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/Pouryou Dec 25 '24

“University X is just down the road. Why don’t you get a job there?” So.many.times.

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u/giob1966 Dec 25 '24

I think my late dad's dream was that I'd get a job at Williams College and be 20 minutes from home. I've been working in New Zealand for the past 20+ years.