tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759951.post6316522188821968645..comments2023-10-23T08:31:00.528-07:00Comments on AcadeMama: The "Interview"AcadeMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15510282285225998011noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759951.post-36192995043197649132011-05-10T08:31:41.991-07:002011-05-10T08:31:41.991-07:00Academama - you will be here, not in Qatar. Beginn...Academama - you will be here, not in Qatar. Beginnings are always hard. Disconcerting. Our newness is like a negative filter, and we see things worse than they are. <br /><br />You just have to get through this. You are on your way. You are in a perfect position. Trust yourself. Trust yourself. You are doing fine and you will be doing even better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759951.post-35152048080792590542011-05-09T11:51:11.548-07:002011-05-09T11:51:11.548-07:00Lisa: Ultimately, I have to find full-time employm...Lisa: Ultimately, I have to find full-time employment, so working for this department will be temporary. I've received the wise advice to teach whatever they assign, keep doing my own good work, smile, and say nothing.<br /><br />Papa John: Just to clarify, my comment about the job market being a lottery (though it's true in many ways) is not my own. Hubby is the one who called getting this job the equivalent of winning the lottery. You are right about nothing good coming from comparing myself to him. I'm immensely grateful that he's put us in a position to get the hell outta here. However, that doesn't mean that the adjustment to being contingency labor will be easy or quick for me. And while I my research and productivity may not be assessed while I'm a lecturer, I will nonetheless *have* to be engaged and productive if I want to remain a competitive and attractive candidate to other schools that have full-time openings. That is quite a feat on its own, but especially so when one is without full-time child care (something we can't afford unless I have a full-time job). So ultimately, yes, I have to do just the same amount of work with less time and resources. I definitley don't resent Hubby; I am disappointed and frustrated with the situation, and those seem like pretty normal feelings. Did I expect this was a possibility? Yes, of course. Does that make it any easier to swallow? No, it doesn't. I will vent, then I'll get over it, and I'll continue on with my work.AcadeMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510282285225998011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759951.post-36819831886192560262011-05-09T09:13:15.467-07:002011-05-09T09:13:15.467-07:00Long-time reader, first-time comment. I enjoy you...Long-time reader, first-time comment. I enjoy your blog, especially the rants.<br /><br />Sounds like a rough deal, but not bad in the context of being an adjunct.<br /><br />I have to say though, I think you are directing too much of your frustration/insecurities at Hubby. My unsolicited advice is for you to let it go. He got a tt job and you didn't. This does not make you worse than you thought, but it apparently makes him better than you thought. Apparently he is so impressive that they gave you a job (albeit adjuncting). Stop calling it a lottery or counting publications, or complaining about the injustice of him being paid more for teaching one more class than you. You're an academic and know perfectly well that he will be expected to publish and do service--two areas on which you will not be assessed as a adjunct.<br /><br />Time to move on. You had to know this was a possibility. The alternative is staying in place you clearly loathe rather than moving to a desirable region. Be grateful for his achievements, and stop comparing yourself to him. Having watched dual academic couples for years, I can safely write that nothing good will ever come from that.papajohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11138129734803641353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759951.post-70908663287008322272011-05-09T07:37:21.143-07:002011-05-09T07:37:21.143-07:00Man- that sounds, well, just plain blech. I've...Man- that sounds, well, just plain blech. I've kind of come to the conclusion that the whole English PhD mill is one big chain of exploitation. Departments give out WAY too many PhDs when they aren't willing to fight for full time positions. And then we're supposed to be happy with adjuncting? Right.<br /><br />But at least you'll be in the US and at least you have something to start with. Honestly, after that discussion, I don't think I'd want to teach in that department.Lisa Dunickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530026652363687161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759951.post-74702734572351810732011-05-08T05:36:18.884-07:002011-05-08T05:36:18.884-07:00Annie: What's worse is that he clearly seemed ...Annie: What's worse is that he clearly seemed to think this policy was a great benefit to the lecturers. It was obvious that he doesn't see this is any form of exploitation (and I use that word carefully here, only because of his lengthy narrative of how nobody ever moves from part-time to full-time within the English dept). I also use that term because it seems fitting, given that Hubby will make more than twice as much as me and teaching only one more class than me.AcadeMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510282285225998011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759951.post-32610514313422321902011-05-07T17:42:46.600-07:002011-05-07T17:42:46.600-07:00people who say things like that untapped market co...people who say things like that untapped market comment should be slapped. hard. I am so, so sorry.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190609498615712416noreply@blogger.com