I have to be on Exam Duty

Today is Sunday, but I have to be on exam duty in my college. The exam duty is a nuisance for most of the teaching staff ( especially females). Many lecturers had proposed that the non-teaching staff be employed in the duty and those lecturers, who are not interested in this duty, they should be spared.but the new principal is adamant that the lecturers will do this duty.

Lecturers argue that these exams are being conducted by a different university, so they should not be forced to do the exam duty. They say that we already do other duties( including exams) which are assigned by our own university, so either the college should decline to hold exams of other universities or it should  involve the whole non-teaching staff, so that lecturers don’t feel the pinch.

The remuneration is pathetic. Its $2.50 per exam, why would I sweat for four hours in this heat just for this petty amount?

The new principal seems to be rude and un-coperative. He straight forward told all the staff that they have to do these duties come what may. Now people have devised ways to get around it. Many lecturers get the duties assigned in pairs ( two teachers in one room). Teacher A will come in the second half, till then teacher B will do the exam duty. After teacher A comes, teacher B leaves for home. So both of them are being paid for two hours instead of four.

Tags: exam duty, lectureres