I’m starting a new job today. I’m a little terrified.
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On Grown-up Jobs
There’s no question that I’ve been feeling crappy about one of my current part-time jobs. It’s the job that’s been keeping me secured in school since it pays for my tuition. To some people, having this type of arrangement is ideal and would not warrant any complaining since, at the end of the day, school […]
Let the record show that ladies who take their clothes off are not bad people.
I tend not to respond to op-eds, columns, and blog posts about adjuncting. I’d never have time for anything else. But Charlotte Allen’s recent op-ed for the L.A. Times contains a worn argument that I can’t ignore anymore: “Don’t be an adjunct.”
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Midweek News
Welcome to the midweek news. Do you care? Would you rather watch Say Yes to the Dress? Well, sit a spell and see what’s up. You’ll soon be back watching spoiled children choose dresses that equal the cost of a down payment on a house.
I make about $10 to $25 an hour. I receive no benefits other than a discount at the school store.
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News Appetizers for All Your Weekend Needs
Here’s the news to keep you in-the-loop for all those dinner parties Tumblr arguments this weekend.
Kittens. Life is long, days are short, and sometimes, you just get a little bit lost.
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Sneaky Sexism Can Go Away
What? What’s that? Oh, what, you are sniffing sexism but you can’t prove it? You’re working in sneaky sexism land.
My husband says that I offer up too much information, doing myself a disservice in the act. I just like to think I’m a rule follower. Yes, I will declare that jar of jam that we’re bringing back from England, it’s fruit. I don’t want them to do a random search and find it and […]
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News Appetizers: Otters Make it Better
You have two choices: read the news and stop after the first course, or, read through until you get to the story of the adorable otter.
Did you start a PhD or MA program and now want to leave? It’s okay. There is life after grad school. Let me show you how!
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How to Be the Best New Employee Ever
It’s your first week on a new job. You are the new kid in the cafeteria, the one unfamiliar with the lingo and the customs of this environment. You will be awkward. You will be a little too formal on Monday and a little too casual on Wednesday when you overcorrect. People will forget your […]
Thanks to several wonderful list-servs, I receive a lot of emails about graduate school positions, post-doctoral positions, academic jobs, government jobs, and even industry jobs. These emails pour in year-round, but they make up an especially prominent proportion of my inbox in these early fall months. When discussing this trend with a friend (woops unintentional […]
Hooray for Friday! To be honest, when you work from home and your spouse works retail, weekends don’t mean as much as they do to the typical 9-5ers, but for those of you headed into days off, I raise a glass in solidarity.