Lessons in Anger Management

Fury is an entirely appropriate reaction to failure on the academic job market

I killed Lighty the penguin in a drunken rage at the conclusion of last year's job search. It wasn't his fault. He didn't choose to be standing on the porch that late in January. Between preparing for interviews and traveling to my profession's annual job mart, I hadn't found time to dismantle the Christmas decorations. Lighty paid dearly for my procrastination. I floored him with a sucker punch to the back

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