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Source: Weibo @constable’s snow white, frontier of life sciences
Reprinted from: Academic Journal | Editor: School Girl
From associate professor at university to homeless person
my past year
Yesterday was Teachers’ Day (the blogger posted on September 11th), but every blessing made my heart ache, reminding me that I have lost my identity as a people’s teacher—from a university associate professor to an unemployed vagrant. It has been a year now . It’s been 53 days .
In July 2022, when the epidemic and the economy were at their most serious, and the whole society was calling on everyone not to resign, I, a middle-aged associate professor at a university , was "voluntarily dismissed" from a university with a professional establishment in this province with a large establishment. "Resigned .
I didn’t make any mistakes, it was just because my wife and colleague who had worked at this university for 17 years received a transfer letter from a 985 university in the province. He had long heard that it was difficult to transfer to public institutions and would do everything possible to retain talents. However, he never expected that after a long period of obstacles and restrictions, one week before the meeting, the Human Resources Department suddenly put forward the final condition to him: "You must If you are transferred, your wife must resign."
A bolt from the blue, a huge shock
Over the next year or so, whenever I was asked about the reason for my resignation, the audience would be instantly shocked and expressed disbelief. Why? Why? Eighteen years ago, the university's recruitment notice said "freedom to come and go" in black and white. Preventing the transfer of teachers was considered a breach of promise, not to mention harming their families?
I graduated with a master's degree that year and went through all the talent introduction procedures to become an official teacher. I got married only after I started working. It was not a job that I was assigned as a dependent at all .
As an independent teacher, what does it have to do with me whether he leaves or not? Forcing him to give up his career violated the promise of "freedom of coming and going" in the agreement; forcing me to give up my job trampled on the legitimate rights and interests of teachers. Why?
It wasn’t until a few months later, when I was locked down at home due to the epidemic, that I saw that sensational word: “weakness.”
Extremely absurd
What’s even more absurd is that we are not the only victims. There is also a couple in the college next door. The male teacher received a transfer letter from China Normal University, a 985 university. His wife, who both graduated from the top universities in China with master’s and doctorate degrees, was also ordered to resign. It is said that after the male teacher heard the request from the Human Resources Department, he said angrily on the spot: "If you treat us like this, then I will leave even more. I have to leave!"
So, is this really to stop the brain drain? Originally only two were lost, but after one operation, four were lost in the end. No matter what talent there is, they are just hostages. Both husband and wife work here, we dedicate our whole family and they get hostages.
I was humble and powerless to fight. After making the most difficult decision, I chose to "voluntarily" resign. After signing the termination contract, I fell into the darkest abyss of despair and lost 12 pounds in a week. I dream about the classroom and the students every day, and the moment I wake up, I feel like I am in a state of turmoil. A career that came to an abrupt end and a life that was turned upside down.
Turn on the computer and look at the application form that is half written, the paper that has been sent for review, the closing document that is waiting, the Daiso that has not yet finished coaching, the courses that need to be prepared for the next semester, the book that will be published soon - the first half of life All the efforts were instantly reduced to zero, like a machine that had been turning for 17 years, suddenly collapsed and fell into pieces. There is no compensation, no unemployment insurance benefits, and no grievance arbitration because it is a "voluntary" resignation.
Villains wield power and trample on fairness
In those days, I didn't have the strength to step into school again, so my spouse had to handle all the procedures. One rainy day, he went to the Finance Office to stamp his last stamp. When he came back, he lay in bed in a daze for a long time and said to me, "Guess who I met in the Finance Office?"
I didn't speak, I didn't want to say anything during that time. He continued:
"There was no one during the holidays, and there was only one person from the Finance Department. I glanced at the list in his hand and wondered why it was the same as mine. I couldn't help but blurt out, "Are you the one who was transferred to China Normal University?" The man was stunned, and blurted out, "Are you the one who was transferred to ×?" Then our hands held each other tightly."
When we talked about this, both of us couldn't hold it any longer. We were shocked and wanted to cry and laugh at the same time. My lover continued:
"He held my hand and said the second sentence - my wife came a year earlier than me."
For a moment, we both burst out laughing at this ridiculous scene, until we burst into tears. All unexplained and self-doubting thoughts are no longer asked. There are no answers, only absurdity.
Later, some dissatisfied colleagues suggested that I go to school to cause trouble, and some suggested that we fake a divorce. To be honest, I was really a little moved when I was in chaos and collapse. But after I regained some sense, I didn't even do it. They trampled on my identity as a teacher, but I will never abandon the dignity of this profession.
This is my experience in the past year from a university associate professor to an unemployed vagrant. I have no regrets. In the face of injustice, whether I surrendered and complied or insisted on my dignity, I would still not change if I were re-elected. In order for my students to ask one day: "Teacher, do you believe in and practice the things you once preached and taught?" I can answer without shame: "Yes."
Over the past year, I have tried my best to find and try new jobs, but age, education, major, and various other conditions have been superimposed, and the doors have been closed one after another, leaving me in a state of desolation. The criticism of "being unable to take off the gown" not only stung the graduates, but also pierced my heart.
——To me, this is more than just a gown. It is more than ten years of hard study, the pride of being recommended to become the first master’s student of my alma mater after graduation, the hard work of leaving home for half a life, and the achievements of teaching quality evaluation in the past 17 years. The 13 times of "excellence" are what I have been dedicated to striving for all my life. After spending my youth on this podium, this gown was stripped naked and bloody.
My current life depends entirely on my spouse's income, and I can still afford food and clothing. However, after working hard for half my life, I really cannot accept that I am not financially independent. Looking for a job at the age of forty-four may be too old, but when it comes to life, you are never afraid of starting over. I was forced to lose my status as a people's teacher, but I still have the skills to paint. I reopened my own shop last month to accept custom orders and sell works.
Let’s see if a person like me can make a living by relying on my craftsmanship and make money on my own. If I can't go on this road, I will seriously do housekeeping, cleaning, and any other work I can do, and then work hard and live my life upright and innocently.
I couldn't sleep all night on Teacher's Day, I wanted to say all this. Not an accusation, I didn't name the university. A few managers in the Human Resources Department and the decision-making level have trampled on the dignity and fairness of a teacher. It has nothing to do with anyone else. I still love that place with beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the teachers and students of that school. It’s not that I’m miserable, I’ve never thought about getting something for nothing, I just want to make a living by myself, work with my hands, and earn money standing up.
I think that survival is not so easy, so easy that you can hide in the ivory tower and have enough food and clothing as a matter of course; but survival is not so difficult, so hard that you have to succumb to injustice and sacrifice your dignity in order to obtain it. People should stick to more important things.
And, when there is injustice, there will be cries.
Reviews:
To be honest, I can't understand why your lover has to leave. 
I think it would be so sad if my lover left the teaching position. I would definitely feel distressed. 
In terms of salary, the salary of two people is higher than that of one person. There is no way in the short term. Under the premise of changing the rules, I might stay temporarily and then slowly defend my rights and change the rules instead of leaving just to improve my own status and sacrifice my lover’s years of hard work and achievements (personal opinion)
Unless you have committed a crime, the school has the qualifications and ability to expel you, and you cannot be dismissed even while in detention. Otherwise, the unit will have to go through 23 procedures to dismiss you. No administrative department will give it to the school casually. If he wants to dismiss you, it is simply It’s as hard as climbing to heaven
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