大家都来砸：看看我是追求上进，还是脑袋错乱？

大家都来砸：看看我是追求上进，还是脑袋错乱？
国内高校教师都美国博士，喜欢自由支配时间和少见人。工作后，因为先生也在一个小镇的大学作faculty, due to duel career family conflict, 我没有在同一年也找到faculty position, 也不愿 到１００ miles 之外的大学早。于是加入staff.

因为机遇加上好的英文和工作能力，我很快生到了到高级经理级，和校长，系主任级打交道。以后有可能再升，也可能就这样，毕竟作纯administrator 的外国人太少。

Please allow me to type in English -- too slow with my Chinese software.

I am absolutely in a good position now: supervise 4 full-timers, salary is higher than most of assistant professors in my field (social science), never short of money to buy work-related things, can travel to anywhere and stay in best hotels, only report to a reasonable boss, etc. However, finally, ,there is a faculty position in my field (social science) in this university. I wanted to apply and have a good feeling to get it due to my publications and teaching and service records.

I think deep down I have a "faculty" dream. The reason is two fold. First, I am damn good at publishing. I published in all tier A and B journals in my field, and I still publish 2-3 papers each year even it is not expected in my current position. Second, I still like flexible work hours. Now, I can be flexible, but don't want to set bad examples for my staff.

我生生说我是身在福中不知福。If I get the position and take it, very likely my pay will be cut. I will struggle with things like terrible politics, pressure for grant, short of travel money, multiple supervisors, occasional nasty students, ect. just like every assistant professor. 他唯一的担心是我现在的位置高，谁知道以后consolidate就没有了，不如tenured后的faculty 好。我倒不担心这个，就是从事和准备了faculty这么久，终于看到一个机会似的。

请各位指教和砸砸我， 哈哈。

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• 砸：做faculty就叫上进？ Come on! -Greenway_360- ♀ (267 bytes) () 03/09/2008 postreply 15:58:34

• I know I am much ado about nothing. Thanks. -EEHL- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2008 postreply 16:03:07

• then, why do anything at all? -dappledsun- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2008 postreply 19:54:34

• Maybe it is 一种不甘心. -EEHL- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2008 postreply 20:53:57

• follow your mind. 为梦想而奋斗是很幸福的事。将来什么样将来再说吧 -喜乐坡- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2008 postreply 17:11:47

• Thanks,喜乐坡. -EEHL- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2008 postreply 21:15:49

• I am so glad that I didn't chose to become a faculty -HenryLi- ♂ (112 bytes) () 03/09/2008 postreply 19:45:39

• I am so glad that I didn't chose to become a faculty -又当爹来又当妈- ♀ (102 bytes) () 03/10/2008 postreply 03:54:01

• 回复：I am so glad that I didn't chose to become a faculty -田林- ♀ (42 bytes) () 03/10/2008 postreply 07:03:21

• publication 多又如何，大多数faculty的文章都是junk -胡大明白- ♀ (114 bytes) () 03/09/2008 postreply 21:09:12

• Junk又如何, You have to admit that universities & programs rely on -EEHL- ♀ (53 bytes) () 03/09/2008 postreply 21:14:24

• Rely on pubs. -EEHL- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2008 postreply 21:15:11

• 若你是真心喜欢teaching&do research乐在其中,答案不用问。 -胡大明白- ♀ (108 bytes) () 03/09/2008 postreply 21:44:15

• 回复：publication 多又如何，大多数faculty的文章都是junk -mt123- ♀ (42 bytes) () 03/10/2008 postreply 14:27:53

• go for it, if you like it. -voicing- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/09/2008 postreply 22:28:27

• 回复：大家都来砸：看看我是追求上进，还是脑袋错乱？ -秀园- ♀ (144 bytes) () 03/10/2008 postreply 08:19:24

• It also depends on what field (specialty) you are in. -henryli- ♂ (0 bytes) () 03/10/2008 postreply 12:05:20

• 好像是脑袋错乱 -无名人士- ♀ (0 bytes) () 03/10/2008 postreply 10:06:40