Hey Gals,

Thanks for your answers. So, yes they know about the pregnancy part and they were pushing me before the pregnancy to write another paper, but I didn't agree to anything.

Before to receive your answers, I accepted to do the damned (pardon me) project. I thought I made clear to my primary supervisor that I need to be paid, additionally as my fees and that I don't want to work more than a normal week's work. Now they came back to me saying that they don't accept my conditions.

I then decided to follow your advice to talk about it to someone. They did that also to other people in the group so that has to stop. I spoke about it to the head of school and he is looking for a solution. I am a bit afraid now that they will decide to not read my chapters and slow me down in my thesis, but you know when you are pregnant everything doesn't seem that important anymore, at least my secondary supervisor can read my chapters. But at least I don't feel that much alone anymore...

Hi Everyone,

I need an advice on a problem I am having. Maybe I am overreacting but it would be nice to know.

I have three papers published and my secondary supervisor thinks I can write up my thesis now and that I have enough material. My primary supervisor also mentioned that whatever I can add now is additional material that will make my thesis great. My three years deadline is very soon. I have just learned that I am pregnant so I would like to write my thesis and be finished with it before the birth.

I visited a lab, some time ago and would like very much to go there for a post-doc, but the guy is my primary supervisor's friend. However, now my primary supervisor blackmails me into starting an additional project to write another paper and another chapter. He thinks it will take me about 4 months, but usually it takes much longer to do projects than we expect. He told me that if I don't do what he wants he won't write me a good references for future funding and that he might talk again to his friend to tell him that I am not that good finally. If I give in I am afraid that it won't stop there and that he will ask me for more work after.

Anyway advices would be great...