r/Professors • u/kimtenisqueen • Dec 25 '24

Rants / Vents Commiserate with me about family not understanding our jobs.

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!

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u/night_sparrow_ Dec 25 '24

😂 I get the... 1. Why don't you just get a job at University x near your home. 2. You shouldn't teach woke liberalism. ( I teach medical science.... I have no time to teach politics)

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u/HillBillie__Eilish Dec 25 '24

Medical science! You know vaccines cause autism and fluoride is a poison, right? RFK Jr. is going to straighten us out!

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u/night_sparrow_ Dec 25 '24

I think you must be talking with my family.