Thursday, December 12, 2013

No one gets it!

From the sea of persistent phone calls and e-mail from family members trying to plan for Christmas in two weeks (when we already know the plan, mind you) and/or saying "I don't know if you are DONE with work this week" to the students themselves, NO ONE GETS HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GRADE RESEARCH PAPERS (unless, of course, they have done it themselves at some point).  I have (well, now I "had" since I'm a little over halfway done) 55, 8-10 page papers.  I also had to grade a final exam.  On top of that, I had a 2 hour dentist appointment, doctor's appointments, an interview for an adjunct  instructor position, my son's Christmas program, among countless other domestic responsibilities so far this week. 

Sometimes I want to scream, "Just because I am not working in an office OUTSIDE of my home this week, it doesn't mean I'm not working far more hours than I am actually paid for with this grading!!!!"

In all honesty, I could go on and on about this issue, but I'm not feeling particularly articulate at this point since I have to get back to grading soon.   I just want to be done!!!!

Also, the idea that I am going to be "DONE" with work after I submit grades next Monday is a joke, since I have to finish a draft of my dissertation proposal by early January (I've barely begun).  AND....dear family and friends, I'm not being paid for that!!!!!