Recently my Objects Oriented Programming teacher, who is, I mean was, also Vice-Rector of the University was demoted from his position. The Rector claims that his act was based on an e-mail he received from my teacher. After reading the e-mail in question my belief in our University’s organization greatly decreased.
To put it short, my teacher was demoted for showing interest in helping the students of a particular course. And for expressing in a direct, but polite, way how he was upset that the decision he made, with a group of colleagues responsible for the course in question and the university’s management, was easily disregarded and stepped over.
What can I learn from this and apply in future situations?
Well, for starters, if your rank is dependant on someone higher than you and you wish to keep it, it’s best to follow orders blindly like a soldier instead of being a “warrior” who is willing to do anything to protect and defend his group’s best interests.
Secondly, absolute power corrupts absolutely. If I said, out of context, that a leader expelled his right and left-arm men without any regard for their opinions simply because they expressed grief when their work latest work had been made obsolete. You would surely think I was speaking of something dictatorial or from the middle ages. Unfortunately, it happened right now, in the 21st century.
As my teacher said in his first interview about this, I fear what will happen in the University due to this.