When not to Demand a Raise

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/21/AR2005092102395.html

While not on par with the Bacchus-like proceedings at Tyco, the sorry state of affairs at AU and the self-aggrandized motives of Ladner make me laugh. Essentially, his call for a raise ignited the spark that materialized into the fire that will eventually lead to his ouster. In keeping with the analogy, our modern-day Nero should have expended AU funds on research analysts to determine comparable salaries at similar Universities before demanding an increase.

Hopefully, like myself, you chuckled aloud at the alcohol expense he rang up, which would make an drunken undergraduate proud. At least his blatant disregard for thrift and decency was not abandoned when he attempted to settle the issue informally, without legal counseling. In truth, most likely unbeknownst to him, he was saving AU dollars with the suggestion, as legal counsel would have been expensed right back to the school.

To his credit, his contract riders would make any rock star jealous.