Circe, this sounds tough. I think we all have our share of frustrations on the job, but I think your post makes me feel pretty fortunate about my overall situation.
I've heard this though, quite a bit, and you can see it even as an outsider at some places. This idea that the unproductive old guard is so jealous of the new generation that they just can't let them be, never mind actually support them! It's sad.
There are certainly less productive people in my department, but I have never felt like any of those people have stood in my way. (Others have, but clearly they had other sources for the freakish behavior.)
Yes, I hope we don't get all bitter by the time tenure comes around and feel like the new younglings have to go through all the bs like we did.
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Posted by Turquoise Stuff to academicsecret at 8/07/2006 01:19:23 PM
