LinkedIn Said My Degree Is a Brand
Career fair panel told us to personal brand our research interests. I study labor precarity. Hard to fit on a banner. The recruiter wanted buzzwords. I wante...
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The Textbook Costs More Than My Rent Week
I am an econ grad student. The intermediate micro text costs $312 used. My professor said it is the standard. Standard for what? Crushing Gen Z? Classmates s...
The Seminar Where Nobody Read the Paper
Seminar week. Nobody read beyond the abstract. We performed disagreement for ninety minutes based on titles and vibes. I said I think the author is arguing X...
My Advisor Said the Frame Is the Argument
Draft chapter due Friday. My advisor returned it with one note: you are describing the strike but not naming who benefits from the confusion. Brutal. Correct...