So, the other day I decided to check out ASU's UTO blog, maintained by Dr. Adrian Sannier, and I came across this post, which states:
It’s not everyday that you see people calling for your head in the public square.
Of course I’ve been reading yesterday’s Tribune article and the comments posted there (http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/94382). And you can bet I’m losing some sleep over the comments that ASU employees and concerned family and friends are leaving there.
So we will meet publicly, discuss your concerns and produce from the discussion a better ASU administrative system.
And if that means we have to fire Adrian, then that’s what it means.
Adrian Sannier
Currently, there are over 350 comments left on that East Valley Tribune article, most of which are from anonymous ASU employees. I thought that it was a particularly interesting topic and I went to see if the Arizona Republic had also covered the article. So, I went against my promise to never visit azcentral.com (maybe I'll get into why I hate that site at another time), and I found the following links:
Naturally, I looked myself up and found my 2006 salary, title, and department, along with my wife's respective information. At first, I was slightly shocked. Then, I thought, "Hey, I should look up what my co-workers make!" Then, I did and I realized that I have mixed feelings about such a service.
The service is wonderful because it allows people to be snoopy and know how much so-and-so makes, which is wonderful especially if you work at one of the state universities. Also, and this is the real purpose of the website, it's great for a taxpayer to see how salary monies, which are, for the most part, tax dollars, are distributed to state employees. People here are really weird about their salaries being known, and this undermines that notion, which really tickles my fancy. I love undermining people's fears.
The service is unnerving because it's a little weird that anyone in the world can just go online and look up where I work, what my title is, and how much money I make. Furthermore, why isn't this service available to all branches of taxpayer-funded organizations? Why can't I look this stuff up about local school districts? What about the people who work for the City of Tempe? Sure, I can look up job descriptions and see salary ranges, but it doesn't name names and salarize salaries! [The shnozberries taste like shnozberries!] I feel a little bit pigeonholed because I work for an organization in which any employee can be found and Joe Schmoe over at the Department of Education has his privacy.
How do you think you'd feel if this kind of information was available about you? Do you think it's fair that services like these are limited strictly to university employees? Gimme feedback, friends!
Oh, and what do you think of the whole issue with Adrian Sannier?
On 2007-08-09 17:07:11, Donovan said, "Non-profits?"
What about all non-profits? Especially churches. I think if anybody should be open and honest about where their money goes it's the churches. What is the fear of people knowing what you get paid? I don't really understand that except for personal insecurities and, in the case of companies, wanting to hide the exuberant amounts that important people in the company more or may not be getting paid.
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