Priorities & boundaries in the face of job insecurity

The fear of job losses in higher education is very real. In the face of that fear you may be finding it even harder to manage your workload. In this track I face some hard truths about the context and suggest principles and questions to guide your decision making. As the popular meme says, you are not required to set yourself on fire to keep other people worm. Referred to in this track:• Katherine Firth, Academic Disaster Scripts in the Time of Disasters (researchinsiders.blog/2020/04/23/academic-disaster-scripts-in-a-time-of-disasters)Related tracks:• What is your plan to rest?• Hope works better than fear• Autonomy in pandemic conditions• Writing & research in the summer of the pandemic• Prioritizing meaningful work when you are feeling overwhelmed & powerless• Lies you have been told about loving your work• What contributes to confidence?Related posts:• Optimism in the face of uncertaintyFollow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoVanEveryFind my Facebook Page here: facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoachJoin the Academic Writing Studio: academicwritingstudio.co.ukFor more advice, support and perspectives like this, sign up to my free monthly newsletter: https://jovanevery.co.uk/newsletter To find out how short chunks of time can revolutionise your writing, take the FREE 15 Minute Writing Challenge course: https://jovanevery.co.uk/15-min-writing-challenge/ Or join the Academic Writing Studio community: https://academicwritingstudio.co.uk  Support me on KoFi here: https://ko-fi.com/jovanevery  I'm no longer on Twitter, but I'm on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/jovanevery.bsky.social Find me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jovanevery/  Or follow along on Facebook here: https://facebook.com/JoVEAcademicCareerCoach