Tumblr crosspost (19 January 2021)
I reblogged this post and added:
oh, and also, health insurance
unnamedelement responded:
This is so real
I replied:
glad it's relatable, lol
wildarthings said:
I left my phd program after a year (it wasn't working) and I still feel flashes of guilt and shame that I wasn't willing to stick it out. Academia is so guilt inducing and I'm just waiting for the year when it no longer has its shame tendrils in my life.
I replied:
It really is! I hope you feel better.
wildarthings responded:
Thank you!!! I really hope you get what you want out of your path thru academia, whatever you decide to do with it. :) :) :)
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primeideal said:
relatable hahahhaha sorry. i survived though!!
colorwheels14 said:
My advice to you is if you go the academic job route, choose the one that actuallly fits your interests. I wanted to teach, and so I'm at a teaching university, vs. a research university. I may want to do something else in the future that may or may not be related to that anymore, but there are lots of paths that don't involve TT research university jobs.
oh, and also, health insurance
unnamedelement responded:
This is so real
I replied:
glad it's relatable, lol
wildarthings said:
I left my phd program after a year (it wasn't working) and I still feel flashes of guilt and shame that I wasn't willing to stick it out. Academia is so guilt inducing and I'm just waiting for the year when it no longer has its shame tendrils in my life.
I replied:
It really is! I hope you feel better.
wildarthings responded:
Thank you!!! I really hope you get what you want out of your path thru academia, whatever you decide to do with it. :) :) :)
primeideal said:relatable hahahhaha sorry. i survived though!!
colorwheels14 said:
My advice to you is if you go the academic job route, choose the one that actuallly fits your interests. I wanted to teach, and so I'm at a teaching university, vs. a research university. I may want to do something else in the future that may or may not be related to that anymore, but there are lots of paths that don't involve TT research university jobs.