Former disillusioned academic. On a healing journey. Interests include birds, Buddhism, cats, flowers, gardening, Kundalinฤซ, love, metaphysics, pottery, trees.
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PhDisillusionment retweeted
3 Oct 2021
Academia to women in academia.....
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PhDisillusionment retweeted
13 Aug 2021
Maybe we need a thread for all the folks considering applying to PhDs in the humanities/social sciences.
PhDs: what was your first job & pay after graduating?
I was a historical researcher and writer for an auction house. Pay: $16 CAD/hour.
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PhDisillusionment retweeted
some academics just describe things that already exist for a living, the bar is so low for certain people
meanwhile others are asked to justify their humanity and existence w an academic argument
we are not all doing the same job.
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PhDisillusionment retweeted
23 Jul 2021
Imagine working your ass off for decades to get a doctoral degree to be told you canโt afford a basic ass lifestyle on your own. Itโs such a disappointment.
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PhDisillusionment retweeted
15 Jul 2021
Me trying to catch up with the papers I left unattended when I started teaching.
What the h*ll was I doing? What are these analyses? What is my research about? Who am I?
@PhDVoice @PhDisillusion
#PhD #PhDFacts #PhDlife
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9 Jul 2021
Remember when we thought @JoeBiden was actually going to do something about student loans? ๐๐คฃ๐๐คฃ๐๐คฃ๐๐คฃ๐๐คฃ๐๐คฃ๐๐คฃ๐
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PhDisillusionment retweeted
21 Apr 2021
Academic faculty jobs are regular jobs. Acting as if they are not is one reason theyโve been gutted. We arenโt special; we are workers.
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PhDisillusionment retweeted
16 Apr 2021
Fuck tenure, I want revenge.
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PhDisillusionment retweeted
8 Feb 2021
My phone still autocorrects โandโ to โABDโ because even after all these years itโs still traumatized.
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PhDisillusionment retweeted
2 Feb 2021
I see so many wonderful and talented people leaving academia. Not because they "didn't make it," nor because they "couldn't hack it." But because the system now demands total sacrifice just for a shot. And for that, you need luck too. It's a lottery that looks like a meritocracy.
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PhDisillusionment retweeted
19 Jan 2021
You want to thank Black women?
Cancel student debt -- all of it.
Black women carry more student debt than any other group in America.
Save your words of appreciation. Policy is our love language.
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PhDisillusionment retweeted
20 Jan 2021
Academia, in three acts.
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PhDisillusionment retweeted
16 Jan 2021
How to become a SUCCESSFUL academic: a guide 1/n
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12 Jan 2021
How are employers going to address employees who have thrived in virtual working environments?
11 Jan 2021
How are schools going to address students who have thrived in virtual learning environments?
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PhDisillusionment retweeted
11 Jan 2021
Professors at top universities are lottery winners, but rarely acknowledge the role of luck in their success. Be skeptical when they give you advice suggesting that the path they took is a repeatable one. If you aspire to an academic research career, have a backup plan.
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6 Jan 2021
Betsy DeVos urges Congress to reject student loan forgiveness in apparent farewell letter cbsn.ws/38hBGnO
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5 Jan 2021
Anyone have advice or know of additional resources on healing from grad school/academia? Iโm still working on it.
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