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  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    I've been working on this project for a long time. The original PI in charge left for a new job about 6 months in, and they put this fresh out of post doc new guy in charge of it. I don't think he is getting the supervision he needs from the other scientists, and IMO he isn't reaching out to them for help as much as he should be (which I have mentioned to both parties to no avail). I have more on the job experience, but he has a higher degree and higher position. Alot of his ideas and conclusions just make no sense to me, so I feel like I should question him when that happens, but then I wonder if he feels like I'm a giant pain in the *kitten* and keep undermining him or whatever. I just hate this project and this situation....
  • MaltedTea
    MaltedTea Posts: 6,286 Member
    I've been working on this project for a long time. The original PI in charge left for a new job about 6 months in, and they put this fresh out of post doc new guy in charge of it. I don't think he is getting the supervision he needs from the other scientists, and IMO he isn't reaching out to them for help as much as he should be (which I have mentioned to both parties to no avail). I have more on the job experience, but he has a higher degree and higher position. Alot of his ideas and conclusions just make no sense to me, so I feel like I should question him when that happens, but then I wonder if he feels like I'm a giant pain in the *kitten* and keep undermining him or whatever. I just hate this project and this situation....

    Not sure how to say this nicely...but, umm, graduate degrees don't guarantee the holder of said degree has sense. Especially beyond the scope of their degree and "book learning." Yet...

    Perhaps get to know him as a person and his thought processes. He may be bringing a fresh POV to your workplace, which is cool but there's a lot to be said for your experience.

    Neither of you is to be underestimated.
  • GymGoddessGoals
    GymGoddessGoals Posts: 2,146 Member
    I've been working on this project for a long time. The original PI in charge left for a new job about 6 months in, and they put this fresh out of post doc new guy in charge of it. I don't think he is getting the supervision he needs from the other scientists, and IMO he isn't reaching out to them for help as much as he should be (which I have mentioned to both parties to no avail). I have more on the job experience, but he has a higher degree and higher position. Alot of his ideas and conclusions just make no sense to me, so I feel like I should question him when that happens, but then I wonder if he feels like I'm a giant pain in the *kitten* and keep undermining him or whatever. I just hate this project and this situation....

    It would be a failure on his part to not see your questions and concerns as opportunities. If he is a true leader then he should address your questions and see them as grow for him and yourself.

    And I agree with MaltedTea; just because someone has a higher degree doesn't mean they can use that knowledge in a real life application. Not to mention social skills; I've met plenty of PHd peoples who cannot interact with the general population. The new guy we hired just a couple of weeks ago fresh out of university didn't know how to address an envelop or how to email an open spreadsheet.
  • Diatonic12
    Diatonic12 Posts: 32,344 Member
    You can have the answers to everything but still not be able to do anything. B)
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    I've been working on this project for a long time. The original PI in charge left for a new job about 6 months in, and they put this fresh out of post doc new guy in charge of it. I don't think he is getting the supervision he needs from the other scientists, and IMO he isn't reaching out to them for help as much as he should be (which I have mentioned to both parties to no avail). I have more on the job experience, but he has a higher degree and higher position. Alot of his ideas and conclusions just make no sense to me, so I feel like I should question him when that happens, but then I wonder if he feels like I'm a giant pain in the *kitten* and keep undermining him or whatever. I just hate this project and this situation....

    It would be a failure on his part to not see your questions and concerns as opportunities. If he is a true leader then he should address your questions and see them as grow for him and yourself.

    And I agree with MaltedTea; just because someone has a higher degree doesn't mean they can use that knowledge in a real life application. Not to mention social skills; I've met plenty of PHd peoples who cannot interact with the general population. The new guy we hired just a couple of weeks ago fresh out of university didn't know how to address an envelop or how to email an open spreadsheet.

    All of us on our team have multiple colaege degrez.... Me Tew!

    I work directly with two of them.

    One is one of the smartest people I've ever worked with; the other is so stupid I don't even know how he dresses himself in the morning.
  • PlentyofProtein00
    PlentyofProtein00 Posts: 3,669 Member
    I've been working on this project for a long time. The original PI in charge left for a new job about 6 months in, and they put this fresh out of post doc new guy in charge of it. I don't think he is getting the supervision he needs from the other scientists, and IMO he isn't reaching out to them for help as much as he should be (which I have mentioned to both parties to no avail). I have more on the job experience, but he has a higher degree and higher position. Alot of his ideas and conclusions just make no sense to me, so I feel like I should question him when that happens, but then I wonder if he feels like I'm a giant pain in the *kitten* and keep undermining him or whatever. I just hate this project and this situation....

    It would be a failure on his part to not see your questions and concerns as opportunities. If he is a true leader then he should address your questions and see them as grow for him and yourself.

    And I agree with MaltedTea; just because someone has a higher degree doesn't mean they can use that knowledge in a real life application. Not to mention social skills; I've met plenty of PHd peoples who cannot interact with the general population. The new guy we hired just a couple of weeks ago fresh out of university didn't know how to address an envelop or how to email an open spreadsheet.

    Seriously!? Lol, thats insane...although I'm about to go see if my kid knows how to address an envelope 😂, its something we rarely have to do anymore.
  • GymGoddessGoals
    GymGoddessGoals Posts: 2,146 Member
    I've been working on this project for a long time. The original PI in charge left for a new job about 6 months in, and they put this fresh out of post doc new guy in charge of it. I don't think he is getting the supervision he needs from the other scientists, and IMO he isn't reaching out to them for help as much as he should be (which I have mentioned to both parties to no avail). I have more on the job experience, but he has a higher degree and higher position. Alot of his ideas and conclusions just make no sense to me, so I feel like I should question him when that happens, but then I wonder if he feels like I'm a giant pain in the *kitten* and keep undermining him or whatever. I just hate this project and this situation....

    It would be a failure on his part to not see your questions and concerns as opportunities. If he is a true leader then he should address your questions and see them as grow for him and yourself.

    And I agree with MaltedTea; just because someone has a higher degree doesn't mean they can use that knowledge in a real life application. Not to mention social skills; I've met plenty of PHd peoples who cannot interact with the general population. The new guy we hired just a couple of weeks ago fresh out of university didn't know how to address an envelop or how to email an open spreadsheet.

    Seriously!? Lol, thats insane...although I'm about to go see if my kid knows how to address an envelope 😂, its something we rarely have to do anymore.

    Yeah I was taken aback as well, but I also realize the disconnect is that most millenials have never had to address an envelop or write in cursive.
  • Miss_Chiev0us
    Miss_Chiev0us Posts: 1,592 Member
    The bbq chicken pineapple pizza I'll be eating for dinner.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    The bbq chicken pineapple pizza I'll be eating for dinner.

    @Miss_Chiev0us

    Pineapple on Pizza -- noted.

    Question: Beans in Chili / Yes or No ? (answer very carefully)
  • Miss_Chiev0us
    Miss_Chiev0us Posts: 1,592 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    The bbq chicken pineapple pizza I'll be eating for dinner.

    @Miss_Chiev0us

    Pineapple on Pizza -- noted.

    Question: Beans in Chili / Yes or No ? (answer very carefully)

    Kidney beans and cornbread.

    What do I win?
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    The bbq chicken pineapple pizza I'll be eating for dinner.

    @Miss_Chiev0us

    Pineapple on Pizza -- noted.

    Question: Beans in Chili / Yes or No ? (answer very carefully)

    Kidney beans and cornbread.

    What do I win?

    what do you win ?

    .... I can't post it here; this is a family oriented site.

    rest assured, it's fantastic !! (and stain proof)
  • Miss_Chiev0us
    Miss_Chiev0us Posts: 1,592 Member
    edited October 2020
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    Motorsheen wrote: »
    The bbq chicken pineapple pizza I'll be eating for dinner.

    @Miss_Chiev0us

    Pineapple on Pizza -- noted.

    Question: Beans in Chili / Yes or No ? (answer very carefully)

    Kidney beans and cornbread.

    What do I win?

    what do you win ?

    .... I can't post it here; this is a family oriented site.

    rest assured, it's fantastic !! (and stain proof)

    😂😂😂


    Eta: extra beans then
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    I've been working on this project for a long time. The original PI in charge left for a new job about 6 months in, and they put this fresh out of post doc new guy in charge of it. I don't think he is getting the supervision he needs from the other scientists, and IMO he isn't reaching out to them for help as much as he should be (which I have mentioned to both parties to no avail). I have more on the job experience, but he has a higher degree and higher position. Alot of his ideas and conclusions just make no sense to me, so I feel like I should question him when that happens, but then I wonder if he feels like I'm a giant pain in the *kitten* and keep undermining him or whatever. I just hate this project and this situation....

    It would be a failure on his part to not see your questions and concerns as opportunities. If he is a true leader then he should address your questions and see them as grow for him and yourself.

    And I agree with MaltedTea; just because someone has a higher degree doesn't mean they can use that knowledge in a real life application. Not to mention social skills; I've met plenty of PHd peoples who cannot interact with the general population. The new guy we hired just a couple of weeks ago fresh out of university didn't know how to address an envelop or how to email an open spreadsheet.

    Seriously!? Lol, thats insane...although I'm about to go see if my kid knows how to address an envelope 😂, its something we rarely have to do anymore.

    Yeah I was taken aback as well, but I also realize the disconnect is that most millenials have never had to address an envelop or write in cursive.

    Uh... this baffles my mind and I am a millennial... barely. Then again, I write "snail mail" often and have to sign paperwork all the time as well as teach my eight year old how to write cursive for his homework, so... **shrugs**
  • 4legsRbetterthan2
    4legsRbetterthan2 Posts: 19,590 MFP Moderator
    I've been working on this project for a long time. The original PI in charge left for a new job about 6 months in, and they put this fresh out of post doc new guy in charge of it. I don't think he is getting the supervision he needs from the other scientists, and IMO he isn't reaching out to them for help as much as he should be (which I have mentioned to both parties to no avail). I have more on the job experience, but he has a higher degree and higher position. Alot of his ideas and conclusions just make no sense to me, so I feel like I should question him when that happens, but then I wonder if he feels like I'm a giant pain in the *kitten* and keep undermining him or whatever. I just hate this project and this situation....

    It would be a failure on his part to not see your questions and concerns as opportunities. If he is a true leader then he should address your questions and see them as grow for him and yourself.

    And I agree with MaltedTea; just because someone has a higher degree doesn't mean they can use that knowledge in a real life application. Not to mention social skills; I've met plenty of PHd peoples who cannot interact with the general population. The new guy we hired just a couple of weeks ago fresh out of university didn't know how to address an envelop or how to email an open spreadsheet.

    Seriously!? Lol, thats insane...although I'm about to go see if my kid knows how to address an envelope 😂, its something we rarely have to do anymore.

    Yeah I was taken aback as well, but I also realize the disconnect is that most millenials have never had to address an envelop or write in cursive.

    Uh... this baffles my mind and I am a millennial... barely. Then again, I write "snail mail" often and have to sign paperwork all the time as well as teach my eight year old how to write cursive for his homework, so... **shrugs**

    I am baffled as well. But, I am an old soul for a millennial, I still use a checkbook and everything!
  • brustmannzwei
    brustmannzwei Posts: 1,124 Member
    I've been working on this project for a long time. The original PI in charge left for a new job about 6 months in, and they put this fresh out of post doc new guy in charge of it. I don't think he is getting the supervision he needs from the other scientists, and IMO he isn't reaching out to them for help as much as he should be (which I have mentioned to both parties to no avail). I have more on the job experience, but he has a higher degree and higher position. Alot of his ideas and conclusions just make no sense to me, so I feel like I should question him when that happens, but then I wonder if he feels like I'm a giant pain in the *kitten* and keep undermining him or whatever. I just hate this project and this situation....

    It would be a failure on his part to not see your questions and concerns as opportunities. If he is a true leader then he should address your questions and see them as grow for him and yourself.

    And I agree with MaltedTea; just because someone has a higher degree doesn't mean they can use that knowledge in a real life application. Not to mention social skills; I've met plenty of PHd peoples who cannot interact with the general population. The new guy we hired just a couple of weeks ago fresh out of university didn't know how to address an envelop or how to email an open spreadsheet.

    Seriously!? Lol, thats insane...although I'm about to go see if my kid knows how to address an envelope 😂, its something we rarely have to do anymore.

    Yeah I was taken aback as well, but I also realize the disconnect is that most millenials have never had to address an envelop or write in cursive.

    Uh... this baffles my mind and I am a millennial... barely. Then again, I write "snail mail" often and have to sign paperwork all the time as well as teach my eight year old how to write cursive for his homework, so... **shrugs**

    I am baffled as well. But, I am an old soul for a millennial, I still use a checkbook and everything!

    It is what it is but dang if I don’t get torqued up about people not writing thank you notes.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    I've been working on this project for a long time. The original PI in charge left for a new job about 6 months in, and they put this fresh out of post doc new guy in charge of it. I don't think he is getting the supervision he needs from the other scientists, and IMO he isn't reaching out to them for help as much as he should be (which I have mentioned to both parties to no avail). I have more on the job experience, but he has a higher degree and higher position. Alot of his ideas and conclusions just make no sense to me, so I feel like I should question him when that happens, but then I wonder if he feels like I'm a giant pain in the *kitten* and keep undermining him or whatever. I just hate this project and this situation....

    It would be a failure on his part to not see your questions and concerns as opportunities. If he is a true leader then he should address your questions and see them as grow for him and yourself.

    And I agree with MaltedTea; just because someone has a higher degree doesn't mean they can use that knowledge in a real life application. Not to mention social skills; I've met plenty of PHd peoples who cannot interact with the general population. The new guy we hired just a couple of weeks ago fresh out of university didn't know how to address an envelop or how to email an open spreadsheet.

    Seriously!? Lol, thats insane...although I'm about to go see if my kid knows how to address an envelope 😂, its something we rarely have to do anymore.

    Yeah I was taken aback as well, but I also realize the disconnect is that most millenials have never had to address an envelop or write in cursive.

    Uh... this baffles my mind and I am a millennial... barely. Then again, I write "snail mail" often and have to sign paperwork all the time as well as teach my eight year old how to write cursive for his homework, so... **shrugs**

    I am baffled as well. But, I am an old soul for a millennial, I still use a checkbook and everything!

    It is what it is but dang if I don’t get torqued up about people not writing thank you notes.

    I write "thank you" postcards. Does that count? I keep a giant stack of postcards from ALL the places I've ever visited and just pick a random one for my note to send someone. Also, postcard stamps = cheaper than standard stamp, lol.
  • brustmannzwei
    brustmannzwei Posts: 1,124 Member
    edited October 2020
    Sitting here sipping my morning coffee and thinking about how the world has changed. Who could ever have predicted this.
    Im also thinking about the online grocery order I have to pick up this morning and the goodies contained therein. Its that kind of like Christmas feel because I can't remember a lot of what I ordered so there'll be lots of surprises 😆
    Its kind of sad that going to pick up the groceries nowadays has got me so excited.
    I MISS THE WORLD THE WAY IT WAS😔

    A select few of youins can come where I am in 2 weeks. A select few because we don’t need this county where we have about 1 person per ~.75 square miles all coronad and yankeed up.

    Life’s the same as it was. But, it may be a bit slower than what you’re used to.
  • 777Gemma888
    777Gemma888 Posts: 9,578 Member
    A friend shared this lovely Christian woman's post about dropping off your mail in ballots to cast your vote.

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    Following her directions I looked up exactly where these locations were in LA County alone ... They're literally EVERYWHERE. Why on earth wait in line or risk the USPS drama.

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  • brustmannzwei
    brustmannzwei Posts: 1,124 Member
    Sitting here sipping my morning coffee and thinking about how the world has changed. Who could ever have predicted this.
    Im also thinking about the online grocery order I have to pick up this morning and the goodies contained therein. Its that kind of like Christmas feel because I can't remember a lot of what I ordered so there'll be lots of surprises 😆
    Its kind of sad that going to pick up the groceries nowadays has got me so excited.
    I MISS THE WORLD THE WAY IT WAS😔

    A select few of youins can come where I am in 2 weeks. A select few because we don’t need this county where we have about 1 person per ~.75 square miles all coronad and yankeed up.

    Life’s the same as it was. But, it may be a bit slower than what you’re used to.

    I know I'm lucky because where I live in the country there's not been a positive case since April ( there were 2 in my town)
    And only a small handful in the town I shop in, none there now either for a long time. But Covid has still touched us all .. masks, handsanitiser, limits of people in stores, people distancing etc. Im a really social person I talk to everyone friends and strangers alike... I just miss people the way they were.. people don't really want to talk the way they used to, its head down and go about your business.
    I feel like I'm the extrovert in a room full of introverts 😬

    So yeah, this mornings thoughts I guess were just mourning the loss of what was.. I’ll embrace what is to come no matter what happens Im adaptive but that doesn'tmean I won't moan about it occasionally. 😁

    Insightful. I can appreciate that.

    Have a wonderful day.

  • slimgirljo15
    slimgirljo15 Posts: 269,456 Member
    Sitting here sipping my morning coffee and thinking about how the world has changed. Who could ever have predicted this.
    Im also thinking about the online grocery order I have to pick up this morning and the goodies contained therein. Its that kind of like Christmas feel because I can't remember a lot of what I ordered so there'll be lots of surprises 😆
    Its kind of sad that going to pick up the groceries nowadays has got me so excited.
    I MISS THE WORLD THE WAY IT WAS😔

    A select few of youins can come where I am in 2 weeks. A select few because we don’t need this county where we have about 1 person per ~.75 square miles all coronad and yankeed up.

    Life’s the same as it was. But, it may be a bit slower than what you’re used to.

    I know I'm lucky because where I live in the country there's not been a positive case since April ( there were 2 in my town)
    And only a small handful in the town I shop in, none there now either for a long time. But Covid has still touched us all .. masks, handsanitiser, limits of people in stores, people distancing etc. Im a really social person I talk to everyone friends and strangers alike... I just miss people the way they were.. people don't really want to talk the way they used to, its head down and go about your business.
    I feel like I'm the extrovert in a room full of introverts 😬

    So yeah, this mornings thoughts I guess were just mourning the loss of what was.. I’ll embrace what is to come no matter what happens Im adaptive but that doesn'tmean I won't moan about it occasionally. 😁

    Insightful. I can appreciate that.

    Have a wonderful day.

    Thank you. Its all good 😃 I was just in a pensive mood this morning. Shame you didn't bring breakfast over to crack me out of it 😆

    I hope you have a wonderful evening 🙂

    Bet you can't wait to be settling into your new home. How's life on the road been treating you?
  • brustmannzwei
    brustmannzwei Posts: 1,124 Member
    edited October 2020
    Sitting here sipping my morning coffee and thinking about how the world has changed. Who could ever have predicted this.
    Im also thinking about the online grocery order I have to pick up this morning and the goodies contained therein. Its that kind of like Christmas feel because I can't remember a lot of what I ordered so there'll be lots of surprises 😆
    Its kind of sad that going to pick up the groceries nowadays has got me so excited.
    I MISS THE WORLD THE WAY IT WAS😔

    A select few of youins can come where I am in 2 weeks. A select few because we don’t need this county where we have about 1 person per ~.75 square miles all coronad and yankeed up.

    Life’s the same as it was. But, it may be a bit slower than what you’re used to.

    I know I'm lucky because where I live in the country there's not been a positive case since April ( there were 2 in my town)
    And only a small handful in the town I shop in, none there now either for a long time. But Covid has still touched us all .. masks, handsanitiser, limits of people in stores, people distancing etc. Im a really social person I talk to everyone friends and strangers alike... I just miss people the way they were.. people don't really want to talk the way they used to, its head down and go about your business.
    I feel like I'm the extrovert in a room full of introverts 😬

    So yeah, this mornings thoughts I guess were just mourning the loss of what was.. I’ll embrace what is to come no matter what happens Im adaptive but that doesn'tmean I won't moan about it occasionally. 😁

    Insightful. I can appreciate that.

    Have a wonderful day.

    Thank you. Its all good 😃 I was just in a pensive mood this morning. Shame you didn't bring breakfast over to crack me out of it 😆

    I hope you have a wonderful evening 🙂

    Bet you can't wait to be settling into your new home. How's life on the road been treating you?

    Baaaah humbug. I had to come back early because I didn’t like the results of an inspection. So, I’m back “home”, staying an an extended stay hotel, waiting for an additional structural engineer to inspect a crack, so I can close in 2 weeks.

    All in all though I guess things are great. Address changed so my taxes went waaaaayyyy down, Roof over my head, a stove to cook on, and friends I’ve not seen in almost a decade since I left.

    And youins on here too.

    I don’t have much but eggs, sausage, and coffee will be waiting to help wake you up tomorrow morning.
  • Diatonic12
    Diatonic12 Posts: 32,344 Member
    edited October 2020
    I know how to perfatape cracks, spackle and paint over them. We have a lorra lorra earthquakes around here. I don't know if it does any good because it seems rather superficial like sticking your finger in a dam. It seems like the building integrity is gone. Once it's gone, how do you ever get it back.