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Dec 12, 2008 10:44

Hi you guys! Guess what? Both finals and presenting of the thesis project are done, done, DONE ( Read more... )

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srb December 12 2008, 19:26:33 UTC
Congratulations!

And, because I love a trainwreck, what happened to the guy you had to fire? Did he get booted from the program? The country? The planet?

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seadiver December 12 2008, 19:36:28 UTC
Well, I was really not comfortable with being party to someone's deportation. Also, I felt the program needed to know if they are letting people slip through the cracks and end up at BA795 without the proper skill set. I had a discussion with my Professor about it and he in turn spoke with the Dean of the department. They put him on an individual project he could begin immediately. So, if he still gets deported, it's 1000% on him!

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srb December 12 2008, 19:38:54 UTC
That was a good compromise.

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seadiver December 12 2008, 19:42:14 UTC
Let me add that while I'm kind of a sucker, I ultimately made the decision to dismiss him from the group because of the blow to morale his cruising was having on my two team members carrying the workload with me. It makes no sense to punish the good people to accomodate the useless. The crazy part was that the Professor had outlined a whole protocol for me to follow, including a written notice, task list, and timeline to be accomplished. The Professor contacted me as soon as he looked over the time logs and peer reviews and told me it was ok to go ahead and fire him, and he'd support our decision. It's the first time that's happened in the program. Yikes!

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democritus December 12 2008, 23:26:42 UTC
Way to go!

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