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Apr 2022
9:31pm, 1 Apr 2022
2,656 posts
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Grast_girl
I have got money in, just not from the "right" sources (i.e. UKRI) or quantity (enough for a postdoc).
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Apr 2022
9:39pm, 1 Apr 2022
53,874 posts
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LindsD
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Apr 2022
9:50pm, 1 Apr 2022
1,120 posts
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Sam Jelfs
Y'all aren't helping with my thought of moving from industry back to academia...
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Apr 2022
6:53am, 2 Apr 2022
53,876 posts
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LindsD
Don't do it....
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Apr 2022
7:12am, 2 Apr 2022
6,808 posts
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1step2far
Don't. Just don't.
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Apr 2022
7:31am, 2 Apr 2022
53,880 posts
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LindsD
(Fmail me if you want)
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Apr 2022
8:43am, 2 Apr 2022
1,330 posts
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RunnyBunny
I'm very happy in academia (Open University teaching, like DrPhleecingD) BUT I knocked all the research stuff on the head because it just felt pointless: endless grant applications for money I wouldn't get, precarious contracts, the submit-reject-review cycles for papers that weren't worth the amount of editing for the amount of impact they'd have. Had I managed the next obvious step - full time lectureship - I'd have burnt out.
I think my pay is pretty good for what I do - it's more than I've earned anywhere else, including postdoc and commercial sector management positions, but it's probably a bit relative as I'm not a career high-flyer. It's well above the average UK salary, and I don't put in silly hours. I've been encouraged to apply for stuff that would advance my career, but those positions aren't my thing at all (unpredictable workload sorting out things in emails all day). The career trajectories are there if you want them, but I'd rather stay put as I'm very happy with the way things are.
My work hours are flexible. I have a couple of months a year where I work pretty hard, but most of the time it's quite relaxed. I can go for a run when I feel like it (as long as I'm not teaching live, which averages out to less than 2 hours a week). I can organise things the way I want. Summer is more or less a 3 month holiday, with a couple of weeks of marking and a few hours of teaching dotted through it. It'll be a bit more work with travel to venues once we go back to face-to-face teaching, but should still be easily manageable.
Technically I'm full time, although a lot of weeks the hours are substantially less than that. We're all being moved onto permanent contracts at the moment. There are hiccups here and there, but it's way better than anywhere else I've worked. I like my colleagues, feel well-supported and perhaps most important, enjoy the work and find it really rewarding. My students are an absolute inspiration and I feel I'm making a difference to the world through helping them achieve their dreams. I can also be a part-time undergraduate for free through a staff scheme, which I'm really enjoying and finding helps my teaching.
I haven't taken any dubious substances or been paid to write this
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Apr 2022
10:39am, 2 Apr 2022
53,981 posts
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DrPhleecingD
I agree with most of that RB, my colleagues and bosses are all lovely and supportive, and in my bit at least, none of the toxic behaviour which can really wreck a job. And many of my students are great and appreciative
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Apr 2022
12:58pm, 2 Apr 2022
53,884 posts
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LindsD
So pleased to hear this.
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Apr 2022
7:24pm, 2 Apr 2022
2,657 posts
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Grast_girl
OU seemed like a good option when I was applying immediately after my PhD. Traditional universities are a bit of a nightmare just now. Post 92s seem to have ridiculously high contact hours.
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