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Originally Posted by Have Hope
Oh geez. I could write a book on this, or at least a whole chapter in a book. From what I've learned in corporate America, is that this is very common and typical. I work for a corporation, it's very political, and they say one thing, yet do another. I've also worked for a university -- a very large, ivy league university -- this university was unionized and I found similar glass ceiling problems. I hate to sound pessimistic, but I find this is very common in just about most work environments... unless you can find an honest non-profit that will actually say what they mean and do what they say.. I have found the only way to move up is to leave that company and move up in another company, meaning, taking a higher level job - and going for that higher level job - with another company. Sounds like you're totally qualified to move up. Others will probably have some good insights for you too, but that's my two cents. Wishing you all the best!!!
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I grew up in an academic family with parents who worked in academia. I grew up listening to my parents' horror stories of how their colleagues would sabotage each other, or try to sabotage my parents. The university where they worked ended up forcefully retiring my mother without giving her warning, b/c a younger guy wanted her job. She'd been at her job there for 30 years.
Then one day she was told "this is your last day, here's your severance." Disgusting. Universities are notoriously political and undermine their teaching faculty, and give all the power to administration which is full of morally corrupt individuals. Just my personal experience.
I was sabotaged as a grad student by my dept. chair in my previous grad school program. So, I detest academic environments as potential workplaces. Even if you can get a job at a university, you have to watch your back literally all the time.