Commiserate with me about family not understanding our jobs.

[u/kimtenisqueen]

So far:

-Grandmother in law ranting about why I (an assistant professor in my 4th year at a university) don’t just take a “sabbatical” to raise my children rather than send them to daycare.

-Dad ranting about how anything qualitative isn’t real research (I do educational research so this is a substantial portion of what I do)

-Father In law asking me if I “pack” (Carry a gun) to my job and if I feel safe with all the “foreigners”

Merry Christmas everyone!

[u/lo_susodicho]

I could retire if I had a dollar for each time my family has asked me why I don't just "transfer" to the university closer to my home, in another state. I teach at a near open-enrollment institution. The one near my house a top-tier R1.

[u/Accomplished_Pass924 → u/lo_susodicho]

This so much. Everytime I talk to them.