Maybe this is also partly a cultural difference? PhD students in the Netherlands have a stronger position than elsewhere, I believe.
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Replying to @Research_Tim @o_guest and
Yes, think NL quite diff academic culture. More 'flat' structure/culture, egalitarian & direct communication. Similar experience in Canada.
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Replying to @IrisVanRooij @Research_Tim and
Though should add, at international institute so culture is mixed. Much may depend on indiv pref/styles. Clear communication is key indeed.
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Replying to @IrisVanRooij @Research_Tim and
That's really all I'm advocating for: clear communication that is instigated very early on by the supervisor
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Replying to @Julie_B92 @Research_Tim and
I agree. Admittedly, I'm also still learning. PIs (including myself) may sometimes not be aware what is left implicit.
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Replying to @IrisVanRooij @Julie_B92 and
There's so much to say about undermining your supervisor as well as the PI offloading to their PhDs things that are 100% their job.
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
Both these issues are really important. I know cases, mostly women PIs, who have been undermined so much by their students. Sickening.
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
And there're cases, we've touched on quite a lot I think, where PIs offload emotional and managerial duties onto their PhDs — 100% wrong.
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
All these cases could be solved or at least mediated by PI and student realising what is and is not their duty/job.
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Replying to @o_guest @IrisVanRooij and
I feel very passionate about professional and appropriate behaviour for both sides here as I've seen bad actors: both PIs and students.
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I have also seen some very inappropriate advice. Don't undermine your PI. Don't offload onto your students what is really your job. 
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