Bastard ColleaguesYou've all known one. The brown-nosing fucker, the 'comedian', the drunk, the gossip and of course the weird one with no mates who goes bell ringing, looks like Mr Majika and sports a monk's haircut (and is a woman).
Tell us about yours...
Thanks to Deskbound for the idea
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chthonic, Thu 24 Jan 2008, 9:09)
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Who's bottom?This comes from the days when I was effectively freelance, looking for a proper job.
While waiting for the kettle to boil, Z was complaining that she tended to get all the crappy little tasks.
"That's because you're bottom of the pecking order," said M.
"But Z's actually a proper member of staff. So surely I'm bottom of the pecking order," I said with mock offended pride.
"No, Enzyme," said M. "Z is bottom of the pecking order. But at least she's on it somewhere."
Ethicists, eh?
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 24 Jan 2008, 9:58,
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the pecking orderis no fun at all. I almost wish I wasn't on it, except then I'd have to give up my office. Then again, students wouldn't be able to find me... *muses, packs bags*
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 24 Jan 2008, 10:26,
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At risk of sounding smug...I'm now on the pecking order, and have every intention of climbing it pretty quickly. And I'm happier than I have been since school.
You really ought to come to Mancland.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 24 Jan 2008, 10:31,
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sureFind me a job, I can move tomorrow. I've giving up on the 'career academic' thing mostly because I can no longer be arsed. I'm drowning in my own cynicism. :(
p.s. How the heck did you get work as a freelance bioethicist? (Not being rude, just curious!)
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 24 Jan 2008, 10:37,
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..."Freelance" is the closest I can get to describing my position. Effectively, I was paid by the hour to teach and mark, rather than having a proper full-time contract. A slightly strange set up, and one in which I came out rather the worse, financially-speaking. I only kept it on for the library card, because I'd sussed that I needed to publish more to get a proper gig, and needed journals to do that. Bah.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 24 Jan 2008, 10:46,
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ah yesI am familiar with that situation. Too familiar...
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Thu 24 Jan 2008, 10:50,
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