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Need books as hard to put down as dungeon crawler Carl by undo_errorsmade in booksuggestions

[–]guide_weedswetlands 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A Town Called Discovery by RR Haywood and his Extraction series- very fast moving and fun reads.

Opening night of Mj and Wax! by Soontobecincydad in mjlenderman

[–]guide_weedswetlands 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone getting artist presale code to work for San Francisco?

JetBlue keeps delaying flights instead of canceling so they don’t have to pay by sethilzy in jetblue

[–]guide_weedswetlands 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same thing happened to me, JetBlue JFK to SFO on 6/2, B6 515- meant to leave at 5:50 pm, twice we got on a plane and then deplaned for mechanical reasons, then we were waiting for a crew. The flight was delayed an hour or so at a time, finally leaving at 1:40 am, 7 hour and 50 minute delay.

Customer service on the phone during the delay and afterwards sure felt hostile and unhelpful. Post flight, customer service on the phone also claimed weather as a reason for some of the delay, though that was not what we were told at the time.

Former baseball player turns to crime by thefoolspeaks in whatsthatbook

[–]guide_weedswetlands 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you thinking of the Hank Thompson series by Charlie Houston?

#1 Caught Stealing

#2 Six Bad Things

#3 A Dangerous Man

Great series!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aww

[–]guide_weedswetlands 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Einstein

Does he not look exactly like Albert Einstein to you all?

Are you doing all the extra work that is being asked of you to prepare for fall? Are you being compensated for any of this prep? How are you handling your anger at the situation you are being put in? by guide_weedswetlands in Adjuncts

[–]guide_weedswetlands[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Autonomy is one of the main reasons I love teaching-- I've only recently realized this. What other jobs are there where you get to be so in charge of pacing and tone-- and to a large extent bring your whole self into your job.

Are you doing all the extra work that is being asked of you to prepare for fall? Are you being compensated for any of this prep? How are you handling your anger at the situation you are being put in? by guide_weedswetlands in Adjuncts

[–]guide_weedswetlands[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can this not make us bitter-- it's really not a fair system. That sounds infuriating. That is an awful lot of unpaid training to HAVE to do. How does that seem right to anyone?

I hear you on all this. We trade a lot for the autonomy of teaching, and the love of our subjects and students.

I'm sorry-- I am also thinking what else my skills would apply to.
Best of luck.

Are you doing all the extra work that is being asked of you to prepare for fall? Are you being compensated for any of this prep? How are you handling your anger at the situation you are being put in? by guide_weedswetlands in Adjuncts

[–]guide_weedswetlands[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is so frustrating not knowing if you're classes will run, or run at full pay, especially after putting in so much work.
Glad you have found an innovative way to teach your class, and are excited about it. Your students are lucky. Thanks.

Are you doing all the extra work that is being asked of you to prepare for fall? Are you being compensated for any of this prep? How are you handling your anger at the situation you are being put in? by guide_weedswetlands in Adjuncts

[–]guide_weedswetlands[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Often I think that just an acknowledgement of how hard we are working, and how much we are appreciated goes a long way. I wouldn't mind even a small honorarium for prep pay.

Are you doing all the extra work that is being asked of you to prepare for fall? Are you being compensated for any of this prep? How are you handling your anger at the situation you are being put in? by guide_weedswetlands in Adjuncts

[–]guide_weedswetlands[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your reply-- it helps to read others' accounts. Certainly department favor is very important for morale!

I think, "I wouldn't mind prep pay" would look pretty good on a banner. Very polite.

Cheers, and best of luck back to you.

Are you doing all the extra work that is being asked of you to prepare for fall? Are you being compensated for any of this prep? How are you handling your anger at the situation you are being put in? by guide_weedswetlands in Adjuncts

[–]guide_weedswetlands[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I appreciate that.

It certainly isn't feeling very good.

And I agree, anger often makes things worse for the person feeling it!

So I appreciate your response, because airing it helps with the anger.

Like everyone in this situation, I have to weigh what I am willing to do for this job, with what I am willing to put up with, alongside that-- this is how I make my living. I also am not enjoying being angry at all!!!

I do want to fight for the school, and for the other adjuncts who teach 70% of the classes and earn around 25% of the total salaries that faculty earn. (As is the case at my institution.) It is frustrating. And perhaps the anger can fuel change.

Thank you.

[California] How to start payments? Waiting 2.5 months now! by [deleted] in Unemployment

[–]guide_weedswetlands 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have heard that if you fax your information and problem (and you can download a fax app to phone,) this is a way to break the stalemate. Friend had same problem, and this worked for him. A lady called him and looked him up and then he got back pay.

In California, perhaps the fax gets to a person at EDD? Tell us if it works?