Anonymous (not verified) 2007-12-08 20:50
You are entitled to your opinion, however, anyone who will not allow their employees to have something as simple as family pictures on their desks sound like a micro-manager to me.
Also, I personally had some issues regarding my pay which she did not address even after multiple attempts to contact her.
The Human Development department as a whole needs revamping with a mission of servant leadership that will remind them we are all just employees of the District and treating their fellow employees fairly should be their focus.
If she is as wonderful as you describe, then perhaps she can change this "don't call us, we'll call you" attitude to one of "how can I help you?"
[Ed Note: Once again, this is not my opinion. I'm reporting what others have said.
We confirmed with Kim Olson that she has no such policy banning family pictures on people's desktops. Her words when we told her that someone had alleged this: "you've got be kidding!"
With respect to pay, I'm certain that others (even in places other than DISD) have problems with their pay. I'm certain you're aware that there are 2 sides to every story. I would be much more interested in what kind of pay problems you were having, what you wanted Olson's department to do about it, and what they did.
Those, you see, would be facts. Then we would have something of substance to debate instead of claims of "don't call us, we'll call you" and the like!
Sorry to be pointed on this, but I really like to get to the facts when there's a debate. If you'll help me do that, perhaps we can figure out who is wrong and who is right (or the balance).]
