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I hate being stressed out about a job interview... *crosses hooves*
@StrawberrySundanceIt's not selfish to take care of yourself.On the other hand -- think about it if you are contagious. :/ It could be life threatening for others. (I know some people have no choice and need money but man oh man I hate when people come in sick)Quote from: lovesbabysquirmy on January 07, 2019, 05:14:42 PMI hate being stressed out about a job interview... *crosses hooves*I hope you get it !!
to StrawberrySundance, feel better soon
to StrawberrySundance, feel better soon - also to Beldarna.So today is my first day back after the break. First day of the new academic term...That in itself is fine. Just the admin dept at my university really need re-employing or re-training. Last term I wasn't on the timetable, I got told to fill in registers for a course I don't teach, and HR told me my contract ended in March when it ends in May. So I should have been prepared...however...I get to my 10am class. Except the classroom has changed. Without anyone telling me or my students. That's bad enough but I have navigation issues, so any room changes are meant to be communicated to me well in advance to make sure I know how to find that room and that there's no issues. This did not happen. It also wasn't an isolated incident as my afternoon class had also moved. But after the morning incident I thought to check. This one was also without any notice, and worse, in the building I have the most trouble navigating. So I had to waste some time figuring out where it was well before class, since I go right from lecture to class and don't have time to get lost. All this when I needed to go speak to the doctoral school about my viva, not flap around finding my classrooms.My students, again, weren't told. They were also very confused. One of them asked me why the rooms changed. I wish I had an answer to give that didn't involve "timetabling sucks."All in all I managed to teach my classes, find my classes, and get through my day, but it meant internalising a lot more stress than I normally would in order to teach the class professionally and not let the students down. It made me angry in particular because while a lapse in communication can happen, it's written specifically on my staff record that I need to know about room changes. And it could easily have meant that these classes didn't run today, if the rooms had been in places I couldn't find or if, this morning, I hadn't had students with me to help figure it out.On top of that my convener has made some changes to one of the courses without telling me. I wouldn't mind but again I found out this morning. But it turns out the material he added isn't essential, it's just for the students if they want to expand their reading...so that was a lesser panic.First day of term, done. Really looking forward to the rest of it. And this is just the teaching. Not even the bit when I have to format and submit my thesis, which is coming up fast now...
I can't find the courage to apply for a new job. I thought I'd lessen the pressure by simply offering to volunteer at a nonprofit thrift store for a while, but even that leaves me paralyzed with fear, just thinking about it. At least I might be able to solve this with even more fear, since I'm even more terrified of becoming a deadbeat I wish I could be not useless and not scared at the same time...
Quote from: Taffeta on January 08, 2019, 03:18:54 PM to StrawberrySundance, feel better soon - also to Beldarna.So today is my first day back after the break. First day of the new academic term...That in itself is fine. Just the admin dept at my university really need re-employing or re-training. Last term I wasn't on the timetable, I got told to fill in registers for a course I don't teach, and HR told me my contract ended in March when it ends in May. So I should have been prepared...however...I get to my 10am class. Except the classroom has changed. Without anyone telling me or my students. That's bad enough but I have navigation issues, so any room changes are meant to be communicated to me well in advance to make sure I know how to find that room and that there's no issues. This did not happen. It also wasn't an isolated incident as my afternoon class had also moved. But after the morning incident I thought to check. This one was also without any notice, and worse, in the building I have the most trouble navigating. So I had to waste some time figuring out where it was well before class, since I go right from lecture to class and don't have time to get lost. All this when I needed to go speak to the doctoral school about my viva, not flap around finding my classrooms.My students, again, weren't told. They were also very confused. One of them asked me why the rooms changed. I wish I had an answer to give that didn't involve "timetabling sucks."All in all I managed to teach my classes, find my classes, and get through my day, but it meant internalising a lot more stress than I normally would in order to teach the class professionally and not let the students down. It made me angry in particular because while a lapse in communication can happen, it's written specifically on my staff record that I need to know about room changes. And it could easily have meant that these classes didn't run today, if the rooms had been in places I couldn't find or if, this morning, I hadn't had students with me to help figure it out.On top of that my convener has made some changes to one of the courses without telling me. I wouldn't mind but again I found out this morning. But it turns out the material he added isn't essential, it's just for the students if they want to expand their reading...so that was a lesser panic.First day of term, done. Really looking forward to the rest of it. And this is just the teaching. Not even the bit when I have to format and submit my thesis, which is coming up fast now...That's a lot at the start of one new class. I hope your campus has a rights/cultural group led by students with disabilities, many don't. Some of these, like Syracuse U. in the U.S.A. that do had an online email list for the topic around the nation. Easier to go through disregard of the accommodation and any such battles with people who get the gripe is more than you being about you. Stay strong & hope you are soon back to relaxing and teaching your classroom.
I have been getting telemarketing calls constantly for the last few days. It's same 2 or 3 numbers. They hang up and call back 5 minutes later. This can last for several hours a day. Ponyfan
Quote from: Ponyfan on January 10, 2019, 08:07:50 AMI have been getting telemarketing calls constantly for the last few days. It's same 2 or 3 numbers. They hang up and call back 5 minutes later. This can last for several hours a day. PonyfanI've gotten these a lot lately, too. I ignore the call unless I recognize the number and they keep using different numbers from different states. They're spoofing them and someone texted me to tell me that they'd gotten missed calls from me that I didn't make (and I told them that I thought my number was being spoofed and to ignore them) so I don't think anyone's number is safe. I think they're calling initially to see when you are likely to answer. I have found that if I ignore them and don't answer, they don't call as often because they're getting the hint that I'm not going to answer. If you're in the states, report them to the Do Not Call Registry (donotcall.gov) if you are registered because they're not supposed to be calling you. It's illegal once you're registered on that list. And if you're not on it, go ahead and register for it. It's free and you only have to sign up once and you're on the list for life.