tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post115884731625582056..comments2023-10-30T08:30:47.431-05:00Comments on See Jane Compute: Signs that my job is taking over my lifeJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17082496114155799356noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1159184107417101992006-09-25T06:35:00.000-05:002006-09-25T06:35:00.000-05:00I think the thing to do is what can do with your t...I think the thing to do is what can do with your time and energies and if they don't give you tenure, well, (can I be blunt?) screw 'em. There are other universities in the universe. You can always go make lots of money in private industry with what you know. <BR/><BR/>Also, if you don't need to be physically at the school, don't be there because your time will get "vampired" by others. Go when you have to go to teach, do research in person, or absolutely must do face-to-face meetings (how unproductive if you can choose to use a web cam).<BR/><BR/> Lastly, you might want to read Dr. Richard D.Mandel's book entitled <B>The Professor Game</B> (Publisher: Doubleday;(1977) ISBN: 0385111568) and about the gamesmanship spoiling the tenure process. Perhaps Mandel's book will be a source of amusement, insight, and solace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1159152715255748032006-09-24T21:51:00.000-05:002006-09-24T21:51:00.000-05:00Ack! Lord Programmer has found my blog!! No rest...Ack! Lord Programmer has found my blog!! No rest for the weary. :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the book suggestion, Michael! I'll check that out. I definitely need some zen in my life. <BR/><BR/>WToTW, I so agree with the importance of making time for relaxation. (And I've had my share of conversations this week involving setting up lunch dates in *November*---are we really all that busy that we can't eat lunch in October???) I'm really trying to do that. It's so easy to get caught up in the "must always do work" mentality, though. This job is sick, sometimes. :)<BR/><BR/>Astroprof, you might be on to something---I watched Tron not so long ago! The graphics in my dream were much better, though. :) <BR/><BR/>Kavitha, I do try to tell myself that "it's just a job". It's hard when the whole atmosphere of my job revolves around "this is a calling, you must sacrifice your life to this job if you want to get tenure", but I do realize that the attitude is not healthy.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082496114155799356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1159103565239333122006-09-24T08:12:00.000-05:002006-09-24T08:12:00.000-05:00Okay, you need a book. ("What? Another book for an...Okay, you need a book. ("What? Another book for an academician?! Oh noooo...")<BR/><BR/>The title of the book is:<BR/><BR/>The Complete Idiot's Guide to Zen Living<BR/>By: Eve Adams and Gary R. McClain<BR/>Publisher: Alpha Books<BR/>ISBN: 0028639588<BR/><BR/>Read the book. It will help.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there and simplify,<BR/><BR/>Michael Flessas<BR/>http://flessas.googlepages.com<BR/>http://katrineholm.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1158958708664305102006-09-22T15:58:00.000-05:002006-09-22T15:58:00.000-05:00Can't edit, so I'll add what I was trying to type:...Can't edit, so I'll add what I was trying to type: I hope it gets better soon!!Wicked Teacher of the Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16696599676935003695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1158958660259023532006-09-22T15:57:00.000-05:002006-09-22T15:57:00.000-05:00It must be going around! I feel this way too, thou...It must be going around! I feel this way too, though my dreams about work are a lot more mundane. <BR/><BR/>As I told a friend of mine - who told me it might be June before there's time to meet for coffee - sometimes you just have to MAKE time to relax, even if it doesn't seem possible. I know I've found greater solace in little things like having dinner with my husband in the midst of the craziness.Wicked Teacher of the Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16696599676935003695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1158949708526772052006-09-22T13:28:00.000-05:002006-09-22T13:28:00.000-05:00Didn't they make a movie similar to that dream? I...Didn't they make a movie similar to that dream? It was called Tron.<BR/><BR/>This semester, I seem to be totally consumed with work, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1158940881164993332006-09-22T11:01:00.000-05:002006-09-22T11:01:00.000-05:00I am sorry you feel that way about work - work sho...I am sorry you feel that way about work - work should be fun :) <BR/><BR/>Remember that if you were to leave you wouldn't be missed long, enjoy life around you and with your loved ones instead, I know it sounds corny but it's true, I had a job like that once.... now I won't put myself in a position like that, I hope :)<BR/><BR/>KavithaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1158940365339491052006-09-22T10:52:00.000-05:002006-09-22T10:52:00.000-05:00Don't worry we weren't going to hurt you we just w...Don't worry we weren't going to hurt you we just wanted to question you on what you know about distributed systems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1158928118292526502006-09-22T07:28:00.000-05:002006-09-22T07:28:00.000-05:00Great question, C. I have felt harried and stress...Great question, C. I have felt harried and stressed in previous years, and my first semester/term my first year was *horrible* (I just remember being stressed all the time and working all the time). This one's probably a close second. I think some of that is self-inflicted: I'm so anxious about teaching in particular that I am sometimes paralyzed from getting things done. But a lot of it is external, too: this has been an especially busy few weeks for student demands, colleague demands, and "little emergencies" that must be dealt with immediately.<BR/><BR/>Hope your workload lets up soon!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082496114155799356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1158849089936639512006-09-21T09:31:00.000-05:002006-09-21T09:31:00.000-05:00I'm having workload problems too.I was wondering w...I'm having workload problems too.<BR/><BR/>I was wondering whether this was a temporary thing for you, or whether you've felt like this pretty much from the beginning that you took this job?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com