Please tell me how is it even possible in August 2025 that a senior researcher, originally from an English-speaking country, now based at a Scandinavian university, repeatedly refers to his students and postdocs as "slaves"? #shitacademicssay

It’s one of those nights where I think I should engage with Schelling #shitacademicssay

Affordance. #ShitAcademicsSay

a man in a tutu is dancing in front of a group of people in a park . ALT: a man in a tutu is dancing in front of a group of people in a park .

Me reading the accepted article email #shitacademicssay #shitacademicsdo

Can everyone at the back hear me?
#shitacademicssay

A door whiteboard with had written text "Thought for today: Some days, you just need to suck it up". There is a sticker of the autism infinity symbol at upper right.

Door note (mine) from academia.
#neurodivergent #academicsky #shitacademicssay

I am down to three (3!) unopened emails, and I can’t tell you how hard I’ve worked for this moment… #shitacademicssay #edusky

It was me. I was complaining.
#comics #webcomicsky #medievalsky #shitacademicssay

On one of the high holy days of not working, I renewed my #AERA membership. With 9 hours to spare before my membership lapsed. And now my work day is done. #edusky #shitacademicssay

“There’s a spousal situation” — #ShitAcademicsSay

Text from a survey showing the question "When do you think you will fully retire?", and various responses from "In the Next year to "I am already retired". One response, "I do not ever intend to fully retire" is highlighted

UK Academics: Does anyone else feel personally attacked by the USS survey? 😅 #academia #shitacademicssay #pensions #whatworklifeboundary

Editing is all about learning how to Accept Change.

#shitacademicssay #academicbsky #medievalbsky

Reviewers be like:
This paper is well-written for someone who clearly just discovered the topic last week 😅

#academicSky #shitAcademicsSay

Academics:
'I’m taking a break to reflect and recharge.'

Also academics: *Writes a 3,000-word reflection on 'the intersection of burnout and research productivity' during the break, thinking of turning that into a grant

#academicSky #shitAcademicsSay @academic-chatter.bsky.social

Tired: imposter syndrome
Wired: embracing incompetence

#academicSky #shitacademicssay

#ShitAcademicsSay #ShitAcademicsHear

Me when my spouse asks if I've outlined that paper yet, like I said I would. This is maybe the only thing Trump has ever said that is also #shitacademicssay.

Email at all time low of 17! #triage #officeupnext #shitacademicssay

"Why does nearly everyone take the SAT? How did AP exams get so important? #twitterstorians #ShitAcademicsSay www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments..."

#ShitAcademicsSay

@drdeorellana

About the only thing I enjoy about Revise & Resubmit process is writing "IT IS DONE" as a response to reviewer's comments. #shitacademicssay

#ShitAcademicsSay -Knew about this conference for 18 months, started writing my talk 18 hours before giving it. #ZSLcarnivore

#ShitAcademicsSay at #ZSLcarnivore Scale......Log-log.......Energetics....