Someone I know is a TA and RA in a university. He made a mistake, which made him seem arrogant. His mentor is an important researcher and had previously liked him alot. He compounded it by not realizing it for a long time, and since then his mentor has been very cold to him.
The question is practical: Should he continue with his mentor and risk a poor reference, or try to get another position (unlikely, but more possible now than later since he has just started working there?)
What would you do?
Are these types of things common? I'm an undergraduate and if this is typical in psych grad programs I don't know how you all live with it!
The question is practical: Should he continue with his mentor and risk a poor reference, or try to get another position (unlikely, but more possible now than later since he has just started working there?)
What would you do?
Are these types of things common? I'm an undergraduate and if this is typical in psych grad programs I don't know how you all live with it!