NO. Just. . .NO.

[mr_bad_example]

I am NOT gonna apply for this. I don't care if it IS a tenure-track position that only requires a Master's (and by the way, if there isn't a catch somewhere in there, I'll eat my hat). I don't care if I even still know some people from the year I went there. Not gonna apply. Puttin' it outta my head. I will think of it no more.

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Now, see, I bet you thought I wouldn't have answers for any of these.

What is it that made you even look at it?
I was feeling especially disgruntled yesterday because people who can barely discharge their own duties were telling me how to do my job, so I was browsing the job listings in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

What makes it appealing to you?
It's a tenure-track position that requires a Master's degree.

Why do you feel compelled to yell "NO!" and flee?
It's a tenure-track position that requires a Master's degree. You know what that means? It means I'm gonna apply, I'm gonna get my hopes up, I'm gonna think hey, I got a shot at this, then in three or four months, I'm gonna get a very polite rejection letter.


Is there some reason you felt the urge to post it here so people would convince you to apply?
Ah, but Miss assumes too much. I posted it here so people could read it, find the loophole I'm missing, and say, "Don't be an idiot. Nobody gets a tenure-track position with a Master's degree. Nobody beats the system."