Short version: budget cuts, unilateral moves by department administrators without adequate explanations, and People Going Crazy.
What hurts my feelings most about this is that I am stressed the fuck out (a) and that people who ACTIVELY HATED ME AND COLLUDED AGAINST ME not so long ago are now seeking me out as an ally (b). Because, you know, allies. (The thing about me is that I will say what I think but I have no interest in being an active member in any faction. Which perhaps makes me ill-suited to life in most English departments.)
You know what I think? First: do they think I have amnesia? That I don’t remember when there was a target on my back, placed there by them? FUCK THEM if they think that I will just join their fucking club as if I DON’T recall when these people went after me. Second: I care about STUDENTS and not about either this bullshit administrative shit nor do I care about my colleagues (or even me) getting preferred teaching schedules.
Jesus MotherFUCKING Christ. I am so filled with stress and rage that I can’t even talk about it.
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So sorry to hear about the departmental shenanigans….my department is similarly charged and faction-ized, and it sucks. I feel for you.
Oh I’m waiting for the day when a particular person wants/needs my help so I can kindly say no right to their face. That said, sorry to hear that all of this shit is going down right now.
Yeah, that selective amnesia makes me crazy too. Have a cocktail?
Geez,I am sorry for both the cause of all the uproar and the idiocy they’re perpetrating. I wish that more people would take your viewpoint about putting the priority on the students instead of their own comfort but that’s probably crazy talk.
A belated bout of sympathy… Budget cuts are almost always ugly, and bring out the worst in everyone. But selective amnesia is really hard. And really: this is your job. Don’t complain about your teaching schedule.
Ugh, ugh, ugh. I tend to smile at them and watch them like a hawk. keep your friends close and your enemies closer, as they say. I feel your pain.
So cool. You haven’t played the all out victim card in a while. How fun. They’re plotting!!! You’re a hero for standing up. Etc.