Campus Gist: Why Lecturers Don’t Reply to WhatsApp Messages Quickly 😄



We’ve all been there. You send, “Good morning, Sir/Ma, please sir…” by 7:15 a.m. and keep refreshing your phone until 3:00 p.m. When the blue ticks remain blue, we start writing speeches in our heads: “Most lecturers don’t care about students.”

But here’s what your message is competing with:

1. The Script Mountain
400 exam scripts. Senate deadline is Friday. Each script represents someone’s future. They can’t afford to rush through them.

2. The Meeting Marathon
Department meeting at 9:00 a.m. Faculty Board at 12:00 p.m. College Committee at 3:00 p.m. Between meetings? Poor network coverage in the administrative block.

3. Administrative Firefighting
HOD: “Submit your course outline now.”
Bursary: “There’s an issue with this receipt.”
External Examiner: “I need the moderation report.”

4. NEPA and Other Nigerian Realities
They finally sit down to reply → Dum! → Power goes out. Phone battery at 7%. Generator noise everywhere.

5. Humanity
They’re parents, spouses, and people too. Sometimes they read your message, smile, and think, “I’ll reply properly after this class.” Then life happens.

They saw your message. They haven’t forgotten you. They’re simply juggling more responsibilities than we often realize.

So relax. The reply will come. And when it does, it will probably be worth the wait. After all, patience is also part of your degree. 😄



Ambrose Odiase, FIPMA, MANUPA, MAUA (UK)
— CampusDialog Publication Series

#CampusGist #UniversityLife #LecturersAreHumanToo #PatienceIsAVirtue #WeFeelYou

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