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aragarnaNo, really, sometimes, people...
I am currently working in a lab while actually being payed by my former lab, the one where I did my PhD. It was just a matter of getting the money where I can find it, while willing to diversify myself but man, what a mayhem that created.
For example, as I'm officially employed by my former lab, I am considered external guest at my actual lab, so I'm suppose to pay the external (very high) price at the staff canteen. So I've been using some student's ID for 2 years... Well, at least I found that nice enough student that didn't eat at the canteen and who was kind enough to switch ID with me... So, for the canteen I have a Vietnamese name, which doesn't seem to disturb them too much.
Meanwhile, in my former lab...
They've merged with a bigger entity, and all the administrative stuff seems to have been handed over to someone else. Someone I've never met and who has no idea who I am. In the past months, no kidding, I've been asked 3 TIMES the same infos regarding my PhD, my current contract, dates I started, dates I finished... And also, by chance, if had the contact info of another student that doesn't seem to respond... That's the freaking 3rd time I'm giving the same info! And now I don't know who are the current students, I'm not the secretary. Oh wait, you are. It's all on Google by the way...
Also, I've been given a brand new email (that I didn't ask), which luckily remains attached to my old one. Except merger with a big entity means even more useless flood of emails... From a lab I'm not even working at!
Oh and did I tell you about my landlady who makes appointments to get the flat I'm living in appraised and only after making the appointment ask me if I'll be there? Too bad for me I won't. So some strangers are going to enter my place when I'm not there, and I need to leave keys to my nice neighbor so that she can let them in. Hopefully my neighbor will be there...
Okay, sorry for the rant. Just needed to get this out of my system. Now back to working on that presentation for my conference in 3 weeks!
I am currently working in a lab while actually being payed by my former lab, the one where I did my PhD. It was just a matter of getting the money where I can find it, while willing to diversify myself but man, what a mayhem that created.
For example, as I'm officially employed by my former lab, I am considered external guest at my actual lab, so I'm suppose to pay the external (very high) price at the staff canteen. So I've been using some student's ID for 2 years... Well, at least I found that nice enough student that didn't eat at the canteen and who was kind enough to switch ID with me... So, for the canteen I have a Vietnamese name, which doesn't seem to disturb them too much.
Meanwhile, in my former lab...
They've merged with a bigger entity, and all the administrative stuff seems to have been handed over to someone else. Someone I've never met and who has no idea who I am. In the past months, no kidding, I've been asked 3 TIMES the same infos regarding my PhD, my current contract, dates I started, dates I finished... And also, by chance, if had the contact info of another student that doesn't seem to respond... That's the freaking 3rd time I'm giving the same info! And now I don't know who are the current students, I'm not the secretary. Oh wait, you are. It's all on Google by the way...
Also, I've been given a brand new email (that I didn't ask), which luckily remains attached to my old one. Except merger with a big entity means even more useless flood of emails... From a lab I'm not even working at!
Oh and did I tell you about my landlady who makes appointments to get the flat I'm living in appraised and only after making the appointment ask me if I'll be there? Too bad for me I won't. So some strangers are going to enter my place when I'm not there, and I need to leave keys to my nice neighbor so that she can let them in. Hopefully my neighbor will be there...
Okay, sorry for the rant. Just needed to get this out of my system. Now back to working on that presentation for my conference in 3 weeks!
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Date: 2014-05-16 04:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-05-16 04:24 pm (UTC)http://evacampbells.tumblr.com/post/84757879613
Also that one (just sit directly on the floor):
http://evacampbells.tumblr.com/post/84518819088