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I think a lot of us think that we will beat the odds. We see people struggling to get tenure track jobs and say "well, that won't happen to me." Of course, now
by jccalhoun 11y ago
I think a lot of us think that we will beat the odds. We see people struggling to get tenure track jobs and say "well, that won't happen to me."
Of course, now it has happened to me and my friends that have gotten tenure track jobs aren't happy. I'm giving it one more year to find a tenure track job before I give up. (Of course part of the problem is my degree is in the humanities so I don't really know what I'm qualified for...)
- niels_olson 11y agoPro tip for life: if you ever think you can beat the odds, you should take more math.
- Turing_Machine 11y agoPro tip for life: if you think math/science/tech jobs are immune to drastic layoffs and structural unemployment, you should take more history.
- niels_olson 11y agoI like to think of this as the niche problem: people love specialization, but avoid getting yourself into a niche that's so small it gets plastered over.