tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post4124301736321586882..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Academic Monkey Gives Unsolicited AdviceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-88215704926115794932013-08-23T02:53:11.633-04:002013-08-23T02:53:11.633-04:00You might not be able to take down the guy, but yo...You might not be able to take down the guy, but you don't have to stay quiet. Creating awareness and preparing others for a more direct response for when it happens to them can shut down the culture of looking the other way. When we are silent, we are colluding. When we come together -- even if we have no targets -- then we can shut this down.<br /><br />Although I admit doing that has Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-17507067907135756722013-08-22T19:37:16.960-04:002013-08-22T19:37:16.960-04:00Been there, done that, as an untenured prof.
Gues...Been there, done that, as an untenured prof.<br /><br />Guess who they got rid of? <br /><br />Hint: it wasn't the slithery guy. He's still there, more than twenty years later.<br /><br />Even at my far friendlier current school, what happens to the slithery guys? Well, they aren't fired. After years of questionable behavior they are eventually brought in and asked to "StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-41783868255121793722013-08-22T18:47:50.313-04:002013-08-22T18:47:50.313-04:00See, this is what I thought was interesting about ...See, this is what I thought was interesting about this question. Because what the Letter Writer did was preserve herself and get to the goal line by graduating. But I imagine she's one of many, maybe a lot of people, who have all colluded with this dude because of their silence. And that's his game -- he knows they can't say much without risking themselves, and sometimes they don'Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-78331577810499125242013-08-22T14:02:39.915-04:002013-08-22T14:02:39.915-04:00Cheers! Huzzah! Raising a virtual glass to Adjunct...Cheers! Huzzah! Raising a virtual glass to Adjunct Film Guy! May many more men will be like you in future generations, so that tenure-track Advice Seekers won't have to tiptoe to keep their jobs. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906546940408742913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-39236165326213663662013-08-22T12:28:16.511-04:002013-08-22T12:28:16.511-04:00Scorched fucking earth.
Start with the chair. If ...Scorched fucking earth.<br /><br />Start with the chair. If the chair doesn't listen and promise to watch like a hawk, go to the dean. Dean don't listen, talk to you dean of students. Talk to someone F/T in your gender studies department (if you have one) - they may be your best ally. <br /><br />Why? Because your experience is the tip of the iceberg - that's been my experience. Adjunct Film Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08997231146314780734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-746450417015599312013-08-22T12:09:13.483-04:002013-08-22T12:09:13.483-04:00Somehow I think Bubba's unsolicited advice wou...Somehow I think Bubba's unsolicited advice would be a lot more entertaining than mine. Booze and creepy gangster overtones. Maybe next week...?Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-5486288286913852912013-08-22T04:14:18.964-04:002013-08-22T04:14:18.964-04:00I guess I did not really answer your question. In ...I guess I did not really answer your question. In a nutshell, what I'd do is let it be water under the bridge, and call him on any bad behavior immediately from now on, in the moment. Look him in the eye and be shocked and appalled. And when he backs off, smile at him wickedly, letting him know you both know what a dirt bag he is.Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-22455579393917631722013-08-22T03:14:17.780-04:002013-08-22T03:14:17.780-04:00I just vomited a little in my mouth.I just vomited a little in my mouth.The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87827426641065171192013-08-21T23:21:21.755-04:002013-08-21T23:21:21.755-04:00Or get as CLOSE as possible to the Newbie Proffie,...Or get as CLOSE as possible to the Newbie Proffie, grab him on both sides of his face, pull him toward you, and give him a big, wet, sloppy, <a href="http://youtu.be/FcFlp6kl508" rel="nofollow">kiss of death</a>. Make him sweat for the next decade or so.<br />Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13190950767857320062013-08-21T17:41:17.160-04:002013-08-21T17:41:17.160-04:00Here's another interesting point to consider:
...Here's another interesting point to consider:<br /><br />The department and deans all knew the Advice-Seeker's alma mater. It was the same program, right, not just the same school? Information about Newbie Prof was not sought at the point of hire, so I think Advice-Seeker needs to stay FAR AWAY.... until after tenure. It strikes me as odd that there was such secrecy involved.... The_Mythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10621186404597424842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-65224381382351353742013-08-21T17:27:08.700-04:002013-08-21T17:27:08.700-04:00If I were your Chair, you could come to me. I'...If I were your Chair, you could come to me. I'd keep tabs on the creep. I'd watch him. I'd become palsy walsies with him. Just to watch and learn.<br /><br />And if I saw nothing, I'd do nothing. But if I saw something.....well, I'd maybe call Strelly. Or I'd call him on it immediately. I'd ride his ass, for sure.<br /><br />But I am not sure you should tell Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-30589189141547240792013-08-21T17:16:33.529-04:002013-08-21T17:16:33.529-04:00See the caption above... I see problems on the int...See the caption above... I see problems on the internet, or stories posted on facebook, I steal them, I give unsolicited advice to them.<br /><br />I would suggest that your advice is better, Bubba. Because Alcohol.Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53203431753284184682013-08-21T17:09:08.942-04:002013-08-21T17:09:08.942-04:00You probably can't talk to anyone about this, ...You probably can't talk to anyone about this, Lady with Problem. Because you did not address the problem at the time. Not that I blame you, but you didn't. Whatever Ser Creepy did, he did it in another time and place. You aren't in the same--shall we say--<i>jurisdiction</i>. <br /><br />You certainly can't go up to Ser Creepy and bring up the incident, even obliquely. StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51746754230571980852013-08-21T17:08:40.806-04:002013-08-21T17:08:40.806-04:00Fair enough. Well, "tread carefully" and...Fair enough. Well, "tread carefully" and "publish, publish, publish" still apply. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-79966958862819284512013-08-21T17:05:09.461-04:002013-08-21T17:05:09.461-04:00Sounds like this advice was indeed solicited. And...Sounds like this advice was <i>indeed</i> solicited. And the school isn't really in New England. Is <i><b>anything</b></i> in this post true?<br /><br />I just want <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey" rel="nofollow">One True Thing</a>.<br /><br />Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24286522866218004922013-08-21T15:33:24.728-04:002013-08-21T15:33:24.728-04:00I wouldn't put too much thought into that. I h...I wouldn't put too much thought into that. I have tweaked some details about the institution to make it more anonymous. Spoiler Alert: it isn't really in New England.Academic Monkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086078244493768565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2608296450924379732013-08-21T10:11:43.709-04:002013-08-21T10:11:43.709-04:00I'm left wondering how a liberal arts college ...I'm left wondering how a liberal arts college "managed to poach" a "celebrated" professor from a Ph.D.-granting institution. Maybe there's a significant prestige difference, or a fancy named chair in play, or something like that, or maybe the professor was looking for a lifestyle change, but it still strikes me as an unusual move. Is there any chance the professor Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81586450984166329092013-08-21T09:54:16.849-04:002013-08-21T09:54:16.849-04:00Ick.
There is no direct way to deal with this. T...Ick.<br /><br />There is no direct way to deal with this. The first two passive aggressive approaches may solve the problem and do some good generally. The last approach might not help but it's worth a try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com