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    I've never vented to you people, so forgive my doing so now.

    I absolutely hate the xxxxing department and in-office politics that I (and countless others) have to deal with on top of trying to be better researchers/professionals. These days I'm not sure what is more important: the political savvy or hard-work and talent. Take my case for example. The department chair is xxxxing pig who is running the department like a cross between a brothel and a barrack. If you sleep in his bed and kiss his ass and those of his lackies, you get published and get a degree with bullxxxx work that is a disgrace to our department. If you don't, then even a solid work might not be enough to get you to the finish line, as I'm finding out to my horror. I chose academia thinking there is less of this xxxx, but oh my god there is a lot of it, staring with enrollement, choice of projects, scholarly publishing, acceptance of the dissertation topic and even academic employment and tenure. It's all about who you submit to, who's work you cite and praise, who you dislike, etc. Like a xxxxing kindergarten.

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    Originally posted by karoaper
    I've never vented to you people, so forgive my doing so now.

    I absolutely hate the xxxxing department and in-office politics that I (and countless others) have to deal with on top of trying to be better researchers/professionals. These days I'm not sure what is more important: the political savvy or hard-work and talent. Take my case for example. The department chair is xxxxing pig who is running the department like a cross between a brothel and a barrack. If you sleep in his bed and kiss his ass and those of his lackies, you get published and get a degree with bullxxxx work that is a disgrace to our department. If you don't, then even a solid work might not be enough to get you to the finish line, as I'm finding out to my horror. I chose academia thinking there is less of this xxxx, but oh my god there is a lot of it, staring with enrollement, choice of projects, scholarly publishing, acceptance of the dissertation topic and even academic employment and tenure. It's all about who you submit to, who's work you cite and praise, who you dislike, etc. Like a xxxxing kindergarten.

    Welcome to The Real World 101.
    Achkerov kute.

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    • #3
      It's like that at most major places. I say most because I can't be sure it's all. Kind of makes you wonder about "academics" but that's how it's always been and that's how it'll continue to be.
      this post = teh win.

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Sip
        It's like that at most major places. I say most because I can't be sure it's all. Kind of makes you wonder about "academics" but that's how it's always been and that's how it'll continue to be.
        "Academics" or "intellectuals" and "researchers", are all full of shyt.
        Achkerov kute.

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        • #5
          I've noticed a trend. When it comes to politics and overall pettiness and inflexibility, in general the profs who've been educated in non-Western countires are usually much worse than American or Western profs.

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Anonymouse
            "Academics" or "intellectuals" and "researchers", are all full of shyt.
            No, only the so-called big shots.

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            • #7
              Karo, I was surprised when I first heard about dept politics too. Like you, I thought people would be a bit friendlier. Unfortunately that's not true. People play favorites even with sharing information about the dept that should be known to everyone, like who changed prereqs for a class!

              I'm a little better prepared I guess, so i wont find myself as a prof in that situation learning about it for the first time. I hear that some depts are better than others though. Unfortunately it's hard to know until you're there until you know someone.
              [COLOR=#4b0082][B][SIZE=4][FONT=trebuchet ms]“If you think you can, or you can’t, you’re right.”
              -Henry Ford[/FONT][/SIZE][/B][/COLOR]

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              • #8
                What departments are you guys in?

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                • #9
                  I'm in Psychology
                  [COLOR=#4b0082][B][SIZE=4][FONT=trebuchet ms]“If you think you can, or you can’t, you’re right.”
                  -Henry Ford[/FONT][/SIZE][/B][/COLOR]

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Siggie
                    I'm in Psychology
                    I'm in Computer Science. Today an ex-advisor of mine told me that if I don't replace my current advisor with the department chair, I won't graduate. The students are tought because of the politics to be disloyal, to take sides with xxxxxxxs, to do shoddy science for the sake of crap papers, etc etc.

                    And Siggie, you're absolutely right. Some departments and some schools are worse than others. I tend to think that more solid and robust schools have less of this crap, but I could be very wrong.

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