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Unrealistic workloads - Graduate Part-Time Instructor Texas Tech University Employee Review

1.0
Nov 28, 2014
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Pros

The non-resident tuition waivers were really nice. Gaining residency at this school is extremely unlikely, so being able to pay in-state tuition made a huge difference.

Cons

First, the contract requires that you not seek outside employment, which would be fine if they paid higher than poverty wages. It doesn't matter, however, because the workload is so heavy it makes finishing coursework on time difficult, and there is no time for a job outside. I was working 60+ hours a week on a ten hour appointment, and this only increased when I became eligible to teach and my appointment became 20 hours. All training for teaching in the classroom as an instructor was based in theory and did not actually prepare us.

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