Suck it up...

So you guys may or may not know that I'm in my 4th year towards tenure. I go up next year. During that year (the 5th year), the powers at be decide whether I get to keep my job, or if I'll get fired after the 6th year. It's a pretty big effing deal.

And I was on fire to tear up the research world--right up until my department exploded. Now--my workload has increased some 33% (w/ no extra pay), and my research has come to a screeching halt. (As have my publications.) On top of that, another university is threatening to sue me because they've patented using vowels relative to stuttering treatment.

So I met with the dean today, to see if everything would be taken into account during my tenure review. (i.e., added responsibility that I shouldn't have had in the first place, which distracts from personal productivity). Her essential response: No. Suck it up. Try not to fall on your own sword.