I was contacted by my alma mater to have me give a zoom presentation to Biology class. A couple months ago, they gave me a date and told me they'd send me the zoom link shortly before the presentation date. I spent significant time assembling the info into a Power Point...

A couple of weeks before the date, they send me a confirmation email, again saying they'll send the link shortly before the presentation date. I don't hear anything from them. The day before, I start emailing and calling the two women responsible for putting the course together. No response.

This morning, I'm emailing and calling, still with no response. Both women have my email and phone number. The ten-minute preparation period comes and goes with no emails or phone calls. The time for the presentation begins and time ticks by...

Seeing that my time to put this together has been wasted, I contacted the Dean's Office because I'm intent on giving these assholes a complaint. The secretary says she'll call one of the women. Another half hour later, that one calls me and, gives me an insincere apology.

Her explanation? She was working from home. Apparently having responsibility for an event doesn't mean you have to attend nor check to see that it starts off as it should. I never hear from the 2nd woman who was supposed to be my point-of-contact, but went AWOL for the duration.

I sent an email to the Dean.

If one is dealing with younger persons, it may be necessary to dial up the anal control-freak and keep them on a really short leash. I don't know if that would have helped, but I have to learn something from this...

I can't believe how incompetent some people are, but I'm getting used to it. It still hurts.