But while I'm proud of the work I've done, it's difficult to get up the enthusiasm to work.
Again, this week, I have heard from fellow grad students and others how they hate Chaucer or hate pre-1800s lit (where my current university makes the distinction; I believe my former uni split it at 1650 or 1700). People tell me they hate what I do -- it's not an honest mistake, they know what I study and what I love. Their comments are not mocking or malicious, but still.
How am I supposed to take them? Do people go to bio majors and say, "Oh, I hate biology"? Maybe.
But it's frustrating to have my own colleagues belittle my work. In so many ways, I am glad I'm moving to history.
