Did I really just do that? Yes, apparently I did.
Today I cruised over to the wikis (yes, multiple wikis…I’m just lucky that way) and found that a number of jobs I’ve applied to have moved on without me. Hmm. As I scrolled through the entries, I thought to myself, “If I’m not getting so much as a phone interview from these people, who IS?!” Truly baffling. They range from R1 behemoths to bottom-tier schools, but they share a common thread: Lack of desire to give me the time of day. Nothing to do but keep my head down and just keep swimming.
I’m also in a rather unpleasant state of affairs because my blissful 6 weeks with the spouse are winding to a close. I go back on Tuesday mid-morning, and we won’t be together again until February 8. The only thing keeping me from a full-on breakdown is that in the meantime I’ll have the beginning of the semester, a revise-and-resubmit to finish, a campus visit, and a visit from my mom to keep me occupied. Also, the day I leave will start the countdown for 91 days until we no longer have to live apart. We can deal with that, knowing that it’s temporary. How people do this as a matter of course for years at a time defies comprehension.
The next couple of weeks will be hectic, so I can’t promise very much in the way of posts. Enjoy yourselves, dears!
Keep on keepin’ on, there. I agree that it’s just really hard to do the long-distance bit, but there are rewards for this kind of tough-mindedness. And being busy does help… Will be looking forward to more details about your amazing trip.
Thanks. It’s hard to see the short-term rewards of all of this, but it seems plausible that in the long term, it’ll be worth it.
Since you asked, is there any particular part of the trip you’d like to hear about? I don’t want to blather on or sound like I’m bragging, but I’m more than happy to talk about my travels.
Since I will never get to visit Istanbul, I’d love to know about all of your experiences…but what about favorite meal, favorite view, favorite site visited? Or just more pix with captions?
Once the craziness of this week subsides, I’ll post some stuff for you! And never say never…
I feel your wiki pain. (And, even as I wince, appreciate the pun.) My own disciplinary job wiki (assuming it can be trusted) is how I learned that I was cut out of the running for two of the t-t jobs that interviewed me at the Big Giant Pseudology Conference.
I’m coming around to the idea that the wiki is in some ways pointless. If they’re going to let me know my status one way or the other, they’ll let me know on their own schedule. If I don’t hear from them, I must assume that I didn’t make the cut, and I must keep applying for more jobs. Reading through the wiki feels more like pouring salt in a wound than anything else.
And to think that you have a book in the works and still don’t get mad action…Something is seriously wrong with the market!
I was reminded why I have avoided the wiki. Sometimes uncertainty is A-OK, particularly when certainty means you know you’re out of the running.