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Sick of my fucking red-tape university
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ARGH!!! I've fucking had it with my university (University of Glasgow). In the library just now working on my lap-top (cause right now there are 10+ people waiting for the shitty PC computers which only give you 100Mb space in which to save stuff). Now, in the library there are hardly any power-points to plug your laptop in, and those that are available only usually have one desk in front of them. However, I'm sitting near one which has two plug outlets and only one is being used. I'm sat at a table across from the table with the power-point access , and my back is to the wall, so it's not really a through-fare in any way, but the cable is trailing across the floor (although it's hardly unsafe cause no-one walks across this way). Anyway, I've just been called on it by one of the (fucking asshole) security guys (old fat balding men who get a kick out of telling students to switch their mobiles off and to move their power cables....). WTF am I supposed to do?!? Told me it's health and safety regs to not have trailing power cables. Not sure where the fuck to go and plug my computer in now, cause all the points ARE BEING FUCKING USED!!!!!
Honestly, I'm getting fucking SICK of the red-tape and bureaucracy that's plaguing my university. It's honestly gotten so out of control that even if you lose your matric card, try to get into the library and they pull up your record, you can confirm all the details, AND they can see your picture, they still won't let you in anywhere (library, gym etc). It's fucking ridiculous. I can't fucking wait to be out of here come July... [/rant]
P.S. Apologies for the profuse swearing, but honest to god I'm fucking livid right now.
Honestly, I'm getting fucking SICK of the red-tape and bureaucracy that's plaguing my university. It's honestly gotten so out of control that even if you lose your matric card, try to get into the library and they pull up your record, you can confirm all the details, AND they can see your picture, they still won't let you in anywhere (library, gym etc). It's fucking ridiculous. I can't fucking wait to be out of here come July... [/rant]
P.S. Apologies for the profuse swearing, but honest to god I'm fucking livid right now.
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Leaving power cables trailing across the floor is asking for someone to fall over it. Can't you work off battery until a desk becomes free?
I think there are quite a lot of powerpoints though- all the new desks on levels 8 upwards have access to them. You could always try the annexe on level 3 as well- loads of those desks have access to power points.
Or as a last resort you can go to the reading room and try downstairs in the refreshment area.
The library is getting busy because all the dissertations are due and the undergraduate exam timetable was announced yesterday. eeekk.
Hope you feel better soon!!
Is there nowhere else you can go other than the library? Are there not any other computer rooms? My Uni had loads.
they're at all uni's unfortunately. thankfully at mine, it was an old doddery retired bloke wandering around telling people not to eat crisps
perhaps some spare labs, or even a class room that's not being used. it'd be quieter too
My 'office' is a phonetics lab that gets used for teaching, and it's a horrible place to study. It's dark, depressing, and late at night it's not the nicest place to be. Added to the fact I've lost my keys for it, it's off the list. PGs do have a postgraduate study space, so I might end up heading there for a bit.
Funny you should mention the lack of space on the uni hard-drive because for the forst time in 4 years I've managed to fill mine up. I just deleted all of my level one and two documents and a big chunk of 3rd year stuff that I don't need any more (including more than 30 pdf files) and its still full! Any ideas? Am I just going to have to get my usb stick thingy surgically attached or should I go visit the IT support on level 3? :grump:
In fact, that was a completely pointless post and I recommend that you just go and visit IT support. Sorry.