I think a lot of these people are just oblivious. Also I don't think of my own relationship with the supervisor from a reference perspective
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Replying to @hisotalus @maria_ndrnh and
You shouldn't but many are mercenary and do.
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Replying to @o_guest @hisotalus and
In the same way some students just learn for the exam. Life can be perceived as optimising completely different things.
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Replying to @o_guest @maria_ndrnh and
Sure but four years of sucking up for a reference? I mean I'd be pretty gutted if she didn't write me a decent one but also I'm not afraid..
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Replying to @hisotalus @o_guest and
.. of disagreeing etc because of a reference. Maybe that's different. I don't think I'm rude (but then I'm blunt in that foreign way so..)
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Replying to @hisotalus @maria_ndrnh and
I think you misunderstood. I said sucking up to a more famous person? Or am I confused?
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Replying to @o_guest @hisotalus and
Also yes, of course people ingratiate themselves like you described. I feel like you're surprised?
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Replying to @o_guest @hisotalus and
It's absolutely normal to some people to be utterly sycophantic.
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Replying to @o_guest @maria_ndrnh and
I'm not surprised. I've worked with some very difficult people, some of them undergrads
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Replying to @hisotalus @o_guest and
i think some people think I am very difficult
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I get the feeling people who haven't met/seen me in person think this. 
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