tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post1060612569134810704..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: If It's Tuesday, I Must Be Baffled by The New History Prof.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27658128732843986592013-09-12T02:18:28.990-04:002013-09-12T02:18:28.990-04:00Well, that would be me, too, but I'm pretty su...Well, that would be me, too, but I'm pretty sure I've never sat down and emitted this level of verbal diarrhea..The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44970045798273874842013-09-11T21:18:29.334-04:002013-09-11T21:18:29.334-04:00Realistically though, in a job market like this, y...Realistically though, in a job market like this, you can't blame the guy if he spent most of the interview trying to make a good impression, more than evaluating whether he wanted to live in the town. And I don't get the impression that search committees are exactly err... 'forthcoming' about the drawbacks of accepting a job - their goal is to attract the preferred candidate.<br Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27550618798736117092013-09-11T10:42:39.734-04:002013-09-11T10:42:39.734-04:00At my first job in higher education I was driving ...At my first job in higher education I was driving through "downtown" and a tumbleweed rolled by. Then it hit me- I wasn't in the suburbs any more.<br /><br />After four years there, I moved on to other ("greener pastures" isn't necessarily the right phrase) less pasteurized (that's not right, either) settings. I've yet to make it back to metropolitan area, Sawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53631167046115640372013-09-11T10:20:18.182-04:002013-09-11T10:20:18.182-04:00Damn Gen Xers. Damn Gen Xers. Middle-Aged and Morosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046076243513948921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70600074781617634392013-09-11T09:04:20.284-04:002013-09-11T09:04:20.284-04:00Definitely something to keep in mind. I'd cla...Definitely something to keep in mind. I'd classify about 60% of my department's faculty as 'moderately to strongly socially awkward', and it is more heavily weighted towards the guys (but the women have their fair share of wallflowers too). Nice people, but it is clearly an effort to interact with others on a social level, that's all.Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34160614591488403122013-09-11T08:55:05.874-04:002013-09-11T08:55:05.874-04:00Not as confusing as it is to go somewhere where yo...Not as confusing as it is to go somewhere where you need a map and a submachine gun to get around.<br /><br />I've lived in the sticks all my life, and I like it. Hiram's colleague needs to get out more.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42944903286777086322013-09-11T08:51:57.210-04:002013-09-11T08:51:57.210-04:00I'm dense. I just got Hiram's last line. I...I'm dense. I just got Hiram's last line. In my defense, I've only seen that movie once.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75432509714347625632013-09-11T01:40:44.868-04:002013-09-11T01:40:44.868-04:00[Like][Like]Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32787913143212930002013-09-11T01:38:42.423-04:002013-09-11T01:38:42.423-04:00Post of the Week! Hiram, this is a gem. Or maybe...Post of the Week! Hiram, this is a gem. Or maybe you are. Or both.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-10833259704666802332013-09-10T23:54:15.004-04:002013-09-10T23:54:15.004-04:00It's astonishing how many academics have the s...It's astonishing how many academics have the social skills of rabid badgers. I'm sure Nick's a nice guy, but seriously, dude needs to get a grip. He's living the dream. He could be gracious about it. I'd go to Alaska if I could get tenure there, and I'm no fan of cold weather or moose meat, I tell ya. But you wouldn't hear me complaining. Gimme Amazon and Netflix and IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37620495935589857872013-09-10T23:15:42.346-04:002013-09-10T23:15:42.346-04:00He's really young, right? And by really young,...He's really young, right? And by really young, I mean under 30.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24194160436885468722013-09-10T20:31:23.936-04:002013-09-10T20:31:23.936-04:00I can sympathize with the geographic swindling, bu...I can sympathize with the geographic swindling, but not the delivery.<br /><br />I just moved to a rural school somewhere in between about 5 major cities on the eastern seaboard. The major cities are basically the lifeline to my otherwise dreary social life that includes two bars, a few restaurants, and a handful of box stores.<br /><br />But I moved here from a major city, very major city, one Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30466400578263346712013-09-10T16:00:08.215-04:002013-09-10T16:00:08.215-04:00He sounds uber-flaky, which doesn't necessaril...He sounds uber-flaky, which doesn't necessarily mean he's also a douchebag. <br /><br />He might have been fishing for something with which to make a connection. Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34793625602264810222013-09-10T13:23:17.069-04:002013-09-10T13:23:17.069-04:00Maybe you should do both of you a favor and next t...Maybe you should do both of you a favor and next time you see him tell him to get a job back in the Bay Area ASAP. Any job; Cal St Howard, Monterey Bay, whatever. It doesn't get better, and there are people who never get used to it. Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-58792694690192010632013-09-10T12:17:17.783-04:002013-09-10T12:17:17.783-04:00If he left a little donation in the old Folger'...If he left a little donation in the old Folger's can, then I would share. He needs to get with the program.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-25801324054351753512013-09-10T11:22:38.692-04:002013-09-10T11:22:38.692-04:00Young whippersnapper!Young whippersnapper!CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60319282875892726162013-09-10T11:03:52.204-04:002013-09-10T11:03:52.204-04:00I almost spit out my coffee reading that comment.I almost spit out my coffee reading that comment.Agnes of Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06883871646619874081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28680245266146028052013-09-10T10:11:36.809-04:002013-09-10T10:11:36.809-04:00Honestly, he seems like a nice enough fellow, but ...Honestly, he seems like a nice enough fellow, but his complete ignorance about what this town is like mystifies me. I've been here long enough to see people show up and depart after a year or two. It's true, I came from a big city, and I had some reservations, but I didn't yak about them to people during my first week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66109811294629273902013-09-10T10:09:20.423-04:002013-09-10T10:09:20.423-04:00OTOH, I have a lot to get done this year. Maybe I ...OTOH, I have a lot to get done this year. Maybe I could have a little of what Nick was having?YY1https://www.blogger.com/profile/14111109242507435642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84197918599369823252013-09-10T09:49:55.694-04:002013-09-10T09:49:55.694-04:00Yeah, he should have known what he was getting int...Yeah, he should have known what he was getting into and he certainly isn't approaching things in the right way, but as someone who just moved to a SLAC from an urban area, I can sympathize a bit. He probably needs to connect with someone, and it doesn't sound like your campus has the kind of culture that makes that easy. I'm lucky that mine does. But transitions are hard, especially Untenured Ursulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107788326951579690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18677730062975507742013-09-10T09:34:34.530-04:002013-09-10T09:34:34.530-04:00Did he have a blindfold on during the drive to his...Did he have a blindfold on during the drive to his on-campus interview? Was he conducted around campus and interviewed that way too?<br /><br />If a quiet, rural life is not what this guy wants, he'll be gone within two years. And if he took this job thinking that, fuck him. Because that's a job for which someone else might have been ideally suited. [I say this as someone who attended a BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19776393092620771092013-09-10T09:22:31.857-04:002013-09-10T09:22:31.857-04:00I had banjo music playing in my head as I read thi...I had banjo music playing in my head as I read this. <br /><br />Hiram, do you think your poor historian will last?Bisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025209722326662833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-42886990494625081742013-09-10T09:00:18.749-04:002013-09-10T09:00:18.749-04:00One of the best things I ever did when I was young...One of the best things I ever did when I was young was to allow a national service organization to send me to a small town in the rural Midwest for just over a year. I was coming from the large urban area in which I'd been raised, and "Farmville, KS" was as exotic to me as any foreign destination. It challenged my cultural assumptions, broadened my worldview, and kept me from Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11259555572203839802013-09-10T08:38:41.968-04:002013-09-10T08:38:41.968-04:00I have attended conferences at campuses like yours...I have attended conferences at campuses like yours Hiram, and I can understand why Nick is feeling isolated. I wasn't use to the quiet streets at night and a campus very close to the country.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815313561677464295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-175019147166631342013-09-10T08:16:04.706-04:002013-09-10T08:16:04.706-04:00Love it!Love it!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.com