'Get your sh** together': NYU professor's response to student who complained after he was dismissed from class for being an hour late takes web by storm
A New York University professor's
email response to a student who dared question why he was dismissed from
class after turning up an hour late has gone viral.
NYU Stern Professor Scott Galloway gave some valuable life advice to the student which spread around the campus - and subsequently social media - like wildfire.
The unidentified student turned up to the professor's 6pm brand management class an hour late and was immediately told to leave.
Galloway has a 15-minute grace policy. After that students are told they should not come to class.
The student in question then emailed the professor to tell him that, since it was his first time in the class, he could not have known about the policy and explained that he had simply been shopping around for classes, rather than being a bad time keeper.
'I was interested in three different Monday night classes that all occurred simultaneously,' he wrote.
'In order to decide which class to select, my plan for the evening was to sample all three and see which one I like most. Since I had never taken your class, I was unaware of your class policy.
'I was disappointed that you dismissed me from class considering... it was more probable that my tardiness was due to my desire to sample different classes rather than sheer complacency.'
It was the professor's response which went viral and one, he revealed to Business Insider, which has resulted in him receiving an email about every three minutes in support of it.
He questioned the student's choice to attend and walk out of/late into three different classes and told him to 'get his sh*t together'.
He begins: 'Just so I've got this straight...you started in one class, left 15-20 minutes into it (stood up, walked out mid-lecture), went to another class (walked in 20 minutes late), left that class (again, presumably, in the middle of the lecture), and then came to my class. At that point (walking in an hour late) I asked you to come to the next class which "bothered" you.'
With a comment dripping in sarcasm. he later says: 'I hope the lottery winner that is your recently crowned Monday evening Professor is teaching Judgement and Decision Making or Critical Thinking.'
He adds: 'You are an anonymous student who is now regretting the send button on his laptop. It's with this context I hope you register pause...REAL pause xxxx and take to heart what I am about to tell you: get your sh*t together.'
NYU Stern Professor Scott Galloway gave some valuable life advice to the student which spread around the campus - and subsequently social media - like wildfire.
The unidentified student turned up to the professor's 6pm brand management class an hour late and was immediately told to leave.
Get your sh*t together: NYU Stern Professor Scott Galloway gave
some valuable life advice to the student which spread around the campus -
and subsequently social media - like wildfire
The student in question then emailed the professor to tell him that, since it was his first time in the class, he could not have known about the policy and explained that he had simply been shopping around for classes, rather than being a bad time keeper.
'I was interested in three different Monday night classes that all occurred simultaneously,' he wrote.
'In order to decide which class to select, my plan for the evening was to sample all three and see which one I like most. Since I had never taken your class, I was unaware of your class policy.
'I was disappointed that you dismissed me from class considering... it was more probable that my tardiness was due to my desire to sample different classes rather than sheer complacency.'
It was the professor's response which went viral and one, he revealed to Business Insider, which has resulted in him receiving an email about every three minutes in support of it.
He questioned the student's choice to attend and walk out of/late into three different classes and told him to 'get his sh*t together'.
He begins: 'Just so I've got this straight...you started in one class, left 15-20 minutes into it (stood up, walked out mid-lecture), went to another class (walked in 20 minutes late), left that class (again, presumably, in the middle of the lecture), and then came to my class. At that point (walking in an hour late) I asked you to come to the next class which "bothered" you.'
With a comment dripping in sarcasm. he later says: 'I hope the lottery winner that is your recently crowned Monday evening Professor is teaching Judgement and Decision Making or Critical Thinking.'
He adds: 'You are an anonymous student who is now regretting the send button on his laptop. It's with this context I hope you register pause...REAL pause xxxx and take to heart what I am about to tell you: get your sh*t together.'
'GET YOUR SH*T TOGETHER': THE PROFESSOR WHO MASTERS THE ART OF EMAIL PUTDOWNS
xxxx:
Thanks for the feedback. I, too, would like to offer some feedback.
Just so I've got this straight...you started in one class, left 15-20 minutes into it (stood up, walked out mid-lecture), went to another class (walked in 20 minutes late), left that class (again, presumably, in the middle of the lecture), and then came to my class. At that point (walking in an hour late) I asked you to come to the next class which "bothered" you.
Correct?
You state that, having not taken my class, it would be impossible to know our policy of not allowing people to walk in an hour late. Most risk analysis offers that in the face of substantial uncertainty, you opt for the more conservative path or hedge your bet (e.g., do not show up an hour late until you know the professor has an explicit policy for tolerating disrespectful behavior, check with the TA before class, etc.). I hope the lottery winner that is your recently crowned Monday evening Professor is teaching Judgement and Decision Making or Critical Thinking.
In addition, your logic effectively means you cannot be held accountable for any code of conduct before taking a class. For the record, we also have no stated policy against bursting into show tunes in the middle of class, urinating on desks or taking that revolutionary hair removal system for a spin. However, xxxx, there is a baseline level of decorum (i.e., manners) that we expect of grown men and women who the admissions department have deemed tomorrow's business leaders.
xxxx, let me be more serious for a moment. I do not know you, will not know you and have no real affinity or animosity for you. You are an anonymous student who is now regretting the send button on his laptop. It's with this context I hope you register pause...REAL pause xxxx and take to heart what I am about to tell you:
xxxx, get your sh*t together.
Getting a good job, working long hours, keeping your skills relevant, navigating the politics of an organization, finding a live/work balance...these are all really hard, xxxx. In contrast, respecting institutions, having manners, demonstrating a level of humility...these are all (relatively) easy. Get the easy stuff right xxxx. In and of themselves they will not make you successful. However, not possessing them will hold you back and you will not achieve your potential which, by virtue of you being admitted to Stern, you must have in spades. It's not too late xxxx...
Again, thanks for the feedback.
Professor Galloway
Thanks for the feedback. I, too, would like to offer some feedback.
Just so I've got this straight...you started in one class, left 15-20 minutes into it (stood up, walked out mid-lecture), went to another class (walked in 20 minutes late), left that class (again, presumably, in the middle of the lecture), and then came to my class. At that point (walking in an hour late) I asked you to come to the next class which "bothered" you.
Correct?
You state that, having not taken my class, it would be impossible to know our policy of not allowing people to walk in an hour late. Most risk analysis offers that in the face of substantial uncertainty, you opt for the more conservative path or hedge your bet (e.g., do not show up an hour late until you know the professor has an explicit policy for tolerating disrespectful behavior, check with the TA before class, etc.). I hope the lottery winner that is your recently crowned Monday evening Professor is teaching Judgement and Decision Making or Critical Thinking.
In addition, your logic effectively means you cannot be held accountable for any code of conduct before taking a class. For the record, we also have no stated policy against bursting into show tunes in the middle of class, urinating on desks or taking that revolutionary hair removal system for a spin. However, xxxx, there is a baseline level of decorum (i.e., manners) that we expect of grown men and women who the admissions department have deemed tomorrow's business leaders.
xxxx, let me be more serious for a moment. I do not know you, will not know you and have no real affinity or animosity for you. You are an anonymous student who is now regretting the send button on his laptop. It's with this context I hope you register pause...REAL pause xxxx and take to heart what I am about to tell you:
xxxx, get your sh*t together.
Getting a good job, working long hours, keeping your skills relevant, navigating the politics of an organization, finding a live/work balance...these are all really hard, xxxx. In contrast, respecting institutions, having manners, demonstrating a level of humility...these are all (relatively) easy. Get the easy stuff right xxxx. In and of themselves they will not make you successful. However, not possessing them will hold you back and you will not achieve your potential which, by virtue of you being admitted to Stern, you must have in spades. It's not too late xxxx...
Again, thanks for the feedback.
Professor Galloway