Appropriate responses to friendly queries

sylvan8798
Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:42:32 +0000

Some years ago I returned to school to pursue a PhD in a very challenging field. I finally finished this past winter, and can now append PhD to my name. The experience was mainly about the pursuit (climbing Mount Everest), rather than a career move, and I am currently only adjuncting part time (REALLY part time).

I have no plans to pursue full-time work due to health problems and other issues. People keep asking what I will do now that I have finished my degree, and I really don’t know how to respond. Whatever comes out ends up sounding rather lame.