This hit very close to home, especially point 1. I was told recently that something was not my research topic but someone’s else in the lab despite having writt

This hit very close to home, especially point 1. I was told recently that something was not my research topic but someone’s else in the lab despite having written about in my application for the lab and the other guy switching to that very recently. The main issue is power imbalance. I need my advisors signature graduate so I have to accept more abuse than I would otherwise. This lead to a loss-loss situation were I’m particularly dissatisfied and put more energy on my side projects and papers than on thing I’m told to do.