said though.</p>
<p>but to answer your question, most of the faculty from my college (ucsd engineering dept.) were nice people who want to help the students. but there were maybe one or two who showed no respect for the students.</p>
<p>dealing in customer service, i can say at least at my school (i’ve met probably 90% of faculty and staff) that it really comes down to the person you’re encountering. some people are just plain ****<strong><em>s and others can be the kindest person you’ve ever encountered. after a while you just learn to ignore the </em></strong><strong><em>s and accept them for what they are. it’s not your fault they’re </em></strong><strong><em>s. however in cases where “everyone” is being an </em></strong> to you, i’d say the problem is not them, but maybe you and the way in which you approach them.</p>
<p>I’m not saying everyone at the University was as rude as these people but they were just especially rude and it surprised me that people act like that. I told other people about how rude the receptionist was and even they had similar experiences. I just wish there was a way I can let someone know how she’s treating the students so they can do something about it.</p>
<p>No offense, but it probably is just you if you’re getting this kind of response often enough to post about it. Most people at my school are really helpful with all my questions. Some secretaries are known to be abrupt, but even they’re nice when you get to know them.</p>
<p>From what I read, it sounds like your professor didn’t post a grade in 2 days and you called someone else to see if they could give you the grade HE assigned, and when they couldn’t you asked the person when HE would put the grade up. Maybe hanging up was rude, but most people would be frustrated with those kinds of questions. Be patient. Life’s not fair. Anyway, 2 days seems like a short deadline, at my school professors have about 8 days.</p>
The fact that you’re “paying to be there” doesn’t entitle you to complain about nothing to people who can’t fix the thing you’re complaining about, and if you’re walking around with this self-righteous sense of entitlement, it’s not a surprise you don’t feel respected.
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<p>That’s very true. The OP paid for his education, he got his education. Being treated respectfully was not part of the deal, most of the time it’s up to him how people treat him.</p>