Post by irene adler on Feb 9, 2016 21:15:26 GMT -5
CW is beginning her "alternate workday" aka, teaching at another school during the workday. This will be a scheduling and communications nightmare. I expressed my concerns to my boss (particularly the part where she will not be logging her time--we are both non exempt employees, and it infuriates me that they are essentially giving her 8 hours of release time to take a job at a non affiliate institution) who responds with a "what can you do" shrug.
Any tips welcome. I'm at the end of my rope. Maybe if I got a male faculty member to call bullshit on this my concerns would automatically become legitimate?
Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed. - G. K. Chesterton
In other news, I'm bummed a friend contacted me about a MLM and when the first sentence of my reply was "Thanks but I'm not interested." and she proceeded to tell me if I host a party I can get free stuff. It made me sad.
A woman at work who I really like emailed me about a MLM. I was so sad; I really tried to not let it get to me but I felt genuinely disappointed in her. I also hate how these companies market themselves as "women's empowerment."
My coworkers and their attitudes toward recent news events are really making me want to scream.
One of them tossed a Donald Trump pin on my desk today. I live in a place that is all Trump supporters including the co-workers surrounding me.
I gave it back to her and said I started the process to change my party last week to Democrat. Everyone looked at me like I was insane.
This is totally fascinating to me. It's like Bigfoot- I know there are Trump supporters are out there (clearly) but I've never seen or met any. I'm fully aware that has to do with where I live and my line of work. Out of curiosity, what are their reasons for supporting him? Is it the whole "he tells the truth!" thing?
This is totally fascinating to me. It's like Bigfoot- I know there are Trump supporters are out there (clearly) but I've never seen or met any. I'm fully aware that has to do with where I live and my line of work. Out of curiosity, what are their reasons for supporting him? Is it the whole "he tells the truth!" thing?
Some of it is. I live in an area of the country that is very racist, sexist and xenophobic. It's a lower income area in general with a lot of generational welfare and for that matter generational beliefs. Back when my parents were married, it was certain religions that couldn't marry. Then the whispers as more black and white couples started. Hispanics, bad. Blacks, trouble. (Not my opinion-what people believe because their parents told them so, their friends told them so, society tells them so.)
People cling to their guns and rights to have them here, to the Confederate flag (I'm in the Northeast!), to pro-life but yet no welfare for anyone! People will insist to me that there is no white priviledge, that gays shouldn't marry, cops are never wrong, and sit in church on Sunday and are the most ignorant rude individuals come Monday.
To them Donald Trump embodies everything they want, to lock out the religions they hate, the races they hate. And he'll bring jobs, he'll protect the pro-lifers, and get rid of gay marriage. Yet no one looks beyond here. No one educates themselves about anything.
You have my sympathy. I'm surrounded by MANY people like this and I find it maddening. I've probably deleted 25% of my Facebook friends because I can only read and correct so many chain posts about Obama being a Muslim, Obama taking all the guns, the poor Bundy ranch family, and confederate flags. And I swear to all things holy, I can't even have a discussion with these people because they have absolutely no coherent thoughts when you ask them about their beliefs.