I just realised that I never did post about the difficulties I had this year with Housing at Glendon. You see, I didn't plan on living on Campus, but just in case we couldn't find an apartment or something, I did apply for a room in residence anyway.
Well, because I didn't plan on living in res, I didn't pay my deposit or return any of the forms when they offered me a room. I figured that would be enough for them to get the hint. I was wrong. They kept calling me, pretty much every day. What transpired was little more than me being a total dick because I hate the people who work at the Housing office.
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For about the millionth time,
I DO NOT WANT THE ROOM I HAVE BEEN OFFERED. I DO NOT WANT ANY ROOM AT GLENDON.
PLEASE STOP HARASSING ME.
I don't know how I can make that any more clear. Smoke signals? Sign language? If you would you like it in Cantonese, I can try to find a translator, but seriously, if allowing the deadline to pass, telling you I don't want the room in plain English over the phone and my last email weren't obvious enough clues that I wasn't interested in accepting the room, I really don't know what it is going to take to get you off my back.
Anthony Pereira
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Miss Pilon,
Is it official York University policy that you not respond to emails so that students have no idea whether their supposedly mandatory emails have been read and therefore have no way to contest the FOUR THOUSAND DOLLAR CHARGES that remain on their accounts long after they have expressly rejected their housing offers?
If so, I would like to discuss this policy with your superiors. If not, why have you not responded to my emails and why were three housing related charges for a total of $4661 added to my York account on the third of this month which remained there after my recent email on the seventh of this month which unsurprisingly was ignored.
As you can tell, I lost my patience regarding this matter long ago. After the massive screw-up foisted upon the residence students this time last year and the consistently terrible living conditions (about which I was promised action but received nothing but hot air) in what Glendon calls "Housing", I would rather live in a Mumbai pit latrine than on campus and I would rather ritually disembowel myself than have to waste one more minute of my life having to deal with you, your co-workers or your superiors.
I IMPLORE YOU, RESOLVE THIS ISSUE.
Regretfully yours,
Anthony Pereira
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Hello Anthony,
I received your email on the morning of August 8th. That morning I issued a refund on your StarRez account. Student STAC accounts are updated by Keele campus every 2 weeks based on the information inputted in StarRez. The refund will appear on your STAC account by end of this week. I sent your August 7th email to my supervisor in order to inform him of your issues and concerns. I'm sure that upon his arrival on Monday he will respond. I'll also forward him on this email. Thank you and have a great day.
Crystal Pilon
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Crystal,
Would it have been so difficult to take the ten seconds necessary to respond to my email? A short "Your room offer has been canceled" would have sufficed. How on earth was I to know that you had even received my email, let alone taken any action? I know I've been quite rude with you, and for that I apologize, which is certainly more than you have ever done for me, either in your most recent email or last year when my deposit cheque and personal information was lost because of an error on the part of your office.
As for forwarding my emails to your supervisor, if Vinesh still holds that position I highly doubt his response will contain anything other than an excuse, a deflection of blame or a thinly veiled personal insult, so honestly, do me a favour, please also forward him this- that based on prior experience I have absolutely no faith or confidence in his ability or willingness to do his job with the professionalism it requires and without resorting to dishonesty, scapegoating or attacking the intelligence and integrity of the very people who make his position necessary so he needn't waste his time responding to me because there is nothing he can say or do, short of resigning, that would restore my respect for him and his office.
Anthony Pereira
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Yeah, I know, I'm an asshole, but at least I am competent. You might remember me dealing with this asshat last year. I'm still glad I'm not living on campus.
Keep on Tranglin,
Anthony
6 comments:
Aw, fuck 'em. Having worked as a computer programmer in a university I can inform you, with great confidence, that most of the admin staff are bottom feeders and couldn't get work in the real world.
Can you blame them for wanting you so badly?
I love it when you lose your temper. No one writes a sternly worded letter better than you.
By the way, the Waste of Time Association of North America called, they want to offer you an unpaid internship.
WBB- I know that well. Very well. The second part, not that you were a computer programmer at a University. Knowing that would make me a stalker or something.
Ubula- No, I really can't. I'm basically perfect.
Nick- I love it too, because I so rarely get to say assholey things to anyone other than you. BTW, the Stupid Ugly Butt for a Face Academy of the Universe called, they have just awarded you their Lifetime Achievement Award.
Good one.
i love your letters to housing.
they're one of the reasons i've managed to remain sane, while still living on campus. knowing and realizing that i'm not the only person bashing their head into a wall is very comforting.
in related news, i call for a targeted suicide bombing. we can use the really friendly oversized squirrels that feed on the garbage outside of residence and the housing office.
rebecca
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