“After completing my PhD, I was employed as a fixed-term lecturer. I was frequently asked (well, told) to do more teaching than I was actually contracted to do, without any additional remuneration. 1/4 #UCUstrike #UCUStrikesBack
“On one occasion, my senior colleague told me that I would be teaching a whole extra module just days before the start of term — a module that they were supposed to teach. 2/4
“I also experienced what I would describe as bullying; sadly, I had no choice but to accept it, because I needed the job and needed my employer to write me good references. 3/4
“My former colleagues are nice to me now that I have secured a permanent position elsewhere; but I wish they hadn’t treated me like dirt when I needed their support most, and when I was at my most vulnerable.” 4/4 #UCUstrike #PrecarityStory
