- It just keeps going on and on and on and on.
- I've met some great people.
- I've met some not-so-great people.
- It can make conferences much more stressful than they need to be.
- There are many exploitive jobs advertised.
- I believe that I am worth more than what those jobs would have me be (and I'm not talking about the money).
- Multiple interviews means repeating the same lines over and over.
- It can be easy to forget when and where I've said what - and who I've said certain things to.
- As I've mentioned before, the job search is expensive.
- While travel costs for on-campus interviews are reimbursed, the credit card bill is still frightening.
- I should say, "are suppose to be reimbursed." I am still annoyed by the fact that the institutions I drove to did not pay for my mileage. Gasoline is expensive!
- The job search doesn't just cost money - it costs time. A lot of time.
- A lot of that time could have been spent finishing my dissertation in a timely manner.
- Of course, this hasn't stopped me from reading the occasional book.
- It can be humiliating.
- It can be validating.
- I am still amazed by the number of people who clearly didn't read my cv and cover letter very well. Mistakes were made (and not by me). Must remain gracious at all times.
- I am still trying to forget the gentleman who asked me if there are really any women rhetors worth studying or teaching. Oh yes, that did happen. And yes, I was gracious.
- The search is mentally exhausting.
- The search can lead people to obsessively check their email and voice mail, not to mention The Wiki of Doom!
- I am not alone...even when I feel alone.
- People are curious about my area of study, but aren't sure if I am more comp-rhet or lis. Comp-rhet is the answer, but apparently on paper I come off as having dual loyalties. I think this is hilarious considering how interdisciplinary comp-rhet is.
- That doesn't mean that I will change for the sake of others' perceptions of what it means to "do" comp-rhet.
- My work is not trendy. And, I don't care. It is my work and I am protective of it.
- Does that make me a rebel? A fool? An idiot? Ahead of my time? Behind the times? Myself? I haven't quite figured this out.
17 hours ago
4 comments:
Hell yes it's mentally exhausting. It's also emotionally draining. It's just plain tiring.
On the bright side, you can deduct the cost of looking for a job on your federal income taxes next year.
But on the whole, job hunting sucks.
It is amazing how many people don't know about that deduction! Recently, when I was talking to a group of people on or about to be on the job market, none of them knew about this. My diss director didn't know about this. And, I suspect our job search advisers don't either, considering none of them ever mentioned it.
Probably would be a good post over at the Economical Academic!
Take heart---my work is not particularly trendy nor sexy and some have even charged that it is not even comp/rhet! I ask myself your #25 questions all the time . . . at least we can be rebel-fools (et al.) habiting the same sphere together.
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