I have been working on my PhD project for almost one year and I am considering quitting. The problem is that my supervisors don't really get along. One of them - the one sitting on all the knowledge and on whom me and my other supervisors are dependent on, does not seem to be interested in being my supervisor. He does not really have time for me. The other supervisors know about this but he doesn't listen to them either! This has made me loose my self-esteem. I am never happy when I am at work - worry alot. On top of this, I am the only pHD student at my lab. The rest are ladies in their 50-60's whom I do not have alot in common with! My supervisors know how I feel, yet none of them have asked me about it.
I am going to start looking for new job opportunities - but do I have to tell my supervisors yet? What about references? Surely I can't add my supervisors as references if I have not told them I am looking for a new job. Has anyone been in this situation? If so, what have you done?