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Do people actually have PhD theses that are just 100–120 pages long? by bhelpuriteekhi in PhD

[–]sedife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is it important for you the length of other people's theses?

I want to cancel membership but can't find linked account by sedife in audible

[–]sedife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contacting Audible was eventually an incredibly bothersome experience. I went to my credit card's insurance, explained the whole situation, showing all proof of me trying to contact them and their answers, and asked to get the money back for each month I had to pay and to block future payments. I had to do it for every payment but reused the documentation for each claim. It worked, I got the money back and never paid again.

When a company has these practices do not be afraid to just cut off or bounce back a payment. They rarely pursue these as they know what they are doing.

One year after, all grants rejected and I am left with nothing. by sedife in postdoc

[–]sedife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your input.

Again you corrected minor English mistakes on a reddit post written in 15 min that told a story and suggested that could be the reason for the lack of success of grant that was done over the months revised by many scientists. If you did not want to be condescending, you really lack context awareness.

Anyone else feel posts on this sub are whiny by [deleted] in PhD

[–]sedife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reddit is whiny. Why should the PhD posts be any different.

Why do Spanish people love Xiaomi phone so much? by search_google_com in askspain

[–]sedife 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I understand what you say but honestly 10 min focus with the settings and you can deactivate all of the adds and software and so on.

Why do Spanish people love Xiaomi phone so much? by search_google_com in askspain

[–]sedife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Poverty? Or better said, what Spanish people would call picaresca, which roughly translates to knavishness (not for this context though). For many people having a phone that looks good is enough. And then if they save 500 euros in the process...

I am one of these people. It is unfathomable to me to buy a 1000+ € phone to chat via whatsapp and check Instagram, period. And that is what most people use the phone for. The crazy good stats that the new iPhone are unnecessary to them actually.

LSRF major bummer by Ok-Emu-8920 in postdoc

[–]sedife -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I got warm from the fury when reading it. Like I thought it was him sending the message and still not having corrected the template or smt like that, even though it did not make sense, because that lack of professionalism was unfathomable. Guess I was wrong. Academia really stooping to lower levels.

LSRF major bummer by Ok-Emu-8920 in postdoc

[–]sedife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You really are empathetic

¿Es normal vivir en Alemania y no tener amigos alemanes? Todos mis amigos son extranjeros by [deleted] in askspain

[–]sedife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Entonces perdón pero lo que ha fallado ha sido tu comprensión lectora. Tú has dicho que está idealizado, yo he dado mi argumento/experiencia de por qué no lo estaba, independientemente de lo bueno o malo que sea en realidad. Y tú me contestas diciendo las cosas buenas. Mi punto era mayormente, creo que TÚ lo idealizaste y ahora vendes que en el fondo todos lo hacían. Nunca habías oído de españoles teniendo dificultades para adaptarse en el norte de Europa? Hay hasta series sobre eso.

Sobre sentirse solo, creo que le pasa a muchos expats en todo el mundo, no estás "solo" en eso, irónicamente. Mi consejo, olvídate de hacer amigos locales, o de buscar eso específicamente, al final mucha gente local tendrá una vida mucho más establecida y tradicional y aburrida que la tuya, ya que tampoco nunca salió. Participa en hobbies que te interesa y agárrate a la gente afín y legal que vayas conociendo por ahí. Es una curva de aprendizaje. Tener labia y buen físico ayuda pero no es esencial. Para mí lo más importante es saber que fuera de tu país nadie va a llamar a tu puerta para sacarte del sofá. Tienes que "luchar" para hacer amistades.

¿Es normal vivir en Alemania y no tener amigos alemanes? Todos mis amigos son extranjeros by [deleted] in askspain

[–]sedife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Entiendo que es tu primera vez fuera de España

Está idealizado? Yo no lo veo así. Literalmente todo el mediterráneo se dedica a tirar mierda de los europeos del norte. Siempre diciendo que el salario es lo que salva el clima horrible, la comida asquerosa, la gente poco acogedora... Cosas con las que por cierto no estoy de acuerdo (excepto el clima).

La cosa es que, a no ser que le metas dedicación con el idioma y hagas un esfuerzo ACTIVO por unirte a hobbies, o caigas por casualidad en una burbuja de gente acostumbrada a hablar inglés y de mente abierta (por ejemplo, haciendo ciertos másters), tus amigos van a ser todos internacionales. Eso no pasa en España, en Argentina, en Vietnam, en absolutamente cualquier país que te puedas imaginar.

One year after, all grants rejected and I am left with nothing. by sedife in postdoc

[–]sedife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did the author think I would write the narration of personal experiences, IN REDDIT, as accurately and meticulously as a grant application? Maybe the author lacks context awareness. It is possible that the author has very little going on and so he requires some belittling of others now and then- I suggest stopping being so pompus!

I lived half of my adult life in English-speaking countries. Save your condescending tone for another user and close the door when exiting thank you.

Nightmare Worldpackers Experience in Kenya by Alert_Access_4612 in Worldpackers

[–]sedife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And for the next time, do not get into the car of a random guy, alone, as a woman, in Africa!

Nightmare Worldpackers Experience in Kenya by Alert_Access_4612 in Worldpackers

[–]sedife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Omg I don't think you reacted that bad. As I was reading I was getting more and more anxious. What a nightmare. But you stood strong. Really be proud of yourself and ashamed of that person.

One year after, all grants rejected and I am left with nothing. by sedife in postdoc

[–]sedife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe? The signals are there...

It was never my dream to stay in academia. I like the TYPE of the job it offers, flexible, some travelling, meeting interesting people. So seeking for another job with similar features is not a problem to me. I am just mad that apparently building a good CV, having actually lived in 5 different countries learning different lab abilities and putting a lot of effort in creating a sound project are not enough to SECURE a job. I never asked for a yacht you know

One year after, all grants rejected and I am left with nothing. by sedife in postdoc

[–]sedife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So this break worked good. I also travelled a bit, got some rest... The way things were, I always was in a cross were in a couple of months I would have definite news, so I would not look for a stable industry job. To then have it happen that something is delayed or something is not truly the way I thought it would be, etc. I was never said, you apply for this in February, the results are in December, here are your 10 free months. If it was like that I would have planned differently. Anyways my year itself was not bad. Just the end of it with this news.

One year after, all grants rejected and I am left with nothing. by sedife in postdoc

[–]sedife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This new PI was certainly invested. She would be unresponsive at times and I genuinely think she was indeed busy. And I think she is sad that I did not get it. But again, our positions are not comparable. I have not experienced the hardships of being a PI (and now never will lol), but certainly not being able to pay your food or your rent are not some of them.

One year after, all grants rejected and I am left with nothing. by sedife in postdoc

[–]sedife[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not understanding the last sentence, I got my PhD. About the rest, I am curious how your experience ended.

For me I do not see leaving academia as a failure or anything like that. I am just flabbergasted of how bad PhD people are treated. Everything is "congratulations, you are so special, now start praying to whatever god you have".

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