Much Ado About Nothing

It's shocking how times files when nothing is happening. I completed all the technical requirements for the College of San Mateo Certificate of Achievement. HOWEVER there have been multiple snags. Most of the problems focus on my favorite professor, who will remain nameless because he's a great guy, except when it comes to handling administrative matters.

I have a minimum of four separate grades that need to be corrected, some going back almost five years. These four are not critical, but they do drop my GPA. However somehow an entire class was "lost" from my final semester. I'd taken the class before but needed to to withdraw due to illness. I took it again but I had simply take too heavy a class load and I made the choice to neglect this class. I failed it. I signed up for the class again and completed it without problem. Yet it doesn't exist as far as the records are concerned...

The professor of all these classes could correct this, and I've provided him with the information on several occasions. Yet nothing has happened. I spoke to some people in the administrative offices. He is infamous for not updating class records, class descriptions, etc. He is adored by his students and is a phenomenal instructor. So understandably this weakness is ignored. This is good until you become stuck in the problem... I then discovered the profession suffered a serious illness. He's back teaching but it was both painful and life threatening. It's is somewhat hard to complain about a "B" grade that should be an "A" from four years ago when you know he's been going through such a serious event.

Yet the "missing" class will prevent me from obtaining the Certificate. My hope is that in two days I will be meeting with the professor and correcting this problem.

Now I have to ask myself why am I bothering to do this? All my applications have been ignored. I've yet to receive even the slightest interest, even from companies that come to the school looking for workers. Since I have NO information on what is happening. I only know that I apply and I heard nothing. Not even an acknowledgment of receipt. I guess I'm old school, but I remember when companies treated application like they were at least sub-human. Now they don't really exist.

I can only speculate wildingly. I have to guess age discrimination might play a role. Why hire a 40yo when you can get a 20yo for less money and they are still willing to drink the company koolaid! :)