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.... I have been through nine different academic
deans in 33 years. (I have also been through three different
presidents.) Five of those deans pretty much loved me and thought I
was a great asset to the university. One of nine was oblivious to
me. The other three of the nine hated me, thought I was bad for the
university, and wanted to get rid of me.
I don't particularly care for the present promotion, tenure, salary
increment system that I find myself in, because it is mostly based on
years of service as opposed to the value of my service. But I care
much less, and even fear, a system in which some administrator bases
these things on some sort of merit system. The systems in which
administrators exercise some degree of judgment over promotions,
tenure, salary are those very systems that permit cronyism, glass
ceilings (especially sexism, but also racism and personality
conflicts), age discrimination, etc.
The [new] law throws out pay scales based on years of service, and
mandates that salary be determined by merit.