Mini E wrote:Corazon de Leon wrote:Cheers folks
It's been a strawberry floating tough couple of years but it feels good right now. Mini E - you're next up to join the GRCade Doctor club, good luck with the last stretch of yours!
Thanks mate. Absolutely hating it right now
- that is not the emoji my real face is currently representing. I'm underslept and miserable
Waited twelve weeks to hear back about a submitted paper to a high ranking journal and received 5 lines of feedback rejecting the paper in broken English (both spelling and grammar) which rejected the paper on grounds that we addressed statistically in the manuscript
From their comments about the purpose of the paper the reviewer clearly did not have a clue what the paper was about or hadn't understood what was written. The primary reviewer didn't even leave a comment. My DoS said it's almost worth complaining about considering how high ranking the journal is but we'll just create a ton of paperwork for ourselves. Three months of my life I spent waiting for that. Infuriating. Spent five hours preparing a job application to a University up north who then withdrew the post a few days after opening it. Tomorrow I have a lunch with a former student's bereaved family who took his own life. I'm also barely sleeping due to my exercise (which is the only part of my day keeping me sane) and trying to look keen planning my wedding in July.
PhD is class lads. Class.
That turned into more of a rant than planned
my bad.
Congrats on being out of this shit-storm Cora
strawberry float’s sake mate, that’s vile. Is there no route of appeal for the journal, or can it be resubmitted at a later time? Shite about the job application too, it can be very frustrating applying to academia apparently, but hopefully it’ll get easier for you.
That student scenario is literally my worst nightmare - good on you for meeting the family, it sounds like you’re going the extra mile there and deserve your teaching award!
It gets easier. The three months leading up to submission were hellish - between teaching and working outside the uni I think I had about six hours a week to put into actually working on what I’d signed up for. I had to write during trips abroad, sneak in the odd hour at work etc etc. But after submission it’s like a tap turning off.
Good luck with the wedding! Hopefully it keeps you sane if the academic pressure starts to ramp up.