tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5701413904809553057..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: "Misery Ends?" An Update from the Ancillary Adjunct.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-60281867240598944362013-09-14T07:15:55.591-04:002013-09-14T07:15:55.591-04:00Thanks, Cassandra! I appreciate your response. I&#...Thanks, Cassandra! I appreciate your response. I'll be teaching for a while yet (I still enjoy it), but as Frod said, there needs to be another income stream. <br /><br />As far as getting more education goes, without funding, a Ph.D. is not happening. Even with funding, I'm not sure how beneficial it would be in the long run. Now, if I spend some money on career counseling and the Ancillary Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096150283120084141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71457482426233269562013-09-13T16:21:41.636-04:002013-09-13T16:21:41.636-04:00Chiming in very late, but I just wanted to say con...Chiming in very late, but I just wanted to say congratulations and good luck. People remain adjuncts for various reasons, and they leave for various reasons, but I really like the statement Frod quoted about rationalizing the system. We can't all be rational all of the time (I certainly wouldn't still be in my current job if I were), but know that you may actually help fix the system by Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64943909425793879952013-09-10T09:40:39.499-04:002013-09-10T09:40:39.499-04:00Ancillary, bravo to you. I got my TT job the very...Ancillary, bravo to you. I got my TT job the very last year I was intending to be on the market, and 15 years later I still have survivor's guilt. Sometimes the last-minute save happens, and other times not, with no rhyme or reason to it. Academe will be a poorer place without your talents.<br /><br />My own opinion is that one should not adjunct for more than 3 years beyond the Ph.D., Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18245441572637139032013-09-10T09:03:52.513-04:002013-09-10T09:03:52.513-04:00I understand your explanation and, along with Darl...I understand your explanation and, along with Darla, I sincerely wish you well.<br /><br />Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76155148167366406812013-09-09T19:29:58.164-04:002013-09-09T19:29:58.164-04:00Thanks, Froderick, for your observations. I am try...Thanks, Froderick, for your observations. I am trying to be rational. And with a spouse out of work and ineligible for unemployment, clearly a new approach needs to be tried, especially since we need health insurance.Diana Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440600197695521805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-87258972056678199782013-09-09T18:57:46.963-04:002013-09-09T18:57:46.963-04:00What you say here is nice and I wish you well.
Ea...What you say here is nice and I wish you well.<br /><br />Earlier you said something siimilar to what Yuri said a few days ago. "You adjuncts are dumb for sticking around. I'm outie."<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45110141733912677862013-09-09T18:54:20.715-04:002013-09-09T18:54:20.715-04:00Surly and Darla, I was not trying to offend anyone...Surly and Darla, I was not trying to offend anyone with my "snowflake-y" final comment. I have nothing but respect for those on this blog and in my real life who work hard to educate students. I wish I could land a T-T job, and applaud those who do. I might even give my soul for one of those, even now. <br /><br />Please understand, that final comment is what I keep repeating so I'Ancillary Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096150283120084141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27831619547182121772013-09-09T18:15:00.244-04:002013-09-09T18:15:00.244-04:00I hate to point out that number 1 on "100 Rea...I hate to point out that number 1 on "100 Reasons NOT to Go to Graduate School" is "The smart people are somewhere else." If you take exception to how that's phrased, another way to look at it is how Peter Feibelman writes in his book, "A Ph.D. is Not Enough": "I harbor a secret hope: If enough of you start to act rationally, the system may eventually be Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38775861768481249222013-09-09T17:57:28.377-04:002013-09-09T17:57:28.377-04:00At least three people have written to say that the...At least three people have written to say that they thought they were "banned" from commenting because Leslie K deactivated their posting rights over the summer.<br /><br />She did this for a number of folks who were quite inactive with posts. (A handful of folks wanted back in and got back in with an email.)<br /><br />Anybody with a regular email login can comment anytime, always! College Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3644865760197759672013-09-09T17:35:17.894-04:002013-09-09T17:35:17.894-04:00Kudos to BurntChrome, too!Kudos to BurntChrome, too!Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-31599512765906664212013-09-09T17:34:48.383-04:002013-09-09T17:34:48.383-04:00Hey, great going Bison! I'm sure you're no...Hey, great going Bison! I'm sure you're now suffering from survivor's guilt, the way I did. Don't worry, with the way academia will throw abominations at you, this will disappear, quickly.Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-84973177527070237382013-09-09T14:38:39.444-04:002013-09-09T14:38:39.444-04:00Hope my earlier comments aren't misconstrued, ...Hope my earlier comments aren't misconstrued, I was referring to my own adjunct experiences in terms of effort. I don't think there are any good rules of thumb for adjuncts in terms of career planning (one way or the other). It's such a personal thing for all of us.Bisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025209722326662833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-38825136279807225952013-09-09T13:47:13.739-04:002013-09-09T13:47:13.739-04:00Thank you Surly for saying what I felt. Thank you Surly for saying what I felt. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40920327745853362372013-09-09T13:26:26.536-04:002013-09-09T13:26:26.536-04:00"I’m too smart to stay with a clearly broken ..."I’m too smart to stay with a clearly broken system."<br /><br />I'm glad you feel good about yourself and your decision. I was with you until that little snowflakey sentence. It is a bit arrogant and insulting to assume that those who haven't, or have not yet, made the same decision as you are acting out of ignorance or stupidity. <br /><br />Plenty of smart people find Surly Templehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05057191570792423261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-70226159249192984342013-09-09T13:15:10.675-04:002013-09-09T13:15:10.675-04:00I was in the same spot last academic year. Making ...I was in the same spot last academic year. Making peanuts adjuncting at a couple places, giving the TT job market one last go round. I was also purged in the summer as well. Nothing personal I know, it did make me sad for some reason. I'll re-up when I'm ready to jump back in a few.<br /><br />I was lucky though, and I did land a TT job. But I was so close to leaving. I had a ton of otherBisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025209722326662833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59204185798505538162013-09-09T12:00:19.476-04:002013-09-09T12:00:19.476-04:00I think I got purged too, because I hadn't pos...I think I got purged too, because I hadn't posted in a while. (My spring semester misery was being adjudicated over the summer, and while I wanted to post about it, I didn't feel it was wise.)<br /><br />That said, I'm glad the OP is moving on. I was on the verge of getting out when I landed a TT position (and then got tenure, for whatever that's worth in my state). This career BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-36095206565324055222013-09-09T08:00:09.517-04:002013-09-09T08:00:09.517-04:00If that's the straw that broke the camel's...If that's the straw that broke the camel's back, I think we're dealing with an already-unsound dorsal structure, here.<br /><br />Sheesh. I got purged, I sent an email, I'm back. I spent to many years doing IT support to get in a twist about it. And, as I've said many times, adjuncting may not pay brilliantly, but even figuring for forty-hour weeks (not even close to what I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-23889676966491784492013-09-09T05:57:35.098-04:002013-09-09T05:57:35.098-04:00Bella remembers the "purge." Leslie K ha...Bella remembers the "purge." Leslie K hates a messy house, and there were a great deal of people with posting rights who weren't posting at all, not for several months in a row. <br /><br />She endeavored to purge those folks from the rolls. But she got trigger happy and zapped a few folks who were not TOTALLY inactive. (She even purged Walter!) Many of these purged folks, of courseCollege Miseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371354682300032653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32132380478365784782013-09-09T04:15:15.226-04:002013-09-09T04:15:15.226-04:00I think that you may have lost rights when Leslie ...I think that you may have lost rights when Leslie K was updating folks. I actually lost rights then too (but got them back when I asked what was up). She posted that she had made a few mistakes because it was a confusing process, and anyone who had lost rights should just e-mail her and let her know. I bet that is what happened to you. If you want those rights reinstated, please let the RGM Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-53030650949809895382013-09-09T03:58:58.204-04:002013-09-09T03:58:58.204-04:00Event number three? Finding out I’d lost posting r...<i>Event number three? Finding out I’d lost posting rights on CM because I’d been too busy over the summer.</i> <br /><br />Huh? Someone actually contacted you and told you they were removing your posting rights? ??? You didn't give them up willingly?<br /><br />??? StellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.com