One of the most unexpected and arguably most negative professional interactions I've had over the past few years was meeting somebody who said: "Hi, I haven't read any of your papers but I can't see why they were published nor what they add to our understanding". 
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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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yes, i should have considered that. I've only worked in the UK and france (a little)
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In the UK, if I were to take skills outside of science I'd have to deal even more with sexism on a daily basis at work. So I guess not just country but specific subfield too.
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