University administration isn't particularly known for the speed at which it conducts its business. This is getting ridiculous however. I moved up here to my PhD institution June 5th on the assumption I would start work right away and get an early start so I could be productive by the time the school year started. It's August 6th and I still haven't been hired on. I've been going to the library for the latter half of summer each day to try and get in the habit of being at work every day, but it's disappointing not being able to get a jump start on research. I can do some background reading, but until I know my exact topic it's a bit hard. Now I'm waiting on a background check to come through. I haven't been paid all this summer so money is starting to get a bit tight as well which means I couldn't even take the summer to go on vacation and have fun.
How have you my non-existant readers dealt with long time periods with no pay and dashed expectations? Well at the very least there is a rather cute girl down the line of study desks I'm at.... That hardly makes up for 2-3 months of no pay however. This also means when school starts back up I have to work that much harder to publish often.
I'm trying to decide, for the science type posts I eventually plan to have on here whether I should do things in my area, or branch out and try and explain/commentate on something new? Anyone have any advice on whether staying within your specialty increases burnout?
