Hi Everyone,

Sorry if this is covered in another thread, but I couldn't find anything that matches my particular predicament.

I'm one of those mythical beasts: the fee-paying phd student. My School is strapped for cash (they tell me) and can't offer funding to every student. They are so strapped for cash that they also can't offer any teaching hours to students who aren't already receiving funding and therefore teach for "free". Each time I ask my supervisor about getting any hours at all, even for free, he tells me there's nothing he can do. So I'm midway through my second year and getting ready to do my fieldwork. Am I wasting my time? I can't imagine I'm going to have much luck in competing for jobs with phds who have been teaching for four years.

Frustrated.

Thanks.