Thanks, and 'blatantly' I believe is the word:-)

Hi Mackem

I hope I don't sound crass :$ I'm not a native English speaker, and I just wanted to check whether you mean 'appauling English' or 'appalling English.' Are both spellings accepted as proper spellings for the word? Thanks.

Thanks Mackem. I'm afraid I cannot continue to post-doc :$:-( academic work is really not for me, not that I'm complaining here, sorry. My sup is just asking, she's not really doing anything to help me get one, which makes it awkward. I guess I'm lucky that I don't have to stress about paying the bills :$:$:$ I just want a satisfying career, and *thought* that doing academic work would be it.

I agree with the others here. May be best to tell your sup when you are sure about a job offer. Can be awkward when you need to stay in research anyway. Hope it works out for you, phd and jobwise.

I have a similar question to the others who are reading this post. I'm on my final phd year, and my sup is asking me about where I want to do my post-doc. I am already sure that I don't want to stay in research. How do I tell her I do not want a post-doc? If I did tell her, then maybe she will not help me make a good dissertation, because she will think I'm a waste of space and time. But If I don't tell her, that is like leading her on, right?

Thanks.