corrielle

I had a bit of a scare this week concerning my fall 2011 teaching assignment.  I teach at two different schools, and through a tremendous stroke of luck, in previous semesters I have never been offered a class at one school that conflicts with a class at the other.  This week, that all changed.  ALL of my classes conflicted with each other.  I was going to have to say no to BOTH classes at one school if I couldn't move things around.  This would have been pretty financially devastating for me, as I really depend on having both of those incomes. I freaked out for a while, bemoaned my status as a lowly adjunct, and got on the phone with my two department chairs to see what my options were. As it turns out, both of them (who are lovely human beings and good people to work with) were completely willing to rearrange my assignments.  It was like, "Oh... you can't do the classes you got offered?  Let me see what else is unstaffed...  Here's a list.  Which ones work for you?" It was ridiculously simple once I got a hold of both of them, considering all of my angst about it.  And as it turns out, I'll have a pretty sweet schedule in the fall barring unforeseen changes and class cancellations.

Now, I'm just crossing my fingers that the school where I usually teach summer session decides to have one this summer. Otherwise, come June I may find myself scrambling for a short-term job and exploring the intricacies of collecting unemployment during the summer months.