I'm working on bits and pieces of grading, and reflecting on a memo I was sent by Dr. X, my beloved boss and chair of the department. He warned the faculty that there might be cuts in re-hiring people next year, and that those of us who were hired-in during the last couple of years may have to be let go if things get very bad. I know it kills him to write things like this. I saw him as he was about to get the memo proofread and he looked like someone had dropped a hundred pounds on his head.
It would just about kill me to have to leave teaching again; I had to leave many years ago due to my chronic illness, and it would be a shame now, having fought my way back to a time of relatively stable health, to have to let it go again. I hope it doesn't come to this--I'm perfectly happy to take one class every semester until things get better. Even though teaching is sometimes very challenging for me, I still love it and would miss it if I lost it again.
I have to say, this country is in a deplorable state and I really don't envy the Obama administration their jobs once January comes around. They are going to have to be like the folks in the circus who clean up after the elephants have passed through (literally). And that's a whole lot of crap to get rid of.
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