So, previously, my advisor compared students to rowers. Some did amazing work with crappy oar-substitutes, like disposable cups, challenging your notions of what is possible, even if what they do is not amazing in a broader sense. Others had state-of-the-art oars, but kept paddling in circles.<\/p>\n
Guess which one she compared me to. At least it was a novel spin on “Stephen has so much potential, if only he’d apply himself.” <\/p>\n
Well, at the peak of my last conversation with her, she extolled my virtues (fun guy, incredibly good at cross-linking\/synthesizing information, etc, etc.) and said that some day they’d recognize that my virtues, and make me a manager. <\/p>\n
Ouch.<\/p>\n
I’m not sure which stings more. =)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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