Been hustling my ass off for adjunct wages for a half decade now because I love teaching. I was thrilled when my school opened up a full time teaching position in my field (religion) until it slowly (because I'm real dumb about this stuff) dawned on me that they were contracting slowly and choking off adjunct classes. So, I either get this job or I got fired in the most slow-motion way possible.

Then I get to decide whether to continue in this soul-crushing career path or do something normal. So, the economy is possibly working out for me but not in a way that prevents massive, daily heartburn and lack of sleep. Hooray?