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I'm a wanted man
Mar. 16th, 2005 01:04 pmBetween about a fortnight and 3 weeks ago I got a letter and a questionnaire from the national student survey, supposedly to help future students make choices. Now I'm a naturally suspicious person (when it comes to institutions/questionnaires at least) and I immediately picked up on three things:
1) They wanted my date of birth, infact even if I didn't want to do the questionnaire they asked if I could return the questionnaire with just the date of birth filled in.
2) The entire back of the covering letter was covered with data protection act information.
3) All the questions were about the quality of teaching, etc.
Anyway I looked at it, decided I couldn't be bothered and threw the lot away.
About a week later I receive a post card saying we haven't received your questionnaire, and could I please fill it in and return it or go online and do it if I have lost it. So I binned that too, and assumed that would probably be the end of it.
Then, on Monday early evening they called. I wasn't in and my Dad being my Dad told them I wasn't in, and that he didn't know when I would be back or when I'd be at home. Of course he does know really, but he shares a similar attitude to me when it come to unsolicited calls, etc.
So now I wait patiently to see how they'll next contact me. What I still don't understand is why they want my date of birth, they clearly have all my details, our home phone number is ex-directory so that they had to have been given it by someone, so what difference does it make?
1) They wanted my date of birth, infact even if I didn't want to do the questionnaire they asked if I could return the questionnaire with just the date of birth filled in.
2) The entire back of the covering letter was covered with data protection act information.
3) All the questions were about the quality of teaching, etc.
Anyway I looked at it, decided I couldn't be bothered and threw the lot away.
About a week later I receive a post card saying we haven't received your questionnaire, and could I please fill it in and return it or go online and do it if I have lost it. So I binned that too, and assumed that would probably be the end of it.
Then, on Monday early evening they called. I wasn't in and my Dad being my Dad told them I wasn't in, and that he didn't know when I would be back or when I'd be at home. Of course he does know really, but he shares a similar attitude to me when it come to unsolicited calls, etc.
So now I wait patiently to see how they'll next contact me. What I still don't understand is why they want my date of birth, they clearly have all my details, our home phone number is ex-directory so that they had to have been given it by someone, so what difference does it make?
