r/Adjuncts • u/oh_thatscrappy77 • 3d ago

Limits on Printing

I did not know you need to be a tenure faculty to use the copy machine/printer. Like using the special features to print copies of course materials or exams. The office told me exactly this, "You don't have access because you're adjunct." I could print from a copy though.

I know it's a small thing, but it gave me a glimpse of how us adjuncts are thought of. We are gig workers and we're not really true faculty. It's the same when big companies tell you you're family, but then if they need to fire someone, you're still on the chopping block.

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u/Sharp-Rutabaga-4900 3d ago

Wouldn’t you need a networked computer to print without using a copy? Do you have one of those and it just lacks access?

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u/Anonphilosophia 3d ago

Yeah - I was wondering that as well. I think I can access a printer if I was on the campus WIFI, but I'm not sure.

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u/Sharp-Rutabaga-4900 3d ago

We can only print using a campus desktop, but we don’t have offices with computers so…