I guess for me Lagretta's disgruntlement rings true, in the sense that I know the worst kinds of grad students and how disappointing it can be when someone chooses to do something else with their life despite all your encouragement and hopes for them.
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Got some more good data yesterday. Got the right thing from the right person (but I didn't know that until afterwards), and everything was more or less working like it's supposed to (no stupid technical problems with equipment or running out of reagents, for once).
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Someone said in the comments on the last post that it helps to have a running list of compliments to keep your spirits up (I'm paraphrasing). When I was thinking about quitting during grad school, my thesis advisor told me that early on, he was thinking of kicking me out.
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I've never blacked out, ever, and I think I'm long overdue. Still need to figure out latest health insurance changes nonsense; still have not dealt with car (see several blog posts over the last several months, car will probably blow up before I do anything about it). 5.
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And when I find that person who supposedly knows, they say yeah, it doesn't really exist anymore or worse (and never on the record): yeah, that never really worked the way we said it did. But I'd also NEVER say "Let's get the cheapest thing even though we know it only works half the time!"
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Well, my PI might not love me. They can ignore me and hate my guts. But when they work, I'm tempted to continue seeing Science, even if it is an abusive spouse. And when strangers are willing to send me things I need, just because they're published and I asked nicely, I think Science loves me!
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I think I've written this here before, but I'll write it again: nobody is a great mentor to everyone. And here's another Newsflash: just because someone has had a few people come out of their lab and get jobs, does NOT mean they are a good mentor.
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Today, I want to quit. I don't know why. I guess I feel defeated, or something, and I hate to think I'm quitting because I give up? I don't have anything left to give. I'm watching grad students who will do anything to get their work published, even if they know their own data are crap.
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