Early career academics (ECAs) face multiple academic challenges as many assume their duties with little or no experience of the work employed. Formal organizational structures within the university space may set programs to assimilate and assert them into their responsibilities gradually. However, where do ECAs retreat to when the hierarchical and procedural spaces frustrate, belittle them, or fall short in their capacity? Our paper reflects on our use of the liminal space to engage in informal conversations that contribute to the advancement of our teaching and learning practices as ECAs.