Professor Jaded

Most burned-out, tired faculty were once enthusiastic idealists who didn’t understand why no one else worked as hard as they did…

No, it’s still not graded… But, I did find some new recipes to try today during office hours.

@IronyPhD A camping hammock and a book usually serve as a good start for me on a jaded afternoon

Lots going on in my personal life. Class, I can do. The rest… Nope. Sorry I won’t be checking email or grading today. I’m checking out for the afternoon.

@EliteYacob @BellwetherFarms @PhDVoice Damn!! I could go for that right now…

@BellwetherFarms The grilled cheese is student life. @PhDVoice @ProfessorJaded

Some days all you need is a good grilled cheese.

And now for one of my all-time favorite questions… At what point do I become “the old breed”?

The more you let your colleagues down… The less it stings. You’re not an imposter anymore whenever they finally know the truth.

@knittaphd I go as a scantily-filled-in scantron

@peevedccprof Carry two in each hand… make sure they look exactly alike. Wear a mask and shades. Own it.

The quicker that you respond… The quicker that you are expected to respond.

How ever much of yourself that you plan to give to the job… The job will always want more.

A perfect syllabus is like a perfect dissertation. It doesn’t exist and nobody reads it unless they are paid to do it. #teachersoftwitter

Always set your timed announcements for weird times or times during your office hours so it looks like you’re working more than you are

“In my classes, we call it the ‘Skill-abus’ because it teaches us the skills we need to succeed….” Some profs just try waaaaaaaay too hard… #iykyk

As you lineup your schedule for the new semester, be sure to add a few phony assignments that you can cancel in early November and look like a hero

@peevedccprof I’ll also make sure that the program is done in the style of a syllabus, with learning objectives included

No, I haven’t graded it yet… and I move yours to the bottom of the pile whenever you ask about it… just out of petty spite.

@ProfMoneyBags Get their approval… Then set it back to what you want.

@ProfOppressor I don’t know. Maybe. I think I’m just tired and feeling trapped.

@ProfessorJaded I’m jaded by the corrosive hyper-competitiveness of academe. Is this what you mean?

I don’t think that I want to share many ideas with colleagues anymore… I instead think I’ll just go home and watch the sun rise and set in silence.

@sunoppositemoon Yeah, I’m cool. Thanks for asking though, friend.