tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post5418520367244929966..comments2024-03-29T01:48:11.564+03:00Comments on HCT Sucks!: The HCT 100 Scandal!Suede Oasishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02932187288413488257noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-4367753550833299902011-09-28T21:31:08.249+03:002011-09-28T21:31:08.249+03:00And if you just google 'ADWC', guess which...And if you just google 'ADWC', guess which blog comes up on top?!Poodle Pelhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097344251417893779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-10420840598920589112011-09-13T21:23:47.417+03:002011-09-13T21:23:47.417+03:00go and Google HCT on Dave's and you'll har...go and Google HCT on Dave's and you'll hardly find a good word about HCT's managers, managerial lack of communication about HR issues, the lack of increment, HCT's lack of educational vision and quality; no lack of windowdressing, squandering of funds, opportunism from Associate Frauds, Rudis, Brians, Tims and Tayebs on the make... Yes, search Dave's for HCT is important Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-3666563808094506142011-09-09T11:50:41.304+03:002011-09-09T11:50:41.304+03:00"... HCT now occupies the lowliest status whe..."... HCT now occupies the lowliest status when it comes to desirable employment in the Middle East."<br /><br />Bullshit.<br /><br />Go have a look at some of the discussions at Dave's. You'll find much, much worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-5192003132047774672011-09-07T19:32:31.398+03:002011-09-07T19:32:31.398+03:00Congratulations on your planned move. Qatar is wil...Congratulations on your planned move. Qatar is willing to invest in the education of its young population. <br /><br />HCT is DIS-investing in the education of young Emiratis. It would prefer them to sit at home without certificates, diplomas or higher diplomas. It wants to reinvent itself as a mindless degree-bin. It will award BAs of dubious worth and MAs at laughable standards. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-31655312781376084362011-09-06T20:34:23.601+03:002011-09-06T20:34:23.601+03:00It's the same allowance everywhere, which is u...It's the same allowance everywhere, which is unrealistic as you can get a huge villa in Shahjah, RAK etc. for half the cost of a dump in AD or Dubai.<br /><br />I paid ten thousand annually, and as the obscenely greedy sheik MFer landlord increased the rent, I paid as much as twenty thousand, even though the liars at HCT said they would cover everything up to ten thousand. They then reneged Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-15080026937282088772011-09-06T18:00:52.587+03:002011-09-06T18:00:52.587+03:00So how much is it now in AD and Dubai? And how muc...So how much is it now in AD and Dubai? And how much are staff having to contribute from their own pockets?<br /><br />Isn't it the same with he education allowance? It hasn't moved for years, maybe it's getting cut too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-87178500512073282772011-09-06T13:17:30.761+03:002011-09-06T13:17:30.761+03:00The housing allowance might have been "OK&quo...The housing allowance might have been "OK" outside of Dubai and A.D., but it was never enough for decent housing in the capital and Dubai. Many had to pay out of pocket to makeup for the shortfall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-84249531678792544122011-09-05T23:13:33.185+03:002011-09-05T23:13:33.185+03:00A CUT in the housing allowance? It was just about ...A CUT in the housing allowance? It was just about OK when I was there three years ago - how bad is it now!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-61396605794071735342011-09-05T19:50:36.553+03:002011-09-05T19:50:36.553+03:00Should we talking about the housing allowance decr...Should we talking about the housing allowance decrease as well? When did HCT make a HR decision that actually increased morale?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-86082471817877944882011-09-05T19:20:44.383+03:002011-09-05T19:20:44.383+03:00Just get the word out there in ESL CAFE etc to war...Just get the word out there in ESL CAFE etc to warn new hires that you MAY OR WILL not get an increment if you join HCT. You risk being stuck at 11,000 for ever. Tell them at conferences, write to friends, advise them that HCT now occupies the lowliest status when it comes to desirable employment in the Middle East, mainly because of very bad HR decisions made by very bad HR managers in Abu Dhabi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-48645437240675322732011-09-04T16:02:52.941+03:002011-09-04T16:02:52.941+03:00Hello Melanie.
Having examined my contract and my...Hello Melanie.<br /><br />Having examined my contract and my friends contracts, it states that the annual incremental raise "may be awarded" to staff who have done a good job. Maybe that is how HCT is getting away with not paying an increment to anyone. With dodging like that in the contract it MAY explain this disrespectful behaviour from HCT's Central Services... or maybe it isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-33814447347842279432011-09-04T13:03:28.027+03:002011-09-04T13:03:28.027+03:00Aand just WHO would trust an HCT 'Board of Tru...Aand just WHO would trust an HCT 'Board of Trustees' (September 1, 2011 5:50 AM)? It would just be another layer of TK's cronies to pay off!Delmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-56793184822867728742011-09-01T22:12:45.036+03:002011-09-01T22:12:45.036+03:0020 000 for an iftar at the Hilton?? Come off it, 2...20 000 for an iftar at the Hilton?? Come off it, 2000 at the very most.Yes RAK has a tradition of feeding staff on special occasions but it was never the highest calibre of food, not in the 11 years that I worked there anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-77019547678875058672011-09-01T05:50:20.807+03:002011-09-01T05:50:20.807+03:00board of trustees being put in place to oversee th...board of trustees being put in place to oversee the finances? Ordered by the Ruler or something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-7391555694803892912011-09-01T05:46:44.327+03:002011-09-01T05:46:44.327+03:00What is it going to do anyways? You'll read it...What is it going to do anyways? You'll read it, others will read it, reporters, etc. But the truth is that this blog and others can keep going. People can continue to be fired in bulk, money will be misused, egos will grow, and unfortunately the HCT students will continue to be screwed. <br /><br />My feelings are that when the rebels form in the UAE, most will be HCT graduates and current Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-48067300788109637482011-08-31T19:03:50.251+03:002011-08-31T19:03:50.251+03:00Many of us current HCT staff are looking forward t...Many of us current HCT staff are looking forward to these revelations with relish!<br /><br />Please don't let us all down!!Delmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-67510683894236178362011-08-31T15:51:59.810+03:002011-08-31T15:51:59.810+03:00well I can assure you that this is just the beginn...well I can assure you that this is just the beginning. More details to come!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-30431831265126731412011-08-30T18:55:10.484+03:002011-08-30T18:55:10.484+03:00The CHE comments section on this topic doesn'...The CHE comments section on this topic doesn't open anymore, at least not for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-12890933562616207722011-08-30T18:18:08.615+03:002011-08-30T18:18:08.615+03:00Last year, ADMAF wanted to endow a Chair of Journa...Last year, ADMAF wanted to endow a Chair of Journalism at ADWC.<br />But, as I understand it, in a meeting at ACS, Senthil Nathan and Jim Pounder declared that a sponsor could not dictate where their money went, and that in fact it would all go into "a general pool", as Jim Pounder put it.<br />ADMAF therefore apparently refused to hand over the money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-76973881879097474032011-08-30T17:45:53.854+03:002011-08-30T17:45:53.854+03:00I used to hold one of the corporate Chair /Profess...I used to hold one of the corporate Chair /Professorships as part of the HCT 100 foundation. The sponsoring company paid millions to HCT but I never saw a single dirham added to my paycheck besides the normal faculty salary. My suggestions for follow up were never taken into consideration. It was just a title with no value attached to it. What a sham !!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-78311665074986413862011-08-29T23:35:41.781+03:002011-08-29T23:35:41.781+03:00I saw that and a new response.
Was my comment rem...I saw that and a new response.<br /><br />Was my comment removed for a reason? It was not insulting nor was it a personal attack. I simply noted that Rudi is not a person, nor is the HCT an organization, that the CHE would want to be closely associated with in terms of their ethical and professional behavior in the UAE. For example, he worked with the ADWC Associate Director to remove the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-69997379619832072062011-08-29T19:58:05.978+03:002011-08-29T19:58:05.978+03:00Speaking of Rudi... it is interesting to see that ...Speaking of Rudi... it is interesting to see that the post which was very critical of his HR stewardship for HCT has been removed from the comments of the Chronicle article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-84142417060928562972011-08-28T21:42:19.107+03:002011-08-28T21:42:19.107+03:00I searched all the engines to find out who dr Chin...I searched all the engines to find out who dr Chinn is, in relation to special needs, arabs, ghaza, etc. Nothing. Who is she? Who was she? What arrogance, apart from Bob's desperate and demented egotism, brought her to RAK to lecture ignorantly and without preparation to rows of expert teachers who knew much more than she knew?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-1174471745068730902011-08-28T17:23:12.899+03:002011-08-28T17:23:12.899+03:00That article is more than a year old.That article is more than a year old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7966286076093915365.post-38763888647205022442011-08-28T14:35:58.854+03:002011-08-28T14:35:58.854+03:00http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/...http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/education/pay-frozen-and-job-losses-loom-as-uae-universities-feel-the-pinchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com