Inside Higher Ed has an interesting case of a Ph.D. candidate who was offered a tenure track job at a teaching college. In response, she negotiated. That the right thing to do, right? Doesn’t everyone say that women don’t do that enough? She sent an e-mail to the college with these requests:

“As you know, I am very enthusiastic about the possibility of coming to Nazareth. Granting some of the following provisions would make my decision easier[:]

1) An increase of my starting salary to $65,000, which is more in line with what assistant professors in philosophy have been getting in the last few years.

2) An official semester of maternity leave.

3) A pre-tenure sabbatical at some point during the bottom half of my tenure clock.

4) No more than three new class preps per year for the first three years.

5) A start date of academic year 2015 so I can complete my postdoc.”

She ended the email by saying “I know that some of these might be easier to grant than others. Let me know what you think.”

The college promptly rescinded the offer.

Did the woman ask for too  much? Great discussion at Inside Higher Ed and at The Philosophy Smoker.