tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post7075059539867252158..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Job Misery Letter from Madame Librarian.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-45245477073884439432013-11-28T13:36:17.683-05:002013-11-28T13:36:17.683-05:00I definitely feel like the job market woes in the ...I definitely feel like the job market woes in the academic profession as a whole (and for librarians, specifically) keep people in situations that are terrible for us out of fear. <br /><br />And to be fair, without the help that unemployment provided, I might not have been able to keep job searching for the 8 months (from being told my contract would not be renewed, until starting my new job) Madame Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777676382203865143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-59545172477940981152013-11-27T17:22:10.049-05:002013-11-27T17:22:10.049-05:00It takes two of me just to get out of bed every da...It takes two of me just to get out of bed every day knowing I have to face the students, all of whom add up to half of a functioning human being.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-47813772622433701022013-11-27T16:32:11.006-05:002013-11-27T16:32:11.006-05:00It took two people to replace me when I left SLAC ...It took two people to replace me when I left SLAC to go to another SLAC. SLAC #2's enrollment in my program has grown 330% since I've arrived. Hmmm.....I know correlation doesn't prove causation, but I sure do like pretty numbers.Dr. Pythonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642960036498538195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50307664428523542012013-11-27T14:51:33.356-05:002013-11-27T14:51:33.356-05:00Yay for you!Yay for you!CrayonEaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126396989880932207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68136586821986984502013-11-27T14:39:02.587-05:002013-11-27T14:39:02.587-05:00When deciding whether to leave a job, we overempha...When deciding whether to leave a job, we overemphasize the value of the current job or overestimate the difficulty in moving/adjusting to a new job. We know how bad it is but we don't realize how good it can be.<br /><br />Stories by Madame Librarian, Sawyer and others need to be widely shared. Often, faculty are not appreciated until they are gone but administrators may begin to notice Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-46029811689307281222013-11-27T11:30:34.222-05:002013-11-27T11:30:34.222-05:00Every job and/or school I left realized how good t...Every job and/or school I left realized how good they had it once I was gone. I hope you get the same satisfaction.<br />I'm experiencing it first hand right now, having just switched jobs but remaining at the same place. It's taking two people plus an occasional Helping Hand from me to do my old job. And to think, as recently as six weeks ago I was a "ne'er-do-anything" Sawyer in Student Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463333151790071057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90403763626427416202013-11-27T10:12:41.108-05:002013-11-27T10:12:41.108-05:00@Madame Librarian: Congratulations on your escape....@Madame Librarian: Congratulations on your escape. I wonder if you're considering calling up your old office mate and inviting hir to work with you at the new school.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.com