I still love the actual thinking, the seminar where a student's mind cracks open. But between the endless committee emails and the metrics chase, a hard cynicism keeps seeping in. I'm fighting to protect the real work I came here for, and some days the institution makes me want to stop caring.
More people experience this than they realize.
You still love the real work, but the institution keeps turning you cynical.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.