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missdianeSo this week took a fun turn with the University telling us about not spending USDA money due to this lawsuit. Not surprisingly, the useless central office that I used to be the "data goddess" at (mind, not a title I gave myself, it's the one that the director introduced me to the President of the University at the time in front of everyone. Embarrassing) gave us wildly inadequate information. Am I shocked? Oh hell no.
So during this week, all of a sudden, I'm back to being the "subject matter expert"...well sort of. First Josh kept trying to get former bitch boss Wendie, the now Vice Provost for Research to get answers from the people that fall under the Vice President for Research's office which not shockingly, she couldn't do. He REALLY needs to stop dealing with her office. I would pay good money that the other office realizes she's a nasty attitude moron and avoids her.
So last night, Josh had to contact the people he should have contacted all along and got a sort of answer, one where we'd have to make a choice about how to proceed. Well who is the first person that Josh visited this morning? Yep, yours truly. I brought up the fact that regardless which choice is made (to either continue the pause on FY26 spending or proceed by only paying salary on "safe" projects), the business office needs to look at the rate of spending on the carryover dollars and stretch them to the end of September with the hopes that the lawsuit will resolve by then. But hey, y'all never listen to me and shit invariably hits the fan so gee, why start now?
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Anyhoo, I'm not going to stress about it. I don't get paid enough to.
I did get an interesting request the night before last. I was contacted by the head of the National system that coordinates multistate projects to serve as a reviewer on the five year renewal of the National multistate program. Other reviewers are people like the Director of Communications for USDA and also the head of one of the research land grant Universities. Hey, sure, why not? At least people more lofty and important than the ones here appreciate my input and you can bet I'll put that on the ol' resume.
So during this week, all of a sudden, I'm back to being the "subject matter expert"...well sort of. First Josh kept trying to get former bitch boss Wendie, the now Vice Provost for Research to get answers from the people that fall under the Vice President for Research's office which not shockingly, she couldn't do. He REALLY needs to stop dealing with her office. I would pay good money that the other office realizes she's a nasty attitude moron and avoids her.
So last night, Josh had to contact the people he should have contacted all along and got a sort of answer, one where we'd have to make a choice about how to proceed. Well who is the first person that Josh visited this morning? Yep, yours truly. I brought up the fact that regardless which choice is made (to either continue the pause on FY26 spending or proceed by only paying salary on "safe" projects), the business office needs to look at the rate of spending on the carryover dollars and stretch them to the end of September with the hopes that the lawsuit will resolve by then. But hey, y'all never listen to me and shit invariably hits the fan so gee, why start now?
ad
Anyhoo, I'm not going to stress about it. I don't get paid enough to.
I did get an interesting request the night before last. I was contacted by the head of the National system that coordinates multistate projects to serve as a reviewer on the five year renewal of the National multistate program. Other reviewers are people like the Director of Communications for USDA and also the head of one of the research land grant Universities. Hey, sure, why not? At least people more lofty and important than the ones here appreciate my input and you can bet I'll put that on the ol' resume.
