I mentioned I was looking into DEI jobs and a colleague told me "burn out in those jobs is like two years."
I've been in the academy for 10 years as a disabled academic. I hate the term burn out. It doesn't convey the reality that disabled scholars face - discrimination. 1/4
I've been in the academy for 10 years as a disabled academic. I hate the term burn out. It doesn't convey the reality that disabled scholars face - discrimination. 1/4
It's about advocating for yourself and others and being told to your face that your needs don't matter and you're not worth the cost. I hate the term "burn out." Let's not use a vague phrase for something far more underhanded and harmful. 2/4
I'm tired of promoting my humanity in the face of a capitalist society that tells me my needs are too expensive so I don't deserve shit. But I don't have the choice to do DEI work. I already have to do that work just to survive in the academy. 3/4
I might as well get paid for all this work because I do it regardless and I think I can actually make a difference doing it. I couldn't build a safe academic space for myself, but maybe I still can for someone else. 4/4 #AcademicChatter #highered
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