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> in a state which mainly grows corn and racism. He sounds like a condescending prick. He even admits as much. Why did he apply to work somewhere where he woul

> in a state which mainly grows corn and racism. He sounds like a condescending prick. He even admits as much. Why did he apply to work somewhere where he would be surrounded by people he considers so infinitely inferior to himself? One can say "I don't want to live there" without insulting everyone who does live there. His work sounds immensely valuable, it's sad he hasn't internalized the fact that working with other people & in institutions requires patience and personal compromise. Or perhaps he has and that's why he's quitting. I'm sorry to say I predict he'll have a rude awakening when he learns that most of these compromises are neccesary in the private sector as well. I understand his complaints & they seem legitimate, but buddy... "if you walk around running into assholes all day, perhaps you're the asshole." And his considering his condescending, archly superior tone towards those he considers beneath him, I'd wager you could lose the "perhaps." EDIT: If you just read the bits between "Resistance / lack of options for the work I want to do" and "Conclusion" it's quite an interesting and informative blog post!

NotSammyHagar 6y ago
In academia, it's often so hard to get a job you'll take that place that offers you one, no matter where it is, so you can get started. The thing that bugs me is that article is just laid out in a painful way. It's like a fluff article that has just a few things to say but shreds the short version and fills out a much longer space.
- sequoia 6y ago
  I totally get it, my dad moved to Tennessee for a professorship, and I followed him a few years later while in highschool. It wasn't my first choice! But after a month or two of grousing about what a shitty little 2-bit town I thought Johnson City was as a highschooler, my dad suggested I chill out on criticizing the town and the people in it all the time, and I think that was good advice. While it may not have been a great "culture fit" for me, that doesn't make me better than the people who live there. I also would not move away from where I like to live for a job.
WrtCdEvrydy 6y ago
I wonder if this is after years of being called a Mexican... that kinda tends to piss most people off.

NotSammyHagar 6y ago

In academia, it's often so hard to get a job you'll take that place that offers you one, no matter where it is, so you can get started. The thing that bugs me is that article is just laid out in a painful way. It's like a fluff article that has just a few things to say but shreds the short version and fills out a much longer space.

sequoia 6y ago
I totally get it, my dad moved to Tennessee for a professorship, and I followed him a few years later while in highschool. It wasn't my first choice! But after a month or two of grousing about what a shitty little 2-bit town I thought Johnson City was as a highschooler, my dad suggested I chill out on criticizing the town and the people in it all the time, and I think that was good advice. While it may not have been a great "culture fit" for me, that doesn't make me better than the people who live there. I also would not move away from where I like to live for a job.

WrtCdEvrydy 6y ago

I wonder if this is after years of being called a Mexican... that kinda tends to piss most people off.