I mean sure it's absolutely fine not to read my papers, and it's also fine to have negative views about me and my work and everything, but to say that to a junior colleague is really strange.
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what a proper tit
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you're killing me

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well, what a mind-numbingly rude, contradictory and pointless thing to say.
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It really was.

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Academia does tend to select for people who verge on the sociopathic.
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I mean — depressing, but sadly often true.
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It's a broken workplace. I just can't decide if it's more or less broken than outside.
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In some ways less, in some ways more. Also really depends on the country too.
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That would have made perfect sense with "so" instead of "but". I do it all the time: "Hey there, no idea what you're doing, so I can't judge your work. Have a nice day!" It's the key to my immense popularity.
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You really think saying hi to somebody with "I haven't read your work" is OK (regardless of the next bit of the sentence) when you are in a superior academic role?
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No, I was trying to make fun of that.
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Ah, right! Sorry! Crossed wires!
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What the hell is wrong with some people? Honestly, who thinks it’s ok to say something like that?
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Yeah... I guess somebody who feels like what they say is meaningless and therefore they can talk all the shit they like.
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I know violence is never the answer, but I got hands on deck! His stationary face could mean a fist in motion. The f@@kery of it all. Some people are rude to mask mediocrity! Chip up and hope karma get him soonest.
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You are so right.
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Wow. Is the implication that they think your entire field / subfield worthless? Or idk, they just didn't like how you look?
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I am not sure what the implication is or even if it is one of these two options and not something else...
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I can think a a description of that person; t#### f##### t###. Not to mention discourteous.
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Hahaha. Yes. They also kept asking me to ask them questions as a reply to me asking them questions.
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