akots
23-06-2010, 06:39
It seems my personal life had been very stable for the past 7 years and I had a clear perspective of development. Last year in July, I was promoted and everything looked just good and peachy.
Unfortunately, it all ended recently. Let me tell a bit of details but I cannot be straightforward here. Some search engine can pick it up and I have to avoid real names and real circumstances.
I had two bosses at the University. They were both very senior people, 70+. One of them is extremely famous and I worked with him for the past 10 years. He was providing the funding for the project. However, he was accused of administrative misconduct and has been essentially fired despite all his fame and regalia after spending half a year on administrative leave. The university entered into some settlement with him and abandoned any further administrative prosecution. May be, criminal charges can still be filed but I seriously doubt that. Now, the other boss, somewhat less famous but still highly regarded, took over and refused to fund the project in very ruthless manner. He has a reputation of being quite a tough guy. He gave me a few month to look for funding but on such a short notice and despite all my attempts, I could find only very modest investment. So, the project is being shut down, and I got a letter which says that I'm out of job in 2 months.
I'm looking for a position right now trying to find some place where I can continue but it is damn hard on such a short notice and I'm running out of time and out of options. I apply everywhere in the US, even in Europe (Netherlands included), Australia, and Canada without success so far as of this time. I thought of trying to appeal to university leaders but I don't want to make more enemies and that would start open hostilities while now it is not that bad and I might be able to leave on good terms. Basically, it is easier just to move out without much noise.
Now, the funny thing is that the tough guy is now also being investigated for administrative violations. Not sure how it helps me but it is just a sort of backfired on him.
Killer is expected to understand because when you work for 7 years on a project, you cannot just quit in the middle and throw everything out of the window.
So, I'm quite pissed at life and everything in general and don't really know what to do. Some friends are trying to help here but the old boss is not among them. He is still on a good terms but does not want to lift a finger.
I guess I might end up selling cars or fixing computers and even that kind of job is hard to get these days and being overqualified does not help. May be I'll sell Blue Bell ice cream. That can be a fitting end to an academic career. I'm currently frantically trying to wrap up and publish as many things as possible. I'll be staying away from PC and web activity and games and the moment due to an urgent need to focus.
This has been very stressful as well. I noticed getting more and more gray hair every week.
Unfortunately, it all ended recently. Let me tell a bit of details but I cannot be straightforward here. Some search engine can pick it up and I have to avoid real names and real circumstances.
I had two bosses at the University. They were both very senior people, 70+. One of them is extremely famous and I worked with him for the past 10 years. He was providing the funding for the project. However, he was accused of administrative misconduct and has been essentially fired despite all his fame and regalia after spending half a year on administrative leave. The university entered into some settlement with him and abandoned any further administrative prosecution. May be, criminal charges can still be filed but I seriously doubt that. Now, the other boss, somewhat less famous but still highly regarded, took over and refused to fund the project in very ruthless manner. He has a reputation of being quite a tough guy. He gave me a few month to look for funding but on such a short notice and despite all my attempts, I could find only very modest investment. So, the project is being shut down, and I got a letter which says that I'm out of job in 2 months.
I'm looking for a position right now trying to find some place where I can continue but it is damn hard on such a short notice and I'm running out of time and out of options. I apply everywhere in the US, even in Europe (Netherlands included), Australia, and Canada without success so far as of this time. I thought of trying to appeal to university leaders but I don't want to make more enemies and that would start open hostilities while now it is not that bad and I might be able to leave on good terms. Basically, it is easier just to move out without much noise.
Now, the funny thing is that the tough guy is now also being investigated for administrative violations. Not sure how it helps me but it is just a sort of backfired on him.
Killer is expected to understand because when you work for 7 years on a project, you cannot just quit in the middle and throw everything out of the window.
So, I'm quite pissed at life and everything in general and don't really know what to do. Some friends are trying to help here but the old boss is not among them. He is still on a good terms but does not want to lift a finger.
I guess I might end up selling cars or fixing computers and even that kind of job is hard to get these days and being overqualified does not help. May be I'll sell Blue Bell ice cream. That can be a fitting end to an academic career. I'm currently frantically trying to wrap up and publish as many things as possible. I'll be staying away from PC and web activity and games and the moment due to an urgent need to focus.
This has been very stressful as well. I noticed getting more and more gray hair every week.