I'm seeing it where I work, live, and play. Okay not where I play but still it seems I cannot get through a day without someone is making a deal with someone else. I have to cover the backs of a lot of people in my work life but as I learned last week, they certainly don't cover mine. I've been sold up the proverbial river simply because it's apparently in my job description. I won't go into any particular details but let's just say my eyes have been opened to a field of work to which I will never fit into as a career. It's my job, I do it, go out to lunch, come back to finish it and go home.
My career is teaching two nights a week and on Saturday mornings. It doesn't pay nearly 50% of my bills but it has more meaning than my day job ever will. It gives me joy and satisfaction, which is more than I can say most other people feel about their work. Maybe it's because I'm a control freak but being an adjunct is the best job I've EVER had. I have no one watching me expect my students and I don't need to brown nose to ANYONE just to make my day go smoother. As long as my students pass their exam at the end of the semester, I've done my job. I get paid whether or not my students attend class.
Being an educator will never pay well for me and getting full-time work is almost impossible in my field. Last year I applied for a one year position that over 180 other people applied for. This was a 1 year maternity leave yet it received as many applicants as a tenure track position. I read the message boards on CHE weekly and it's not looking to get any better any time soon.
So for now, I have to take my lumps or grief as it were and be grateful. EOM
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