tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post5120803941817215218..comments2023-08-08T00:37:45.098-07:00Comments on A Philosophy Job Market Blog: You are not alone.Pseudonymous Grad Studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00627480292942427387noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post-62085313076928661622008-02-29T17:48:00.000-08:002008-02-29T17:48:00.000-08:00P.G.O.A.T, how are things going?P.G.O.A.T, how are things going?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post-83354079173836660532008-02-29T08:33:00.000-08:002008-02-29T08:33:00.000-08:005:58Really? Do you think that once you get a TT ...5:58<BR/><BR/>Really? Do you think that once you get a TT job, life is all gumdrop-unicorns and flowerpetals?<BR/><BR/>Trust me: its a grind. both pre and post tenure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post-16210860088538089532008-02-28T17:58:00.000-08:002008-02-28T17:58:00.000-08:00Wow. I have never in my life heard tenure referred...Wow. I have never in my life heard tenure referred to as "the grind".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post-46045248157385692802008-02-28T16:54:00.000-08:002008-02-28T16:54:00.000-08:00PGS: earlier you mentioned that your SO was having...PGS: earlier you mentioned that your SO was having somewhat better luck on the market this year. How have things worked out? I'm rooting for her!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post-27373117669525031612008-02-28T13:01:00.000-08:002008-02-28T13:01:00.000-08:00He can't be an adjunct -- he clearly has a researc...He can't be an adjunct -- he clearly has a research / travel budget and academic freedom...Inside the Philosophy Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255753259090709877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post-72173376701072843572008-02-28T12:29:00.000-08:002008-02-28T12:29:00.000-08:00he must have gotten tenure for some of things he b...he must have gotten tenure for some of things he brought back to the museum per the holy grail movie. There has to be some institutional reward for finding and saving priceless artifacts.<BR/><BR/>In the Holy Grail movie, he had a large (and obviously smitten) class, and he was only too glad to escape them by climbing out the window. Sounds like the tenure grind to me.<BR/><BR/>I bet he has a section on his resume of the sort, Asses I've Kicked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post-91286839311962026212008-02-28T11:49:00.000-08:002008-02-28T11:49:00.000-08:00No, I think lecturer. Junior wasn't rich, but he ...No, I think lecturer. Junior wasn't rich, but he had a little money to keep him from T-T bondage. He was a really popular teacher, and the alumni loved him, so the department made sure that he had a nice office.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post-22600068938166326892008-02-28T11:10:00.000-08:002008-02-28T11:10:00.000-08:00Indy is the hottest emeritus professor ever.Indy is the hottest emeritus professor ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post-71210995870832307162008-02-28T10:52:00.000-08:002008-02-28T10:52:00.000-08:00Actually, he's one of those stars that only has to...Actually, he's one of those stars that only has to teach one class a yearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post-43095804327232176762008-02-28T10:44:00.000-08:002008-02-28T10:44:00.000-08:00Clearly he is retired at that age and teaching whe...Clearly he is retired at that age and teaching when he feel like it. In _Raiders_ he did have a class and huge office at the University of Chicago. That was totally TT. Now he probably has an endowed chair and is researching all the time and "teaching" part time.<BR/><BR/>Come on, it's Indy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post-39689754058549361352008-02-28T09:56:00.000-08:002008-02-28T09:56:00.000-08:00Spoilsport.Indy clearly is a lecturer, teaching wh...Spoilsport.<BR/><BR/>Indy clearly is a lecturer, teaching when the department needs him, but keeping his hands free of tenure-track shackles, so he can thwart Nazis when necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post-33515484289970402482008-02-28T09:42:00.000-08:002008-02-28T09:42:00.000-08:00That's what you call philosophizing with a bullwhi...That's what you call philosophizing with a bullwhip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1944513327283802005.post-90654214279872034532008-02-28T09:11:00.000-08:002008-02-28T09:11:00.000-08:00Sadly, I think he's suggesting that he's a profess...Sadly, I think he's suggesting that he's a professor and extension specialist, rather than an adjunct or VAP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com