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Problem with my supervisors
J

======= Date Modified 30 Apr 2011 02:32:43 =======
======= Date Modified 27 Apr 2011 18:31:36 =======
Hi pjlu and Joyce and thank you for your advice.

I would like to update the situation.

On the last day before the Easter, I met my professor to discuss my results. He was positive about them to some extent.

BUT

I knew my results were not qualified to be submitted for my thesis. One thing that shocked me was that I found my ex-supervisor bench who works at the same place ruining my work.

The story is that I have to prepare some samples and book a machine to analysis them. Since the machine is highly booked, I have to leave my samples in a small store and wait 3-5 days to get the analyzing machine. During my waiting, my work were being ruined. Particularly, I booked the machine on Thursday afternoon and I prepared my samples on the morning of the same day. When I came afternoon, volumes and orders of the samples were changed. I tried to ignore it and carry on.

While I was working, a male ( a friend of my ex-bench supervisor) got closer to me and nodded his head up and down (like say HELLO!!!). I replied the same way. After finishing my analysis, my results were rubbish!!

I tried to get the matter down and easier with her. So, during the meeting with my professor, I asked him to be a medium between me and her to break the ice because I want her as a friend not anything else. He thanked me and appreciated my feeling but that should not mean back to work with her. So, he went out to find her around but could not. He asked me to go to her workplace (little bit away) and tell her three sentences politely; ( Sorry, I do respect you and I consider you are like my older sister).

I went and said them to her. But guess what was the response, I am busy, Please I am busy,,,,   etc  angrily. I will not forget myself for apologizing to her,,, never ever and Now my primery aim is to protect myself.

Problem with my supervisors
J

======= Date Modified 08 Apr 2011 23:07:24 =======
Hi

I am looking for some advice. Last year 2009/2010 I was doing a MSc in my previous university but could not finish it and drop out after some issue with my Professor who was busy and left me alone.

This year I joined another MSc course in a different university under the same subject but problems appear in my way.

The problem is that my school is not comfortable with me and I do not know why. Is it because my previous university? (I remember in my previous university that my course director said to my that he knows about my hidden plan and my application to my new university and I did not pay attention to this. Is it indirect warning?!).

For my new MSc course, my tutor is the course director and my project supervisor is his PhD supervisor and a professor and together they worked with my x-supervisors in my previous university. My family is very supportive and always assure to me that each university is independant and what happened in the past will not affects me today.

I hear whispers around me and I tried to be ignorant and more tolerant. Nevertheless, I started my project at the end March. Suddenly my bench supervisor complained (PhD student) to my professor even before I worked with her and she claiming that I do not respect her. My prof gave me a harsh verbal alarm because I sent to her an email saying that I will be in the library until got prepared to start my project despite mentioning my start date in our meeting with the prof and our emails.

After we started, I felt that I am under her bully. She grab the instruments out of my hands and if some thing happened she blames my and yell at me ... I told you, you should do, etc. Yesterday she came to the lab telling me to leave because I did not complete my safety training. I went to complete my papers and every thing was ok and back to her and asked politely to be permitted in the lab to do my work. She took the documents and through them on the table and said that she is not interested. (then why she asked my to leave the lab?)

I collected my documents and went to my tutor (course director) and I broke into tears. Suddenly she entered my totur office and started to yell that I am lying. My tutor (also the course direct and my second supervisor for this project) change herto another bench supervisor who is English man and very supportive and friendly but has no background about my project.

What should I do and AM I cursed?? and why I am oppressed and emotionally exhausted and how to protect myself? Can I go to court?