Words, Words, Words - it's only words (Jul/21/2009 )
new brunswick
hi guys. fingers crossed for that upcoming meeting
old brunswick
how was the meeting?
old scotch
bad. might not go to the conference. supervisor suggested changing from a talk to a poster due to inconsistencies of the project. if so, i'm not going.
to a point is true. however, i sent her the first draft of the abstract and she modified it so that it would fit to what she thought could be done in the time being. bosses always think you can get more work done that it is feasible.
anyway. not feeling most motivated at the moment. i should have picked the easy predictable project as the other guy did.
scotland
why not go with a poster? posters are cool. where is the conference? how long have you got to prepare? any chance you could fill up a chunk of time by really talking about the background info?
easy predictable projects don't really exist, just like unicorns, or the tooth fairy.
my motivation speech: get back to work!
lil
the conference starts on the 7th. it's not just that v. when my supervisor saw that the hypothesis doesn't fit the results said "oh that's why i was so concerned about YOU giving a talk!"
she doesn't trust me, doesn't trust my judgement. doesn't like my way of presenting data. she can't stand a diagram i put with cartoons because she doesn't like cartoons. it's not only about the work but everything else as well. i'm almost sure if i did present something and she didn't like what i said she would stand up and interrupt me as she has done before in lab meetings.
i'll get back to work and try to get as much done as i can. also, i did basic tecniques such as rna extraction, cdna, pcr, and other molecular stuff. but she keeps telling me not to do it until there is a postdoc with me all the time. i've done it with the supervision of that other postdoc and it went well. still she wants him to be next to me all the time when doing it over and over again. am i wrong to think that she doesn't trust what i do?
I'm here!
Is she like this with the others in the lab?
I suppose that at least you can be completely sure of your results with all the survellance
hello
i don't know, we all have separate meetings. i don't know lil, i don't understand. and to be honest i can't be bothered to put up with an argument. she's a very good boss but it becomes really difficult to put all together. and it's just those little details on phrases that she uses sometimes that hit me where it makes an effect.
edit: i just detected where the main problem is. the "corrected" version of the abstract is too different from the one i initially wrote... oh well, a bit too late for that (suck it up tj!!) work work work.
ahoy
ahhh, been through that. i was told by a former supervisor to see a science writer, because my writing was so bad... science writer said i have a very nice style, and he wouldn't change anything. still ended up changing things to suit the supervisor.
do the results fit with another hypothesis? it is science, not religion.
i'd still go ahead with the rna extraction etc. without a postdoc. it isn't rocket surgery.
chips -
thing is v, the abstract i originally wrote, which then was changed and submitted by my boss, is completely different. what she sent is a totally different story to what i had written in the first draft.
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hey guys...hello V, Lost-san, hola tj...sorry about the meeting...and you can rant and rave here......but you really might wanna reconsider going to Italy even if it's only a poster presentation...it would still be good for your CV plus you can drink Italian beer (if they have any...
)...ánimo hombre....you have to continue so don't give her the satisfaction....