Recently this LNC had a birthday. Wooohoo! I'm enjoying the 30 club. I had a great time celebrating and as soon as I find my camera I will post some pictures of that adventure. It was nice to spend some time away to suspend reality and just do things that I enjoy.
Before my birthday excursion I was struggling with severe burnout. (Mostly job related.) At work, I wear a lot of hats, one of the newest hats requires me to be a mentor/supervisor of students.I serve as a co-advisor with one of three groups of students. Recently there has been some "tension" (putting it mildly) between the other co-advisor and myself. (Although now that I think of it, I am pretty sure that the co-advisor is completely unaware of what I think of her and her decision making choices.) All semester I have been trying different strategies to continue help this particular group of students all while not letting them in on my contempt for the co-advisor.
Well this past week two students within this group asked to me with me to update me on some things regarding the organization. They proceeding to tell me about how they have been demeaned by the co-advisor and how things are different within the group when I am not around. It broke my heart. I found it hard to digest all the things that occur in my absence, particularly when this group of students who work so hard on behalf of this organization. So now I'm left with the task of figuring out how to resolve this issue in a way that is mature and helpful. My gut response truly is to pull some mean verbal punches. I'm rambling... I see. I think it is because this issue is far from being resolved and I know that it won't be in a way that is satisfactory to all involved parties. Someone will be disappointed. I am going to keep thinking through this and come back with the updates...
Later,
LNC
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