Oh the irony
@IronyPhD
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Academics, premature curmudgeons. Musings on life, liberty, and people not being so damn stupid.
Joined November 2012
Nothing takes the fun out of a social event like being told your attendance is mandatory and PTO will be docked if you do not attend.
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Having to walk through a marching band to attend a meeting I don’t want to attend isn’t as nice as you think it is.
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Admin sent a message about being efficient with our time and energy. They then sent 3 more messages with information that should have been in the first message.
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I will write the most glowing letter of rec. I will pay moving expenses. Whatever it takes to get my office neighbor gone. I can’t listen to him breathe through a wall anymore.
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Paper won top paper award at a conference. Submitted to that organization’s journal and told the study is not relevant to the discipline. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!
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The whiplash of grading these days is like: 1.) Didn't read directions. Completely off the wall essay. 2.) Shining example of analysis. 3.) A.I. essay from top to bottom. 4.) Made me emotional and grateful to read it. Do I like this job or not, am confused.
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Colleague asked why I keep my office door closed. I can hear you breathing down the hall!
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The battery in my wireless mouse died over the weekend. So I am sitting here staring at the things I’d like to click on but can’t.
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Dear student, If you know following written instructions isn’t one of your strengths, then please for the love of everything do NOT take an online class. Thanks, Prof Irony
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When you work from home it’s tempting to work all of the time. So I bought some 1-ply toilet paper to remind myself it’s not worth it.
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Bad news: The air conditioning will be down today for repairs. Good news: Your office windows don’t open and it is going to be hot today!
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Provost said “It seems like everyone is mad at me right now.” WOW. The provost actually got something right for a change.
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It’s the start of a new semester. Time for the computer in the classroom to crash.
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University produced a promo video for our department and spelled our department name incorrectly.
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How to tell a monthly meeting is a waste of time: An hour before it begins, they are still ‘working’ on the agenda.
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Reviewer 1: Accept! Reviewer 2: Accept. Associate Editor: I didn’t like it. Editor: Reject.
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To spend grant funds I have get approval from 5 people then approval to use the payment method then another office has to approve the spending total on that payment method. If it’s this difficult to spend money, how do we have a budget deficit?!
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One week of summer session finished and I can already tell we’re in for a doozy. Had three messages about not knowing how to access an assignment from someone who wasn’t even enrolled in my class. Why?!?
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