Seven ways to figure out whether you're a junior prof:
1. You spend a lot of time avoiding committee meetings 2. You've hidden from a student by diving under the desk 3. Achieving a personal life is on your list of things To Do 4. You still haven't given up on the idea of Free Food 5. Your real expertise lies in exploring the local happy hour scene 6. You're always working on your "Book" 7. You spend more than 8 hours a day contemplating alternate career plans
(me again) Though I'm also kind of convinced that it's going to be like virginity loss. Nerve-wracking lead-up, some awkward and painful maneuvering, and then... that was it? Sigh.
I am so hoping I get to find out! (Any day now.) If I do get tenure, I promise never to forget what it's like to be a junior prof.
ReplyDelete(me again) Though I'm also kind of convinced that it's going to be like virginity loss. Nerve-wracking lead-up, some awkward and painful maneuvering, and then... that was it? Sigh.
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