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It is extremely weird. Certainly my experience when I did my PhD was not a great one. Combining someone who was not mature enough to self direct with a supervis
by iamflimflam1 4y ago
It is extremely weird. Certainly my experience when I did my PhD was not a great one. Combining someone who was not mature enough to self direct with a supervisor who didn't know how to manage was a terrible combination.
I managed to muddle through, and I did learn a lot over my time. But it's definitely ones of those situations that you back on and wonder what could have been achieved under different circumstances.
Edit - to be clear I did my PhD in the UK around 1993 - things are probably quite different now.
- psychomugs 4y agoI just finished last year in the US and your first paragraph sums up my experience.
- iamflimflam1 4y agoIf it’s any consolation, I do believe being in that situation has made me a better manager/mentor.
- psychomugs 4y agoDefinitely. Marathon metaphors aside (I ran an actual marathon during grad school, which would be a closer metaphor if there were no cheering crowds and your coach threw banana peels at you most of the way), I've come to realize that there are very few experiences like it and I'm glad to know they exist.