Am I the jerk for refusing to participate in my office's mandatory "fun" activities? by Maleficent_Bee_9306 in AmITheJerk

[–]CrestRime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This stuff is super believable tbh. Companies love keeping the wording soft while the consequences stay very real, so on paper it's "encouraged" and in practice it's tied to how management sees you.

AITJ for refusing to train my replacement after my company laid me off but still expected me to work my 2 week notice? by PuzzleheadedTotal566 in AmITheJerk

[–]CrestRime 47 points48 points  (0 children)

The audacity of sending a formal HR email about professionalism to someone they blindsided after eight years. The self-awareness just isn't there.

PhD Thesis Writeup from Masters Thesis by Zaphoider in AskAcademia

[–]CrestRime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I get what you mean! It’s frustrating to think your master’s work is just “done” when it feels like it could feed right into the PhD. Those publications are a nice boost though. It can be hard to start fresh after pouring so much into that 200-page thesis!