Does loyalty to Harvard = silence?
Dec 2, 2014 15:51:28 GMT -5
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Post by vivaveritas on Dec 2, 2014 15:51:28 GMT -5
I have yet to meet an employee—staff or faculty—who is happy with what seems to be Harvard’s cultural shift from an academic model, emphasizing openness, collegiality and caring, to a corporate one that focuses on the financial bottom line at whatever cost to community.
I have, however, met many who are frightened to speak up.
Despite Harvard dismantling the Longer-Service Employee Recognition program, its error in handling the supplemental life insurance matter, and most recently the introduction of a health-care benefits package that asks employees to weigh their well-being against their wallets (to name just three), most of us remain loyal to Harvard. Most us don’t just work for Harvard; we feel we ARE Harvard, and so it's especially painful when we -- the people who make Harvard a leader in education and research -- are treated so dismissively and cavalierly by an emerging corporate autocracy.
We are also upset by the climate of fear that has grown on our campus now that our tradition of open back-and-forth seems to be violated every day. This has created a campus of silent employees, many who no longer focus on doing their best for the school but simply on keeping their jobs.
But this is not who we are. This is not why we chose to work at Harvard. It’s time to speak up and take back Harvard. First step: Register on this website and complete the poll “What is your view on Harvard’s health plan changes for 2015?” Then get three other co-workers to do the same.
If we really are Harvard, it's up to us to fix this.
I have, however, met many who are frightened to speak up.
Despite Harvard dismantling the Longer-Service Employee Recognition program, its error in handling the supplemental life insurance matter, and most recently the introduction of a health-care benefits package that asks employees to weigh their well-being against their wallets (to name just three), most of us remain loyal to Harvard. Most us don’t just work for Harvard; we feel we ARE Harvard, and so it's especially painful when we -- the people who make Harvard a leader in education and research -- are treated so dismissively and cavalierly by an emerging corporate autocracy.
We are also upset by the climate of fear that has grown on our campus now that our tradition of open back-and-forth seems to be violated every day. This has created a campus of silent employees, many who no longer focus on doing their best for the school but simply on keeping their jobs.
But this is not who we are. This is not why we chose to work at Harvard. It’s time to speak up and take back Harvard. First step: Register on this website and complete the poll “What is your view on Harvard’s health plan changes for 2015?” Then get three other co-workers to do the same.
If we really are Harvard, it's up to us to fix this.
