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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And when you read their comments, you get through the first few pages and think, "Hey this isn't so bad."

And then you get to the part where you're introducing your original work, and you start to wonder how hard it would be to live on minimum wage.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yup. Revisions knocked me down Several pegs... all the way from "I think I'm competent" to "how did I even get accepted into the program if this is what they think of my work?"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A reviewer once remarked that I'm not worthy of being in my field of study. I'm so much happier since I left academy behind. I obviously love science, but fuck the current culture and people that enable and encourage such behaviour.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Goddamn... yeah, my PhD program was fucking toxic, but if nothing else, it was a learning experience. Doubly so when my advisor gave me the bad news that I failed the third prelim, and wouldn't be continuing on. I was so relieved... it kind of hit me right then.