The semester has been going fairly smoothly. I never got behind on grading. My prep work has been getting done in a timely fashion. In fact, I'm even a bit ahead; I might not have any work that absolutely needs to be done over Thanksgiving Break. Great, right?
No. It's been making me insane. I've been living with a low level of background terror that I've forgotten something important. I've taken on extra responsibility at work, so there is no way I should be on top of things at this point in the semester. What am I forgetting?
Then I figured it out: I only have one job. You see, ever since the last year of my Ph.D. program, I've been working two jobs - full-time at the community college and part-time at the university. Even when we moved to San Diego last year, I was still coordinating six TAs, 16 lab sections, and almost 400 students at the university from afar. That stopped this semester. For the first time since 1999, I only have one job, but I've been working at the same pace as usual.
I can sleep easier now, methinks.
6 comments:
Well, I should hope so!
It's sad when a reasonable workload seems... light. I have been there. Although my usual problem is a reasonable workload broken down into chunks of either panic or boredom.
Cheers to being on top!
Yay leisure time!
--AJV
Now that I have assessed that I do have some leisure time, maybe I can develop a hobby! Ooh!
If you are like me, you will fill that time up in short order. My nature sure abhors a vacuum.
Such as NaNoWriMo? Congrats, dude!
Post a Comment