As a 2nd yr grad, I asked a UG for some code, st like "see what kind of progress you can make by Fri". She did all nighters & skipped psets.https://twitter.com/neuroimm/status/917141988520144896 …
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MIT has a really toxic work culture for the UGs. It didn't bleed over into my GS labs, but prob depends heavily on dept. and supervisor...
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literally Karōshi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kar%C5%8Dshi …
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In a lab as a UG, lit review was due Friday. If it wasn't done, then "don't come to lab haha" was said once. We were terrified.
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gosh! :( Shame no 'rate my supervisor' app exists.
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That advisor probably didn't even realize the "joke" just made us feel worried. Just like what
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In all honesty this explains, in part, why USA people work so much harder.
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Cypriots also tend to work harder but that's not because British professors threaten us.

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I can't speak for everyone, but I felt I grew up with this sense of competition at every stage of education. Tied into extracurricular stuff
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I think that's how I felt and sadly not just for school for appearance and for character. I felt every part of me from my personality to my
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