Post AVpjCZcwQpHIsvTFaa by toddo@sfba.social
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(DIR) Post #AVnDJ4EjMRL5X9mJ8K by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-05-18T22:07:49Z
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🤔 So, let's see . . .1) The college administration is screwing us over2) The groomer butchered the dog's haircut3) I'm preparing to go to a memorial service for an advisee who diedI think a heart attack would be the cherry on the sundae, don't you?
(DIR) Post #AVnFjPYstgpr6rtW7s by trabimechanic@mastodon.social
2023-05-18T22:35:00Z
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@CitizenWald Good luck to you and look after yourself
(DIR) Post #AVnGpgBA7w2CL6LqL2 by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-05-18T22:47:20Z
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@trabimechanic Thank you! Just my gallows humor. Others have shared their frustrations here, so I figured I'd join in.I'm tough and stubborn as hell.
(DIR) Post #AVnJwdeCEoSqNQwRyS by bookish@historians.social
2023-05-18T23:22:09Z
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@CitizenWald So sorry to hear that!
(DIR) Post #AVnN24LShepYUOSa6S by tkinias@historians.social
2023-05-18T23:56:46Z
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@CitizenWald oh no, I’m so sorry about your advisee(and I hope your admin shapes up)
(DIR) Post #AVnOHPYMEbFcYwN5Ps by trabimechanic@mastodon.social
2023-05-19T00:10:48Z
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@CitizenWald hope the dog feels the same
(DIR) Post #AVphsF2HBFF3HB3tpI by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-05-20T02:59:43Z
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@bookish Thanks, Leah!
(DIR) Post #AVpi6IwPSOfzRV1WkK by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-05-20T03:02:15Z
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@tkinias Yes, will perhaps post more about him. Very sad.Admin.: no excuse. They have financial problems but do not seem to see that moving us to 3-2 and/or 3-3 (no pay increase of course--though we are against capitalism!) will force us to teach differently AND reduce the attention to the outside-class advising and project work that historically constituted the third course equivalent. And that in turn will attract a lower calibre of students whom we won't be able to support. But whatever.
(DIR) Post #AVpibMR8Vi3XGFCkOe by toddo@sfba.social
2023-05-20T03:07:53Z
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@CitizenWald 🫂
(DIR) Post #AVpj8wYDGAnwp6WnTs by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-05-20T03:13:59Z
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@toddo Thanks! An good luck on the tenure application!
(DIR) Post #AVpjCZcwQpHIsvTFaa by toddo@sfba.social
2023-05-20T03:14:39Z
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@CitizenWald are you going up for tenure?
(DIR) Post #AVpjNb0HecmCL6e2IS by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-05-20T03:16:37Z
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@toddo I meant you: unless I misunderstood :)We don't have tenure (instead, a series of renewable contracts, though it's the same thing, de facto--though we are arguing for introduction of tenure as part of any increase in workload; personally, I think it's a sop rather than a concession because I understand rules and statistics, but: whatever)
(DIR) Post #AVqiIHaHfGK3ccAl96 by tkinias@historians.social
2023-05-20T14:39:09Z
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@CitizenWald Yes, that’s the kind of thing that might indeed be financially necessary, but they’ve got to understand that it will necessarily involve tradeoffs.I mean, you only have so many hours in the week. If you increase your course load 50%, either you cut out advising or research/writing time or you spend 1/3 less time on each class.
(DIR) Post #AVrOWKR63R5CazFtqq by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-05-20T22:32:17Z
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@tkinias You get it. Too bad they don't.
(DIR) Post #AVrOtoxMkK1buhYEIC by tkinias@historians.social
2023-05-20T22:36:33Z
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@CitizenWald math is hard
(DIR) Post #AVrSqyTTIngcNeSyzA by MagdaTeter@hcommons.social
2023-05-20T23:20:52Z
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@CitizenWald Wishing you strength!
(DIR) Post #AVrT2iSweBpWCpoqEi by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-05-20T23:23:01Z
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@MagdaTeter Thanks! Dark humor and a tragic-ironic view of life keep me going.Plus: when life gets tough, I just ask myself : Is this problem like World War II? Because it never is, I just get on with my life.
(DIR) Post #AVrUEqeu70G72qlHxg by MagdaTeter@hcommons.social
2023-05-20T23:36:24Z
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@CitizenWald I know. It can always be better and it can always be worse. It's good to know you have friends sending you support vibes!
(DIR) Post #AVrUXcVEy29odxC0VE by CitizenWald@historians.social
2023-05-20T23:39:48Z
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@MagdaTeter Indeed, much appreciated!On the topic of worse: One of my colleagues said that when she greeted an older man in her neighborhood, and asked how he was, he always replied, "couldn't be better." She was puzzled at how someone could be so cheerful and finally asked him: "Why do you always answer, 'couldn't be better"--can you really be doing great all the time?"He replied: "No. If I COULD be better, I WOULD be better.."
(DIR) Post #AVrWoz6qMzeTaUBmrY by MagdaTeter@hcommons.social
2023-05-21T00:05:20Z
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@CitizenWald That's a great story!