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Clarissa

Today I received a beautiful certificate from my university thanking me for 10 years of service. I have been here for 12 years. It’s not an insignificant point. After 20 years I can retire, and it’s not like they added two years. They never make these ‘mistakes’ to benefit workers.

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Alex the Physicist

November 17, 2021

In neoliberal math, 2+2=5 and 12 gets rounded down to 10.

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1. Clarissa
  
  November 17, 2021
  
  Of course, 12 never gets rounded to 15 because that wouldn’t save any money.
  
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  1. cliff arroyo
    
    November 17, 2021
    
    “12 never gets rounded to 15 because that wouldn’t save any money”
    
    I’m sure 12 gets rounded to 20 if it’s a question of cutting budgets and transferring the money to private businesses.
    
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Dreidel

November 17, 2021

Did the university actually make a mistake in your case, or do they simply only have certificates with fixed-year time periods (10 years, 20 years, etc.) printed on them?

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1. Clarissa
  
  November 17, 2021
  
  My colleague who came in the same year as I did also got a 10-year certificate.
  
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  1. Pen
    
    November 18, 2021
    
    Did they give any out two years ago? I’m wondering if it’s an extreme delay.
    
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