Here is a very important topic....what to do when your supervisor sucks..check this post on a great blog called The Thesis Whisperer
Excerpt....The relationship had broken down spectacularly, there was no communication, and I sat in tears not knowing how I could get myself out of this. However, I managed to recover and submit my thesis, thankfully, and am now the proud owner of a doctorate, but I understand how isolating it is being in that position and feeling there is no way to turn. This can lead many people, more than you would initially think, to quit. However, there is much that can be done to resolve the situation should you wish for an academic divorce and allow you to finish and submit your thesis. Therefore I offer you some advice based on my own experience.
Heres some funny slides on manageing your Phd supervisor
Here is my list of the top ten things that should make you question if your supervisor is really right
1. Always being critical no matter what happens
2. Never answers emails
3. Forgets to show up for meetings
4. Doesn't know the methods your using
5. Looks like they are faking it
6. Doesn't read stuff you send
7. Isn't tough with you when you f..k up
8. Too closely aligned with you and tries to be friends
9. Looks down your top
10. Falls asleep during supervision
got any.....(soon ill post the top ten reasons to divorce your student)
I totally agree with you that it would be important to note if your advisor was really doing its job. Otherwise, rather than helping you with formulating things like thesis statement, the advisor can’t contribute and just make things worse than before. Anyway, this would certainly help a lot of newly grad school student who are finding it hard to get an advisor.
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