tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post757022083282880943..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: What to Do? A Special Sunday Thirsty.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43872625598040476002013-09-16T00:09:38.836-04:002013-09-16T00:09:38.836-04:00Be kind and respectful to the adjuncts. Too few ot...Be kind and respectful to the adjuncts. Too few other people are!<br /><br />(Your chair being crazy isn't really a valid excuse, since they come that way.)Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86119854963327298352013-09-15T18:56:03.515-04:002013-09-15T18:56:03.515-04:00Thanks for these suggestions! I'm already good...Thanks for these suggestions! I'm already good friends with most of the adjuncts but I'll continue to reach out.Bisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025209722326662833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71252671163250788392013-09-15T17:14:59.230-04:002013-09-15T17:14:59.230-04:00Especially if they're in your field, ask about...Especially if they're in your field, ask about their work. Alert them to opportunities in the field. Be a mentor of some kind.Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-69328960655501836702013-09-15T15:47:46.598-04:002013-09-15T15:47:46.598-04:00I agree with SB above. Plus, be nice to the adjunc...I agree with SB above. Plus, be nice to the adjuncts. Introduce yourself. It's lonely in adjunct world. <br /><br />When I adjuncted for the first half of my career, on half the campuses, I never knew where anything was or where to get shit done on each campus. I didn't know who was a prof and who was a student worker (sometimes it was hard to tell), how to use the copy machine (granted, The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-82163683630284341002013-09-15T14:36:45.393-04:002013-09-15T14:36:45.393-04:00Just let us know when sh*t is coming our way. I we...Just let us know when sh*t is coming our way. I went into a faculty meeting that came after the full timer only one and heard a discussion about how "part-timers are going be in a panic when this happens." It was said with smiles and giggles; yet, it was several weeks before I knew what it was about. In reality, they could have told us that day as it was nothing more than a scheduling Sarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407507896787403097noreply@blogger.com