*Me minding my business eating cake at a faculty event*
“So, are you a grad student or staff?”
As a baby professor certain folks would insist I’d one day learn to see this most boring of microaggressions as a compliment about by youthful glow. I assure you in my 40s it’s more insulting than ever.
“So, are you a grad student or staff?”
As a baby professor certain folks would insist I’d one day learn to see this most boring of microaggressions as a compliment about by youthful glow. I assure you in my 40s it’s more insulting than ever.
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my university held an event to celebrate all the faculty promoted to full (including me!), and i went with my (non-academic) husband.
the number of folks who approached us and asked HIM what department he was in... 🫥