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When I had my orientation thing to my job, they told everyone that one of the big perks of being an employee of WVU is that we get 13 holidays a year. Today was one of them. At about, 11 this morning, I got a call from the professor and asks where I am. I told him it was a holiday and we get the day off. He then went on to say that while I legally can, everyone else is at the lab and all of this other stuff.
I ended up going in and did one small thing. Then when I was getting ready to do the one thing that I could have done today that takes time, he tells me not so. SO I went in on my day OFF and did NOTHING. What the hell.
I can understand that the others were in the lab. They are grad students. They are getting a PhD and will have a name attached to papers. If I were in that position, I would go in on days like this. But I am just getting money (and not anymore for being there today!), no name on papers (probably) and no PhD. Why should I go in anyways?
It makes it harder and harder to stay there for the summer. I might figure out how much I have to pay for rent until I get my refund check for med school and then quit when I get that much.
The prof is a brilliant scientist, he just doesn't understand people. Another example, we had Good Friday off last month. On the Wednesday before, we had a fire at the apartment. I still went in Thursday until 2. By that time, I already had more that 40 hours in after 3.5 days.... The next day he was asking why I wasn't at the lab.
Blah. This sucks and I've lost any want to do research. Ever. I was so excited about it until now. I consided the MD/PhD program strongly. Until now. I've had the director of the MD/PhD come to me on 3 different occasions trying to get me to apply (meaning, he wants me to be in it) but now, I don't think so.