Hi,

Thanks for the reply. I have been directed to a good academic with a view to taking me on as their student, which is all good, if I can justify it. The thing is, the counselling wont turn out to be confidential as it will support the 'why do they want an extension' bit of the extension form, therefore being on permanent record.

As career bit, Ive been considering another masters, this time in something Ill get a job with.... something in the renewables field.

Again thanks for the reply.

Hello,

Heres a brief history....
Ive been through 4 years of mismanagement (in my opinion) and Ive lost heart in the work. Im asking to change supervisor and for an extension (under consideration) although this might be a further waste of my time. I effectively need to begin the writing again from scratch, but the results are a disorganised jungle. There are plenty of results (maybe), but i have little confidence in them, to be honest at this stage any submission looks unlikely.

The issue....
The thing is, the university is supportive (which is positive) but wants me to go to counselling to 'extract' myself as easily as possible from this situation without problems from a certain special someone and support the request for an extension. I am unsure about this and what it will mean, I also feel Im being put again in an unfair position. I definitely dont need to go to counselling as I consider its out of place, so Id be going for .... ? no idea, but they are pressing it? Does this sound like something others have experienced?

Also, does anyone out there have career suggestions for a 30 years old phd failure in engineering with a much needed GSOH:)

I may have put it in an odd way perhaps, but does anyone have an opinion on this. They would be welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Ive 6 weeks left for my thesis submission, but Im nowhere near the end of my writing. The entire project has been unrealistic (read unfocussed disaster) and covered perhaps too much material and so somewhat confusing to structure. Also I have not seen my not so supportive or useful supervisor since July 2009.

The opportunity to pay part time fees at my university to continue past my fourth is possible, but the four years of this nonsense both from the work and having to deal with the infantile ego of my oppressor, is pushing me to consider walking away, although Im not sure of the affect on my future.

Are there others out there in the vastness of cyberspace feeling the same.