Doug N. got a memo on faculty recruiting
Apparently post-boomer faculty are completely unreasonable in their expectations, and the silverbacks in academia are trying to analyse the new demands.
Doug goes straight to the point, the young 'uns want:
- Not to be treated poorly where they work
- Have a life, and not be given shit about having a life
- Not to be told stupid things by clueless senior people
- Not to be stuck with stupid, obscure or byzantine policies
We also want ponies.
Freedom, liberty and justice for all.
Peace in our times and love and harmony.
Really, we do. We learned this from our dirty fucking hippy elders.
Not our fault they sold out and forgot.
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I hadn't really planned on writing anymore about animal rights extremists. The topic seemed as though it had played out over the few days. But those who've followed this blog know that I'm nothing if not tenacious when I grab onto a topic, and sometimes certain topics demand several posts.
tags: Snow Geese, Chen caerulescens,
It appears the de facto Congressional retirement plan is spreading to the lower orders. For those who aren't familiar with the Congressional retirement plan, here's what I mean:
Doug Hamilton has a nifty Astronomy Workshop web page, with lots of fun little tools.
My parents were no hippies, but I want all that too!
Except for ponies. I really don't care for ponies.
Parents?
Who said anything about parents?