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No. But can see why you would think that.
I keep hearing about the way it used to be from long timers. That are admittedly harder and harder to find. And just wondering why the general malaise on campus exists. No one has anything good to say about what they’re doing, what they’re working on, or who they’re working for.
I came from a place where trust in leaders was paramount above all else. And if it didn’t exist, they were bounced.
It would seem as if there was trust, many issues would at least be minimized. DEI for example has clearly been abused. As a result, few trust the hiring, promotion, and retention process. It seems there is few merit based promotions, with a ton of senior roles going to external hires. No development of people.
I don’t have any hard data, but we don’t go more than a few weeks… maybe a quarter… without some speculation of wrongdoing. And absolutely no accountability to give the workforce any trust.
If you can’t trust your leaders with one thing, you can’t trust them with anything. Can you?