Totally not alone, but the academic life is more of a vocation than a profession. We do this in part because we are called to do it … and sometimes it is even fun. But alas, marking for me is homework but it is also teaching … I love giving each student meaningful feedback … I hate having to associate “grades” to the meaningful feedback …

It is also why I love working from home. I miss the collegial environment of having a collaborative office space but the reality is that I’m not in a place where that is even an option. Is working at home one day a week an option? Is that even a “thing” in Egypt? Some high tech companies allow it – others frown on it – but really the hybrid is the best option – in the office for a few days and home for a few days .. so you can do different types of work that are conducive to the different environments.

What the heck would we ever do if we couldn’t work on our phones?