tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post256702989677157548..comments2024-03-28T16:15:19.319-04:00Comments on Saideman's Semi-Spew: Stress This!Steve Saidemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-54979491414822938342012-06-16T13:02:35.534-04:002012-06-16T13:02:35.534-04:00Also, the story is pretty clear about a few things...Also, the story is pretty clear about a few things:<br /><br />1) It's the emotional part of the job that's considered stressful (ie rejection, self-worth, work-life balance)<br /><br />2) It's academics in the 30-39 age range who are reporting higher stress, ie those coming out of a PhD programme, those on tenure track, those with young children, those who are more susceptible to the judgement of older peers, etc.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-56181113134246629572012-06-16T12:57:44.102-04:002012-06-16T12:57:44.102-04:00The value of an academic career is a different iss...The value of an academic career is a different issue, though. If you hate academia, you leave academia. <br /><br />The question is why academics report high levels of stress. <br /><br />It's quite possible to want to succeed in your career, to enjoy the benefits of your profession, while still feeling stressed about how it.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-3648376846009265602012-06-16T12:43:14.476-04:002012-06-16T12:43:14.476-04:00Academia is the worst career in the world. Except ...Academia is the worst career in the world. Except for all of the others. <br /><br />The game in life is to find a vocation that simultaneously counts as an avocation -- to do meaningful work. If you can't find meaningful work in a career that (a) hands you resources and discretion to set your own agenda and (b) allows you the opportunity to shape young minds, well, you should consider a different career.brianShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704729786556441835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-7968003571199062572012-06-16T12:36:02.878-04:002012-06-16T12:36:02.878-04:00Your contrast with law and corporations is also a ...Your contrast with law and corporations is also a bit problematic, and it reflects your personal experience too much.<br /><br />I suspect it is relatively easier for lawyers and company employees to move to a different firm or company if their boss treats them like dirt or they live in a horrible city or want to join their spouse in another city. <br /><br />Not so easy in academia, your experience notwithstanding. If you've locked down a tenure track job and you're not a star, you may be stuck where you are. That can create its own frustrations.Philnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-75539952650045183342012-06-16T12:17:44.760-04:002012-06-16T12:17:44.760-04:00Brandon,
First, I qualify the post by saying it i...Brandon, <br />First, I qualify the post by saying it is for those who have TT jobs.<br />Second,if you know me at all, you know that I know exactly all of that stuff, having experienced much of it myself. <br />Third, the surveys cited compared academia to other professions. So, I was thinking comparatively.<br /><br />It is not a perfect gig, but it is not a bad one either for most folks. Bad things do happen, there is stress, but it could be worse, much worse.Steve Saidemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881915512311951902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8446351548038522890.post-88387711052112506562012-06-16T12:04:34.320-04:002012-06-16T12:04:34.320-04:00You vastly underestimate the stress of getting a p...You vastly underestimate the stress of getting a permanent job, finding out that job is not what its cracked up to be, the struggle that comes with teaching poorly trained students, the futility of the job market for your own students, seeing colleagues destroy others lives, and the petty backstabbing within social networks. Is our job easier than being a Doctor, sure Mr Staw Man, but sometimes a normal 9-5 does sound much better.Brandon Valerianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12921918750617372556noreply@blogger.com