The type that cannibalises students. Fortunately, I’m under someone better now, but I’m not really thrilled at participating in a system that tolerates that.
Ah yeah, I know the type. In CS those tend to be a more malicious version of the pokémon trainer sorts. Their main goal is career advancement, and they figure that parasitizing grad students (and postdocs) is how they can get there.
It’s like I said originally, academia has gone corporate, including the abusive middle managers.
Sorry to hear that. What are they like?
The type that cannibalises students. Fortunately, I’m under someone better now, but I’m not really thrilled at participating in a system that tolerates that.
Ah yeah, I know the type. In CS those tend to be a more malicious version of the pokémon trainer sorts. Their main goal is career advancement, and they figure that parasitizing grad students (and postdocs) is how they can get there.
It’s like I said originally, academia has gone corporate, including the abusive middle managers.