SL is a diversity hire.
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This is one of the things that annoys me about a lot of these people complaining about the records of people of color and/or women.
You ever talk to these complainers IRL and ask about their research?
When I do it's always on some dusty topic that hasn't been popular since the 80's.
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This is one of the things that annoys me about a lot of these people complaining about the records of people of color and/or women.
You ever talk to these complainers IRL and ask about their research?
When I do it's always on some dusty topic that hasn't been popular since the 80's.Actually, I have almost the same topic as SL, I have five first-author pubs in top journals (she has zero), and I have more and bigger awards, yet I didn't even make the long-shortlist at Cornell. When I read about her hire it was a gut-pnuch, I'll admit.
I've been aware of her work for a while now because we have almost the same topic. She did get better external funding than I did. But considering how similar we look on paper but how much stronger my pubs and other awards are, in an even slightly meritocratic market (which this, of course, is not) I probably would have gotten at least a Zoom interview at any place where she got hired.
But, she seems nice and hopefully does good research (I've never read her research, since it has never been published). I just wish there were more jobs for all the nice people doing good research.
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This is one of the things that annoys me about a lot of these people complaining about the records of people of color and/or women.
You ever talk to these complainers IRL and ask about their research?
When I do it's always on some dusty topic that hasn't been popular since the 80's.
Actually, I have almost the same topic as SL, I have five first-author pubs in top journals (she has zero), and I have more and bigger awards, yet I didn't even make the long-shortlist at Cornell. When I read about her hire it was a gut-pnuch, I'll admit.
I've been aware of her work for a while now because we have almost the same topic. She did get better external funding than I did. But considering how similar we look on paper but how much stronger my pubs and other awards are, in an even slightly meritocratic market (which this, of course, is not) I probably would have gotten at least a Zoom interview at any place where she got hired.
But, she seems nice and hopefully does good research (I've never read her research, since it has never been published). I just wish there were more jobs for all the nice people doing good research. -
Actually, I have almost the same topic as SL, I have five first-author pubs in top journals (she has zero), and I have more and bigger awards, yet I didn't even make the long-shortlist at Cornell. When I read about her hire it was a gut-pnuch, I'll admit.
I've been aware of her work for a while now because we have almost the same topic. She did get better external funding than I did. But considering how similar we look on paper but how much stronger my pubs and other awards are, in an even slightly meritocratic market (which this, of course, is not) I probably would have gotten at least a Zoom interview at any place where she got hired.
But, she seems nice and hopefully does good research (I've never read her research, since it has never been published). I just wish there were more jobs for all the nice people doing good research.If I may ask, what are the names of these journals that you published in?
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If she has more grants and you have more awards then YOU DO NOT LOOK SIMILAR ON PAPER.
One of those things is much more valuable than the other.
This is one of the things that annoys me about a lot of these people complaining about the records of people of color and/or women.
You ever talk to these complainers IRL and ask about their research?
When I do it's always on some dusty topic that hasn't been popular since the 80's.
Actually, I have almost the same topic as SL, I have five first-author pubs in top journals (she has zero), and I have more and bigger awards, yet I didn't even make the long-shortlist at Cornell. When I read about her hire it was a gut-pnuch, I'll admit.
I've been aware of her work for a while now because we have almost the same topic. She did get better external funding than I did. But considering how similar we look on paper but how much stronger my pubs and other awards are, in an even slightly meritocratic market (which this, of course, is not) I probably would have gotten at least a Zoom interview at any place where she got hired.
But, she seems nice and hopefully does good research (I've never read her research, since it has never been published). I just wish there were more jobs for all the nice people doing good research. -
If she has more grants and you have more awards then YOU DO NOT LOOK SIMILAR ON PAPER.
One of those things is much more valuable than the other.
This is one of the things that annoys me about a lot of these people complaining about the records of people of color and/or women.
You ever talk to these complainers IRL and ask about their research?
When I do it's always on some dusty topic that hasn't been popular since the 80's.
Actually, I have almost the same topic as SL, I have five first-author pubs in top journals (she has zero), and I have more and bigger awards, yet I didn't even make the long-shortlist at Cornell. When I read about her hire it was a gut-pnuch, I'll admit.
I've been aware of her work for a while now because we have almost the same topic. She did get better external funding than I did. But considering how similar we look on paper but how much stronger my pubs and other awards are, in an even slightly meritocratic market (which this, of course, is not) I probably would have gotten at least a Zoom interview at any place where she got hired.
But, she seems nice and hopefully does good research (I've never read her research, since it has never been published). I just wish there were more jobs for all the nice people doing good research.But the awards aren't the relevant data point. She also has 5 papers, versus SL's zero papers. Papers trump dissertation funding, or at least they should.
Some of yall are trying *real* hard to avoid the obvious.
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We are in a pandemic. Money is tight.
At most places, before the pandemic, papers didn't trump funding.
Even if you weren't aware of that, why would you think that papers trump funding during a pandemic?
I know you think some of us are avoiding the obvious.
But, have you entertained the possibility that you're in deep denial?
If she has more grants and you have more awards then YOU DO NOT LOOK SIMILAR ON PAPER.
One of those things is much more valuable than the other....But the awards aren't the relevant data point. She also has 5 papers, versus SL's zero papers. Papers trump dissertation funding, or at least they should.
Some of yall are trying *real* hard to avoid the obvious. -
Too late lol. So easy to figure out who they are with that info. At least they don�t seem as bitter as some other people in this thread.
Sad to see the cut throat market make people j/erks.
Be careful to not d/ox yourself.I don't think she sounds like a j/erk, she just sounds f/rustrated with the market this year. She's thankfully not taking it out on the person who got the job.