I am avoiding grading. Part of this is by trying to explain how sexism works on Reddit. Also I'm doing laundry. I don't want to grade!!!!
Grading is my least favorite part of the job because it is so time-consuming, and for first-year courses at least, very repetitive. There is so much of it and there is always more. Doom, doom, doom.
Also, I don’t like doing teaching-related duties on the weekend. I have no problem doing research and writing on the weekends, even when I procrastinate, because that’s what I love and what I get excited about. Teaching and administrative work feel much more like “my job.” I’m still trying to fit the writing part into my job in terms of both time and attitude, but I don’t resent anyone when I spend Sunday afternoon writing. I resent students when I spend the weekend grading. And I get pissed at myself for assigning the work. I usually don’t take home teaching stuff, but there’s always one point—now, actually—when there’s too much to do in the 40-50 hours I spend on campus each week (no writing gets done there!) and I have to take it home to get it done. Not done in a timely manner, just done.
