My ex boyfriend used to be like this (and even worse). He was a doctor and he believed that only doctors work, despite the fact that I am working FT and doing a PT PhD. So, whenever he came home, he was turning on the TV very loud and demanded to be served! As a result, my PhD was suffering because I didn't have time to work.... But I am not a maid and I do have other things to do! Things that are important to me and for which I demad some respect!
So....we broke up!
I have all the support I need from my family and my friends.... I really hoped that I sould have his support, but it wasn't meant to be!

I agree with KB.
First make sure that nothing really emergency happened, something that does not allow your supervisor to respond and then you can take the issue further.
I sould also say that I understand how you are feeling. Although now I have 2 very good supervisors, who give me feedback in a week after sending them my work, I wasn't so lucky during my MBA. I had a tutor/supervisor who was taking 3 or even 4 months to give me feedback! the worse thing was that that time was time that extended my course and meant that I had to do it in 3 years instead of 2! And the reason he gave for the longest dealy, was that he was on holiday for 3 months and he didn't want to have anything to do with work!
Anyway, good luck!

I think that a digital recorder is a must. You can use it in your research (if you have interviews), you can dictate your own ideas, you can record your meetings (I find it quite difficult to remember everything that was said).
I also found necessary an MP3 player, as I cannot work without a "noise" at the background (music or TV), and when I work in a library, I really need it to block all the other sounds.
Good luck!!!!!

I have a September deadline (for a first draft though), too....
As a matter of fact my sups' want me to submit a first draft by then, but I wangt to delay it until Christmas, but because I can't say no (bad thing, I know) I guess I will do it.....
I have already a first draft of my two theoretical chapeters, of my methodology and of my first analysis chapter. I also have the outlines of two more analysis chapters. I am in humanities, so I aim for 80-100,000 words, and I have almost 20,000 in first draft format.
The big BUT is here! BUT I am working FT, and I don't want to get so tired, so I will try to persuade my sups for a later date........

Congrats!!!!!!!!
Now you are Dr AQ!!!!!!!!!!!

To telli you the truth, personally I wouldn't do it...
Being a woman and a christian (although not a good one) and hearing about what is happening there, I wouldn't choose to work there...

But this is only my opinion....

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Thank you all!!!!!
I really hope that 2011 will be this good (and even better) for all of you!!!!!!!!



Ady, it is s???a??t???a...
Thank you for looking it up!!!!

edit: The forum doesn't like Greek.....
:-(

Hello everybody!

My goal for today is to finish 2 chapters (and understand them) from the book I am reading!
They are about 40 pages, but I can't seem to understand (maybe I am getting stupid as the time goes by):p

Today I received good news!
In a time that I am under a lot of pressure with the thesis writing (you all know how hard it is, and in my case even harder as English is not my first language), with my FT job, with a surgery about a month ago....
So, today I found out that:
1. My MBA is finally recognised by the Greek NARIC! That means that 2 years of my life has not been a waste (even if I know that education is never a waste) and that I can use my MBA in my country if I even need to!
2. I got a paper accepted at one of the major conferences in my area! Even my supervisor had warned me that I may get a rejection, as it is very difficult to be accepted!
3. My uni gives me 500 pounds to go to the conference!!!!!!

I am soooooooooooooooo thrilled!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope that everyone will receive good news soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you both for trying!!!!!!!

Does anybody have access to this?

Eadley, N. & Wetherell, M. (1997)
Jockeying for Position: The Construction of Masculine Identities. Discourse society, 8(2), pp. 203-217

Thank you!

Sorry.
I have access only to issues from 1997 an onwards...

I can't tell you what to do, but I can give you my experience.
I am in my thirties (32 to be exact). I work FT in special education in Greece (I am Greek) and I am doing a PT PhD in a UK university.
My PhD is in a completely different area than my first degree and my FT job. BUT it is something that I really love, and do because I am crazy (???).
What I want to say here is that if you love what you are doing (and you seem to love your PhD), then you should go on with it.
Regarding bad supervisor. Maybe you could find an external one with a better knowledge of your area?

Good luck with whatever you decide!!!!!

May I ask something probably really stupid?
How are you going to test these? And how are you going to find participants for your research?
I think it is quite tricky and I don't think that pilots would want to participate in a reserach that may show that they have problems for e.g. with hand eye co-ordination, as this may cause further problems to them....
Maybe I am wrong!

I think that you should go and see the counselling service of your uni. They should be able to offer you some kind of advice.
I know how you feel. I am doing a PT PhD in UK, while working FT in Greece (I am Greek). Sometimes I feel that I don't have the energy to do anything... I do all of my work from home and I meet with my supervisors every 3-4 months, so whenever I am at the uni I feel so isolated there, I don't know anybody apart from my sups...
I have been tempted to give up, especially when I have a lot of work at my job, or when I was doing my research, or even a couple of days ago when I realised that I lost more days than I hoped because of a surgery I had to have....
Speaking to someone who is a professional and has dealt with many cases like yours could help!
Best of luck!