Things that outlasted my “job for life”:
- Electronic drip coffee maker on sale at Sears purchased the night before beginning my exciting new dream job
- Expensive brand name satchel selected to differentiate me from students and celebrate the completion of my PhD
- $4 cactus purchased from Home Depot to beautify my office, variety “Peruvian Old Lady”
- 300 unused business cards
- Moist towlette left in the drawer from a first week take out meal, still moist!
- Cheap ball-point university branded pen given to me during orientation, still full of ink!
- Tide to-go instant stain remover stick, still functional and ready for use at whatever exciting new employment adventure awaits me! (Probably retail.)
Things that did not outlast my tenure track job:
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