My mom couldn't believe that I haven't met the work credits for Disability (SSDI) despite working for over a decade in the US. I logged onto my Social Security portal to show her I'm short on credits. 1/4
My five and a half years in graduate school don't count as "work" because I wasn't an "employee." This is something that grad school robs away from graduate student workers. I worked 60 hours most weeks, taking on multiple part time jobs just to supplement my stipend. 2/4
Regardless, in the eyes of the govt I didn't work full time during that period, and apparently I didn't work nearly enough. This is why student unions matter. This is why labor negotiations matter. This is why higher ed reform matters. 3/4
If you're disabled, contemplating grad school, and think you might need SSDI in the future, I would advise you to think very carefully about all that the current grad school system steals from its laborers. 4/4 #HigherEd #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #DisabilityTwitter
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