tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post8685965950177939538..comments2024-03-25T02:33:41.590-05:00Comments on FemaleScienceProfessor: The Lengths We'll GoFemale Science Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-42703592569266014622010-10-18T07:32:54.649-05:002010-10-18T07:32:54.649-05:00At least you can walk out of a faculty meeting, li...At least you can walk out of a faculty meeting, like I did the other day!<br /><br />There are many a times the daycare calls and I have to take my son to get examined -- and the "mental break" and extra time with my son does feel good sometimes (although the work piles up and I feel guilty after). So, I can empathize with why a harmless visit to the ER can provide a relief.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-29881430186569395712010-10-08T08:58:44.965-05:002010-10-08T08:58:44.965-05:00Definitely E.R. particularly after you get out of...Definitely E.R. particularly after you get out of the waiting room and the hard chairs to lying down on the bed with nothing to do but close your eyes and wait for people to come in who are just going to take blood, not ask for grades, recc letters, reports, the spring schedule etc....(Apparently I would also rather be in the E.R. than my office)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622350001179389541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-43199500958638910072010-10-08T00:27:38.117-05:002010-10-08T00:27:38.117-05:00Anon, that's horrible; so sorry about your los...Anon, that's horrible; so sorry about your loss. I can't help noting, however, that the post did specify non-fatal and not even very serious situations in the ER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-21828719583444995612010-10-07T22:11:04.945-05:002010-10-07T22:11:04.945-05:00Twenty-five years ago I was pulled out of a facult...Twenty-five years ago I was pulled out of a faculty meeting by college security to go to the ER. My husband had collapsed. When I left I was a widow, not yet 30. <br /><br />Faculty meeting any day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-4870101549842608022010-10-07T17:44:17.020-05:002010-10-07T17:44:17.020-05:00Faculty meetings are free, and sometimes have food...Faculty meetings are free, and sometimes have food!Marisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795097807749739013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-56951930643894147922010-10-07T16:07:27.331-05:002010-10-07T16:07:27.331-05:00i really hate ERs, but might take a dentist visit ...i really hate ERs, but might take a dentist visit over a faculty meetingAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518980340179305767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-39016780411289708732010-10-07T15:21:15.132-05:002010-10-07T15:21:15.132-05:00At least in the ER, everyone is paying attention t...At least in the ER, everyone is paying attention to me and taking what I say seriously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-87909836282507209872010-10-07T13:47:22.565-05:002010-10-07T13:47:22.565-05:00Definitely the ER. I live in a small town and have...Definitely the ER. I live in a small town and have had reason to visit the emergency room about four times in the past six years. Every time the doctors and nurses were quick and helpful, and the other patients were quiet and well-behaved. Plus, I got to sit around reading magazines instead of taking notes on committee assignments or arguing about online classes.Dr. Ruralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906528389110567059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-73203741240641888872010-10-07T13:44:44.247-05:002010-10-07T13:44:44.247-05:00I'm wondering how many people get free food at...I'm wondering how many people get free food at their faculty meetings? [Food you have to chip in for personally does not count -- I've heard of this!] I think a tray of seminar-type cookies would make the difference -- otherwise, I choose ER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-69661796203006198632010-10-07T13:43:09.193-05:002010-10-07T13:43:09.193-05:00Our faculty meetings are not catered, but I don...Our faculty meetings are not catered, but I don't think lunch or cookies would change my mind about them.Female Science Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288567883197987690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-23397402672769644432010-10-07T13:32:39.329-05:002010-10-07T13:32:39.329-05:00I picked the faculty meeting. Although, we have ha...I picked the faculty meeting. Although, we have had TWO people in our department "coincidentally" schedule their root canals during our meeting timeslot. I do think that says something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-2761665687333472492010-10-07T12:18:21.682-05:002010-10-07T12:18:21.682-05:00This post was very timely - under ordinary circums...This post was very timely - under ordinary circumstances I might have voted for Faculty Meeting: we had a very scary time one with my husband in the ER, and I didn't enjoy the anxiety at all. But after our faculty meeting yesterday, when the chair did nothing but dictate, berate and belittle, I voted for ER.<br /><br />Also, I can't believe the people who are giving serious reasons for avoiding the ER in these comments. I guess they have never experienced a faculty meeting as bad as mine. <br /><br />I like LMH's answer too.ChemProfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-53903694109238396312010-10-07T11:54:59.748-05:002010-10-07T11:54:59.748-05:00Important question: Is the faculty meeting catere...Important question: Is the faculty meeting catered? If it is a good free lunch, then definitely faculty meeting. If it's in the afternoon with no food... that's hard!<br /><br />Cheesy Chemist-- when I was doing a relaxation class, the teacher was unnerved during the exercise when we were supposed to think of a calm, pleasurable moment, and mine was being hit up with valium (right before dental surgery). I remember thinking, "I feel so calm. Wow, I totally understand why people are addicted to this ... *blackout*"nicolehttp://nicolandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-88031774521825208792010-10-07T11:50:49.095-05:002010-10-07T11:50:49.095-05:00See in industry it's all conference calls...so...See in industry it's all conference calls...so you could have both. In the ER, on your bluetooth for your stupid conference call. I voted ER, but for non in-person meetings have the benefit of looking at lolcats while your colleagues talk in circles.FrauTechhttp://frautech.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-78577007587011619892010-10-07T11:38:40.696-05:002010-10-07T11:38:40.696-05:00The wait in the ER is longer than most faculty mee...The wait in the ER is longer than most faculty meetings.<br /><br />But the correct answer is "Just put me out of my misery now!"Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-31921066548310631512010-10-07T11:07:24.444-05:002010-10-07T11:07:24.444-05:00Last time I was in the ER, I had to pay a pretty h...Last time I was in the ER, I had to pay a pretty hefty bill a few weeks later. So far, no one's charged admission to a faculty meeting, and often there are cookies. So I'll take the meeting.Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-82557013133484507442010-10-07T10:54:06.532-05:002010-10-07T10:54:06.532-05:00Although I don't dislike faculty meetings, I w...Although I don't dislike faculty meetings, I would almost have to say I prefer the ER. As a biomedical type, I view the ER as being much more interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-8711051127220300582010-10-07T10:18:34.284-05:002010-10-07T10:18:34.284-05:00Our faculty meetings are usually short and to the ...Our faculty meetings are usually short and to the point---especially now that we have a new chair who keeps things moving. No long waiting like in emergency rooms.<br /><br />Actually faculty meetings have never been all that bad, as I've always been in departments that only had faculty meetings when there was something to be done. When there was nothing that need to be decided, meetings were canceled.<br /><br />(If only the dean would do the same thing for the annual faculty "retreat": http://gasstationwithoutpumps.wordpress.com/2010/09/16/faculty-retreat/.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-16800891643934086182010-10-07T09:47:36.109-05:002010-10-07T09:47:36.109-05:00Hmmm... It depends. Are we fighting at the faculty...Hmmm... It depends. Are we fighting at the faculty meeting (and thus it's kind of interesting) or is it just boring, boring business?Psycgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13476028853857792495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-82099863009691264192010-10-07T09:42:34.063-05:002010-10-07T09:42:34.063-05:00You said this is the second strangest poll you'...You said this is the second strangest poll you've ever done. What's the winner?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-32370119984461787072010-10-07T09:35:48.958-05:002010-10-07T09:35:48.958-05:00Faculty meeting. I have not been to any so far, bu...Faculty meeting. I have not been to any so far, but i've spent 2 days (1 yr apart) in ER. And it is BORING. really really boring. You just lie/sit there waiting for somebody to come and test something else. <br />I would take anything but ER (unless I am dying, of course)!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-89010449379471399862010-10-07T09:11:00.036-05:002010-10-07T09:11:00.036-05:00Hmmm, more vomit at the ER, but maybe less bile. M...Hmmm, more vomit at the ER, but maybe less bile. Maybe before I bought a smart phone I might have chosen the ER, but now I can catch up on email while my colleagues talk in circles.Prof-like Substancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536241129674490468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-798301294355711042010-10-07T09:10:50.181-05:002010-10-07T09:10:50.181-05:00Faculty meeting wins (I can read other stuff whils...Faculty meeting wins (I can read other stuff whilst it is going on).<br /><br />However I did once have the opportunity to directly compare grading with root canal surgery. The root canal won hands down, in fact I nearly cried. For an hour, someone was taking care of me, but the rest of the week was just torture. We had a vast amount to mark and almost no time to do it in - 200 scripts collected on late Thursday were supposed to be graded and checked and the marksheet in by Monday. <br /><br />The dentist liked this story a lot.Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-268430913863025052010-10-07T08:13:02.642-05:002010-10-07T08:13:02.642-05:00Faculty meeting...not because it's less painfu...Faculty meeting...not because it's less painful, but because it takes less time, which means I can get back to work sooner (bonus: no insurance co-pay).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29059245.post-65427273195570393012010-10-07T07:59:43.024-05:002010-10-07T07:59:43.024-05:00I think faculty meetings are fun! ER's tend to...I think faculty meetings are fun! ER's tend to smell bad....on the other hand so do some of my colleagues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com