“Dear Hannah
Due to unforeseen circumstances, I must forward [the BP's] apologies as he is no longer available on Wednesday 8 October to meet with you.Would you be free on Thursday 16 October at 4.30?”
1. He can appologise for himself if he wants. He’s a grown up.
2. Unforseen circumstances? As far as I’m aware there has been no major explosion in any university building – it’s a small town, I would have heard it. Are the university administration negotiating a bailout package for a failing back (probably not a good idea, really)? Is the world going to cease spinning on its access if one man bails on an admin meeting for 30 minutes to go to a supervision meeting. If it’s a real emergency he should be bailing on today’s plans – not Wednesday’s.
3. A meeting that was scheduled in MAY. Frankly, I’m a little pissed. That should mark his diary as unavailable for anything other than the university falling down. This is a very much forseen circumstance. And it’s HALF AN HOUR. On my more cynical days I accept that the university doesn’t really believe in educating so much as processing students, but you’d think they could fake it.
4. Yes I am free then, but I would mind. Kthx.
Seriously, I’m not a demanding student. I don’t run round after him going ‘read this, read this, sign this, write this reference NOW bitch.’ I have scheduled meetings. I send him work well in advance, so that he can look over it in time. I know that if I want references or introductions I need to plan ahead. I would like very much not to be considered as a moveable monkey.
