tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post1720590844770464151..comments2024-03-29T01:48:11.564+03:00Comments on HCT Sucks!: A Captain Retires...Suede Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02932187288413488257noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-46531600394042849762023-01-07T01:46:12.392+03:002023-01-07T01:46:12.392+03:00I worked with (under) this Jones prick several yea...I worked with (under) this Jones prick several years back. He had no idea of management, scant grasp of interpersonal skills, and a complete failure to perceive how others regarded him.<br />And those were his good points!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-72274017202989770122022-02-15T02:16:22.561+03:002022-02-15T02:16:22.561+03:00Well, the inimitable Dr Simon Jones, aka SiJo, has...Well, the inimitable Dr Simon Jones, aka SiJo, has once more, like the proverbial bad penny, rolled on to inflict his ghastly style of 'management' on another unfortunate set of unsuspecting victims. <br />After just over three years back in 'the sandpit' (Oman), he has been sacked (once more!) and now finds himself having to hawk his dubious talents in another despotic country, DelBoyhttps://uk.linkedin.com/in/simonrichardjonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-29439180318159691482018-09-15T00:50:54.966+03:002018-09-15T00:50:54.966+03:00SiJo has messed his nest once again had to remove ...SiJo has messed his nest once again had to remove himself! No surprise there, eh?!<br />His next place of calling is Oman. Pity the poor bastards there!Delmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-74092967788482950172016-07-08T00:12:04.326+03:002016-07-08T00:12:04.326+03:00Well, he HAS to plumb the depths of British academ...Well, he HAS to plumb the depths of British academia, as no well respected and highly rated university will take him. So defence it is!Suede Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932187288413488257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-87483565829774271992016-07-07T02:15:02.269+03:002016-07-07T02:15:02.269+03:00SiJo has turned up at Cranfield University - well ...SiJo has turned up at Cranfield University - well it's satellite site at MOD's campus! No idea why the university would employ such an arrogant self-serving man. He'll ruin it before long!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-43322737042205501162014-04-19T16:00:41.895+03:002014-04-19T16:00:41.895+03:00And more here: "the Provost needs to be repla...And more here: "the Provost needs to be replaced by someone with EXTENSIVE academic experience, who can find his academic buttocks with both hands, and further, who knows how to successfully manage people. The current Provost has none of these skills, and is excessively authoritarian. I believe his calling is somewhere closer to the area of Corrections, rather than academe."<br /><brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-67334347897890306282014-01-07T18:43:47.838+03:002014-01-07T18:43:47.838+03:00Nice words about the dear departed Dr Jones from h...Nice words about the dear departed Dr Jones from his current posting here:<br /><br /><i>The current Provost is a tyrant and cares very little for the faculty. He certainly left an impression at his last position (http://hctsucks.blogspot.com/).</i><br /><br />See here for more of his shenanigans:<br />http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php?topic=80425.180Suede Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932187288413488257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-54812088484920914312013-08-01T19:30:19.342+03:002013-08-01T19:30:19.342+03:00He probably got messed up again with sex scandal a...He probably got messed up again with sex scandal again in UAE. That's why he got 24 hrs notice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-71697360864387931602013-07-24T18:19:47.242+03:002013-07-24T18:19:47.242+03:00ADWC director? How pitiful? He thought he owns t...ADWC director? How pitiful? He thought he owns the college and operates as if he is the best leader who seriously lacks leadership skill. Also the rumors said he was involved in sex scandal before joining ADWC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-68224008951512189482013-06-30T17:16:04.634+03:002013-06-30T17:16:04.634+03:00By the way .. the one who arrived after the Claw i...By the way .. the one who arrived after the Claw is also gone. VERY interesting .. he was asked to leave the country within 24 hrs. What have he done so wrong that he got only 24 hrs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-81366435638561585742013-06-26T14:04:41.891+03:002013-06-26T14:04:41.891+03:00Feb 14, 2013 ... The Claw is gone... that means an...Feb 14, 2013 ... The Claw is gone... that means another shitty one will come up. Trust HCT .. they are very good in bringing one asshole after another. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-57764389153958200382013-06-01T00:25:44.942+03:002013-06-01T00:25:44.942+03:00Sijo's doing extremely well at his elephant...Sijo's doing extremely well at his elephant's graveyard posting - facing a vote of no confidence already!<br /><br />http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/topic,80425.105.html<br /><br />Way to go, Sijo - keep those management skills shining bright!Kalikonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-88409544926309640722013-02-14T17:50:12.278+03:002013-02-14T17:50:12.278+03:00The Claw is gone from HCT. Funny how there has be...The Claw is gone from HCT. Funny how there has been so much turmoil this year, everyone getting replaced. It is the end of one extremely shitty era!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-45369231000769686822012-12-30T16:18:42.699+03:002012-12-30T16:18:42.699+03:00Could you just grow up, and do something worthwhil...Could you just grow up, and do something worthwhile apart from commenting on HCT of which I guess you were once an academic? Only those who are desperate would come to UAE and HCT, just like you perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-12927998772402032762012-12-28T16:16:24.453+03:002012-12-28T16:16:24.453+03:00I see that The Chronicle's online forum about ...I see that The Chronicle's online forum about Sijo's latest academic post, Nazarbaev Uni in Kazakhstan, is almost as busy as the HCT ones on Dave's ESL Cafe.<br /><br />http://chronicle.com/forums/index.php/topic,80425.75.html<br /><br />It seems that the place does attract a ragbag of academic dross - Sijo included!Suede Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932187288413488257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-78848567302297087472012-12-25T01:31:54.311+03:002012-12-25T01:31:54.311+03:00Hmm, 'a rich country with mineral wealth and e...Hmm, 'a rich country with mineral wealth and even prestigious Universities' - just like the UAE, in fact.<br /><br />As for the 'Arab educational decadence', I reckon Sijo has already discovered the notion of Central Asian educational decadence too. In fact, he was clearly a perfect fit for the job - from one bent regime (political and educational) to another!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-17038436348934797062012-12-24T22:21:47.321+03:002012-12-24T22:21:47.321+03:00Comment about Kazhakstan status as a dictatorship;...Comment about Kazhakstan status as a dictatorship; no different from the Abu Dhabi Sheikhdom- which is not a democracy either. <br /><br />This is a rich country with mineral wealth and even the prestigious University College London has a campus there. Hence , Simon Jones as a provost will do well. It had a Cambridge professor as a provost before him. Surely , you cannot compare this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-1629017005352975582012-11-27T17:09:40.090+03:002012-11-27T17:09:40.090+03:00Doctor Simon Jones displays his striking verbal an...Doctor Simon Jones displays his striking verbal and analytical skills in this: <br /><br />"Dr. Simon Jones, ADMC Director, mentioned that successful colleges had successful student councils, and that ADMC is a very successful college. "<br /><br />http://news.hct.ac.ae/2012/05/admc-welcomes-student-council/<br /><br />That sure looks like the mark of a sharp manager!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-36813430517042284132012-10-24T14:53:49.801+03:002012-10-24T14:53:49.801+03:00Way to go, Sijo! (or should that be SuedeO?)
http...Way to go, Sijo! (or should that be SuedeO?)<br /><br />http://www.punchinthefacebook.com/punch/ebbw-dhabi/dr-simon-jones<br /><br />70,000 hits and STILL rising!!Raja Karmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-43184174061808219802012-09-21T01:32:24.404+03:002012-09-21T01:32:24.404+03:00The Lynx in a nursery?? Oh come on!!?? That's ...The Lynx in a nursery?? Oh come on!!?? That's surely the opposite end of the spectrum of where she should be headed?? Shady Pines/Retirement Home surely????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-4198744995499877742012-09-20T06:12:27.488+03:002012-09-20T06:12:27.488+03:00SiJo's photo presents an image of having been ...SiJo's photo presents an image of having been roughed up, perhaps even waterboarded, in captivity. He looks terrified of being decapitated at any moment.<br /><br />You sure he wasn't arrested by CID on the way out of AD? He probably knows of quite a few skeletons that are best kept secret. Remember, what happens in the UAE stays in the UAE. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-16995324968423607502012-09-20T01:09:17.561+03:002012-09-20T01:09:17.561+03:00The local kindergarten will present little change ...The local kindergarten will present little change for The Lynx, as she had to deal with spoilt children every day at ADMC (and I'm NOT talking about the staff here!).<br /><br />As for SiJo, he represents that strange breed of over-qualified and under-talented academics that HCT likes to attract to its management ranks. The high qualifications reflect very well on HCT, and the fact that theirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-429049754452764822012-09-20T00:56:35.522+03:002012-09-20T00:56:35.522+03:00What about L N? She still in AD, but rumour has it...What about L N? She still in AD, but rumour has it is working in a nursery/kindergarden????? LOL!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-57706106740188612152012-09-20T00:35:00.667+03:002012-09-20T00:35:00.667+03:00You have to feel sorry for poor old Sijo. He certa...You have to feel sorry for poor old Sijo. He certainly cuts a sorry figure in that photo!<br /><br />For a guy with a D.Sc, (a cut above yer average Ph.D), his career has been on a stellar downward curve - a self-shooting star? - over the past decade or so.<br /><br />I wonder just WHY this is so?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-83274023163956887462012-09-18T22:40:36.047+03:002012-09-18T22:40:36.047+03:00But Sijo has lended in Kaz!
http://nu.edu.kz/port...But Sijo has lended in Kaz!<br /><br />http://nu.edu.kz/portal/faces/mainmenu/aboutus1/administrations/executivestaff<br /><br />It's been a hell of a career journey for Dr Simon Jones - from the principled heights of UK academia at Bath University, to the intellectual graveyard of a third-rate Central Asian 'university' sponsored by an acknowledged tyrant.<br /><br />Way to go, SiJo!Delmanoreply@blogger.com