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[–] [email protected] 60 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sorry for the late response.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sorry for the late response.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Sorry for the late response.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Soy for the latter resource.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Do you hold a stronghold filled with short people ?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I got tenure despite having less seniority than you MaggotyCumfart!

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I am -not- in academia (so I can’t upvote), but this makes me somehow feel kinda better about myself.

Please tell me that, idk, “thoughtful” people need more time to review things (carefully), or something, and that explains this fault... Right? Hello? Is this thing on?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not the email, just the constant existential crisis.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

And CPD: Chronic Procrastination Disorder

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Normal people do not do phds, for better or for worse.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Sounds a lot like corporate middle management tbf.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

No you exchange those emails until you get medicated.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I teach at college and work in research at university, that's how I spot witch students will end up working with us.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Sorry, we can't offer you the job. You reply to your emails too quickly"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

"Sorry, for the late response. Unfortunately, we can't offer you the job. You reply to your emails too quickly"

FTFY

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

How do you spot the wizard students?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fun fact: this is also industry

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Except that in industry no one gets tenure.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Thanks for your patience while I researched the details.

Yes, I'm free for a lunch meeting last Friday. See you then.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Sorry for the late response.