Greetings from the vortex

Aug 13, 2009 09:09

Something HAPPEN, dang it! I am the ball of restless energy that I always am before the semester starts, except this year...the semester is not starting for me. It's weird. I wonder whether the energy will dissipate as it usually does after Labor Day. Probably it will feel better after the job list comes out. I always do better mentally when I have ( Read more... )

argh!, academia, job market, writing

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thepresidentrix August 14 2009, 00:30:13 UTC
EGADS. Do you think there's another follow-up article somewhere called, 'This Way to the Elephant Graveyard,' for people who read the first article and come away secure in the knowledge that no one will want to hire them to do anything, ever???

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saralinda August 14 2009, 00:37:28 UTC
Oh yes, there are plenty of those. :D

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thepresidentrix August 14 2009, 00:40:47 UTC
I have a very hard time understanding why I am so hard to employ. I mean, geez, I'm reasonably intelligent, polite, and probably more conscientious than average. And I want a job where you work really hard for terrible pay. WHY DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT SUCH A JOB ANYWAY?

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saralinda August 14 2009, 02:25:30 UTC
I know. Strangely, supply outstrips demand by a pretty big margin. Wait--what type of work are you looking for, anyway?

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nimoloth August 17 2009, 12:08:39 UTC
...and the moon on a stick please.

Yours sincerely,

Dennis Baron

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