I'm on my third PhD year and I have been working as Hourly Paid Tutor for four years at different institutions with considerable marking. I've been trying to write articles on the side, with no luck, but I've put the work and one or two might end up as book chapters. I'm struggling with work-life balance, though, specially with lack of sleep and stress. So much that my children and husband are complaining, and my health has taken a turn to the worse. The specialist agrees my lifestyle is to blame and if I don't take it easy, I might end up having an important surgery. I'm wondering if I'm pursuing a dream that will make me ill and not sustainable in the long term. I can't continue to sleep 5h a day to get things done, work seven days a week, stress continuously, etc. I'm considering whether maybe working in a support job for a while (instead of teaching) will give some better life, a chance to heal, etc. I also like admin and I'm wondering whether I should look at this as a career change for health reasons.
Does this sound reasonable? Have you moved from teaching / research to support / admin? I'm really exhausted (and scared of making myself more ill)
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Have you considered moving to support/admin roles (Hourly paid tutor here)
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Larrythecat · 25/05/2018 21:22
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