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human
Adjuncting... why bother?

I taught as an adjunct for one semester. The experience was valuable in that I was able to assemble my own introductory course. Aside from that, I also learned I never wanted to adjunct again. It was so clearly an underpaid, disposable position with no health benefits and little chance of advancement. It sucks up time that one could be using to publish or apply for jobs and fellowships and hopefully advance. I could have easily served tables two days a week and earned more money and had more time. *I can't think of a single advantage that being an adjunct provides.* That said, I met numerous other adjuncts that were somehow scraping by, teaching multiple courses and multiple nearby institutions...and had been doing so for many years. I didn't have the heart to ask them why they even bother doing it. 

So why? Why in god's name do people keep allowing themselves to be exploited as adjuncts?
gpt
I think some of it is the fear to get out of academia because once you’re out, it’s very difficult to get back in. So if someone does hope to find a tenure track or even continuing instructorship, it’s sadly in their benefit to stay in the domain by adjuncting.