When the student outgrows the master: a story of silence, salary, and survival

shocked. The room felt like it had suddenly lost all its oxygen. I had spent two years making sure he didn’t fail, and now he was telling me that my efforts didn’t even count as a “reason” for a cost-of-living adjustment. Even the ticking clock on the wall felt louder, heavier, almost mocking me.

I walked back to my desk in a daze, my hands shaking continue reading …