tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post554075566578307391..comments2024-02-28T18:29:41.120-08:00Comments on Not of General Interest: At Slate: "I Quit Academe" as a new essay genreundinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-69047158494932195412013-10-27T12:59:43.758-07:002013-10-27T12:59:43.758-07:00nicoleandmaggie--"It's really just a job....nicoleandmaggie--"It's really just a job." Yes and yes. It's possible to love a job, but it is still never going to be an equal relationship, as in the institution needs you as much as you need it. undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-69714789201712362052013-10-27T10:05:13.884-07:002013-10-27T10:05:13.884-07:00Also, folks who aren't hooked into the leaving...Also, folks who aren't hooked into the leaving-academia-as-failure zeitgeist don't tend to write about it. My husband has unemotionally left academia, but has not written any sort of manifesto on the topic. It's really just a job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-87506870073764333202013-10-27T09:04:23.968-07:002013-10-27T09:04:23.968-07:00Given where I work, she wouldn't want to take ...Given where I work, she wouldn't want to take my job even if she could (different field, so she couldn't anyway).<br /><br />The "blood on their hands" bit was over the top, indeed.<br /><br />I think there's a high degree of not understanding academia at non-elitish institutions sometimes, too. Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-91620231517686706202013-10-27T07:56:09.513-07:002013-10-27T07:56:09.513-07:00And I parted company from the original blogger whe...And I parted company from the original blogger when she declared dramatically that all tenured people have "blood on their hands" as if they were supposed to--do what? Quit in protest? I do what I can to improve working conditions, but I don't plan to starve to death to satisfy someone else's ideal. undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-15193849646026497012013-10-27T07:51:17.061-07:002013-10-27T07:51:17.061-07:00Bardiac, you're probably right. People who ca...Bardiac, you're probably right. People who can't sail off into the sunset without considering (or so it seems) mortgages, student loans, groceries, and family obligations probably don't write about it. undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05589384016564587214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22001031.post-69776098799770425282013-10-26T19:33:16.955-07:002013-10-26T19:33:16.955-07:00There's a whole lot of pain in those essays, i...There's a whole lot of pain in those essays, indeed.<br /><br />But I don't think the transition is quite as easy for at least some folks. Maybe the ones who've found a path more easily talk about it?Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.com