Comments on: Leaving academia behind http://www.escapetheivorytower.com/2009/10/leaving-academia-behind/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:51:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Julie http://www.escapetheivorytower.com/2009/10/leaving-academia-behind/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Julie Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:52:22 +0000 http://www.escapetheivorytower.com/?p=154#comment-19 Dave, I think that IS what everyone feels about it, and there are lots and lots and lots of reasons why that's not only likely to be true, but understandable. When everything is geared to Getting A Job, not getting one is going to feel like failure. What I am suggesting is that we can question that assumption, not in an airy-fairy "nothing bad ever happens so we should all be happy" way, but in a "do I really actually agree with the premises of these thoughts?" kind of way. You have my sympathy and compassion for being where you are, right now, in all the senses of that. Dave, I think that IS what everyone feels about it, and there are lots and lots and lots of reasons why that’s not only likely to be true, but understandable. When everything is geared to Getting A Job, not getting one is going to feel like failure.

What I am suggesting is that we can question that assumption, not in an airy-fairy “nothing bad ever happens so we should all be happy” way, but in a “do I really actually agree with the premises of these thoughts?” kind of way.

You have my sympathy and compassion for being where you are, right now, in all the senses of that.

]]> By: Dave Doolin http://www.escapetheivorytower.com/2009/10/leaving-academia-behind/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Dave Doolin Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:40:29 +0000 http://www.escapetheivorytower.com/?p=154#comment-18 I have academia stacked all over my little apartment. It's everywhere. Fortunately, all technical material, so it's potentially still useful. I'll be reading more. Failing to obtain a faculty position at a decent school is just that. It's failure. No matter what anyone _says_ about, that's what everyone privately feels about it. I have academia stacked all over my little apartment. It’s everywhere.

Fortunately, all technical material, so it’s potentially still useful.

I’ll be reading more. Failing to obtain a faculty position at a decent school is just that. It’s failure. No matter what anyone _says_ about, that’s what everyone privately feels about it.

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