tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282788798018689873.post1585065061475369918..comments2024-03-12T03:41:35.856-04:00Comments on From Grad School to Happiness: Random Miscellany About My Life Now - Boring Work WeeksJChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04468758055878600762noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282788798018689873.post-87324369734937731782013-09-09T06:34:36.674-04:002013-09-09T06:34:36.674-04:00Because academic years brought a lot of pressures ...Because academic years brought a lot of pressures from completing all the required task and the dissertation and thesis writing as the most difficult where students need to come up with great <a href="http://thesishelpdesk.com/thesis-ideas/" rel="nofollow">thesis ideas</a> partnered with dreadful deadlines, many would really prefer the delightful feeling of having a job were they can take hold of the time, have some fun, and won't suffer long and sleepless nights. Though, it is also normal to sometimes miss the task at school, it is still better to live a less stressful life.Lucille J. Tuckernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282788798018689873.post-45587129108216212102013-01-21T07:44:28.018-05:002013-01-21T07:44:28.018-05:00Hi JC,
I am completely with you on the schedule p...Hi JC,<br /><br />I am completely with you on the schedule part and the never-ending academic deadlines. I too would like a 'finished pile' on my desk - something that has actually been accomplished. I also often wonder if a lot of my decreased mental health is mainly rooted in not making a living wage. When all your energy goes to maintaining the status quo in academia and then after you have to deal with massive financial pressures (also never-ending)...Aimless Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03021563668378324697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3282788798018689873.post-59437563567366939142012-12-04T17:29:51.111-05:002012-12-04T17:29:51.111-05:00Well JC, I think you summed it all up really well....Well JC, I think you summed it all up really well. Your perceptions are correct. I am working with a temp agency next week and I will look to add some part time work to my already 6 class schedule, just so I can make some contacts and possibly get a job. It will be hard but I am so sick of academia that I will now do whatever it takes to get out. <br /><br />While I'm a bit scared of being "bored" I don't imagine needing to take a filing job right now. I also don't think I would want a super high pressure job right now either. However, I don't think I"m ready for my dream job either, just yet. I would like a nice place with decent pay and benefits that would let me adjust to the office culture and HEAL from my higher ed experience. For me, being an educator has been incredibly draining on my psyche and I need a place to rest while I reboot. As for the grading...ha! I just heard another student complain about an assignment he got a zero on....in SEPTEMBER! Of course, I work in the ghetto, not some fancy pants ivy wall covered institution, so our students go right to the dean if they can't beat a grade out of you. (I'm exaggerating, but not really). Lucky for us, the ones who come to simply collect financial aid don't cause any trouble because they just disappear and don't complain about grades. Perspective, I guess.<br /><br />I am exhausted. I don't care about teaching anymore. Save yourselves, that's not my job. And I HATE. GRADING. Despise it. I don't know what it's like to do fun things like NanoWriMo or taking karate lessons or having the need to go to the gym after work every night. Or happy hour for that matter. I'm TOO EXHAUSTED. If I'm at home, that means I'm avoiding grading. <br /><br />If this makes you feel better, tougher laws and decreased funding have put more rules on faculty and now we have to do ALL KINDS of extra paperwork because students = $$$ . It's like customer service but with papers to grade. Read "EduBubble" for many more enlightening stories on this student as customers model. <br /><br />Once I get something this spring, I'm gone. Even if that means I walk away in the middle of the semester. I just don't care anymore. I will be very happy to do some slightly boring work in the near future, because it will mean that I can have a life after that work is done. And a bonus? And a party? And a fun gift exchange? Sign me up! The 2 Year Life of the Mindnoreply@blogger.com