There is well intentioned suggestion and then there is patronizing someone and more times than not as an autistic queer exacademic I get served a steam hot pile of the latter, and fuck that shit, forever.

I changed my title to Dr. 11 years ago today.

What a waste of time, effort, money, and spirit. I am worse off now than I was prior.

#DeafEducation #ExAcademic #Failure

following news in biotech/biopharma has been fun. i mean, the news are most grim. especially with all the layoffs and the mess happening at the FDA. but like, fascinating to see how science & tech evolve outside the ivory tower i used to call home for the last decade #exacademic

I seem to have replaced Sunday night blues (cos Monday = work day) with Sunday night existential crisis about every decision I've ever made and that's why Monday isn't a work day right now.

#exacademic #careerchange #amidoinganythingright

I've been in a school environment for 30yrs from preschool to my postdoc ending this is summer. I'm used to completely checking out or at least taking it easy between 12/20 and 1/4 each year. The notion of only getting two 8hr days off in this 2wk period is really throwing me for a loop. #ExAcademic