posted about 3 years ago
Hi all,
Not so much looking for advice, more just a venting space!
Does/did anyone elses supervisor just seemingly abandon them in their final year? I have never 'depended' on my supervisor as I work very independently. Even for my first couple of years I would only see them once every few months. Now I am writing up, I send chapters when I complete them which either does not get acknowledged or takes months for them to read anything. They now just ignore any emails about my thesis, but recently have just begun emailing me with favors not related to my PhD or publishing or anything that is relevant to my progress.
I just think it's a bit rude when they are ignoring any correspondence about my work, but then only contact me when they want a favor doing and do not even acknowledge my other emails. I am working very hard to complete before my funding runs out...every day, weekends, late into the night, and I have begun to find this quite anger inducing really!
Did anyone else have a similar experience? Sharing your grumbles too may help! Also, do not get me wrong, I am a very patient person but I think we all get a tad frustrated when writing up.