my supervisor has jst sent me a paper she wants me to edit and shes got like big chunks in it that say 'please add material' this is fine but the deadline is 2morrow. I have only writen 2 papers in my life she wants something by 2morrow...i feel under alot of pressure to do it and i dont want her to think that i am gonna allow her to do this 2 me all the time. It would have bene better if i didnt c it. I dont know - it is sunday i jst want to chill out. Shall I do it and send it later 2nite OR shall i say i didnt receive it late 2morrow morning as i didnt check my email?!?

i am going to wake up at a stupid hour to do it... it is sunday - i had other things to do that i wasnt going to cancel my plans for...so she can wait. Shes the one that needs the publicatiosn - i jst need a phd. AGRH.

You need publications too, probably far more than your supervisor does as he/she is already an established researcher! I recommend that you do as much as you can in the time permitted and send it with a quick note to say 'this is what I've done so far, I'll work on it further tomorrow'. Unfortunately, PhDs do sometimes involve working at weekends and bank holidays etc so try to grin and bear it once in a while as it will be worth it in the long run.

Freddy, I'm not sure what a PhD student is if not an 'assistant' to their supervisors, at least in some capacity. Sure we are there to learn to become independent researchers but we are working within a research group under the guidance/supervision of the PI. Research is (or should be) all about effective team work.

BTW, I fully understand that you would rather spend your weekend doing something fun, who wouldn't!! ;o)

well after all that. I bascially woke up at a stupid hour and did the minimum of what she told me. I wrote that i was unable to check my emails the evening before and i feel bad that i cud do nothing to help her earlier.
She replied saying: u have done everytihjng i have asked u to do so dont worry. ETC.
And ive got funding to go to texas.
The thing is - i hope that this is a message to her that although we got on very well... i do have alife at weekends.

i dont mind working at weekends..infact this is the one weekend i have had off!!! And getting something the day before a deadline isnt fun...

Fair point Freddy and well made too :o)

Best wishes, Ann