Hi,
I don't think it's a secret that some people working in the field of clinical psychology carry around a lot of emotional baggage. Sometimes that can make them the wrong person to work for, particularly if you want to get into grad school. I'm referring to people who practice intellectual dishonesty (make you work on a paper but not put your name on it), lie about your duties as an RA (claim you will be involved in research but turn you into a secretary), etc.
Some might say that getting any kind of RA job is a good enough compensation considering that these are difficult jobs to get and that the job often is serves as a demonstration your desire to work in the field. On the other hand, being in this position can be devastating (I've seen numerous people decide to leave the field after seeing these practices), especially if you turn down a different and potentially better job. It also sends the wrong message to the people taking these jobs (who may emulate this behavior at that junction or as PIs) and the PIs themselves (who think they can continue to abuse their staff with impunity).
I've been in the position of taking this type of job and I didn't listen to the warnings (I thought it wouldn't be that bad, that the PI would like *me*) and I've provided warnings that weren't listened to (I'm now trying to help that person find a different job...). So I was wondering if anyone here had thoughts on the subject. Especially thoughts about warning others about taking these jobs
I don't think it's a secret that some people working in the field of clinical psychology carry around a lot of emotional baggage. Sometimes that can make them the wrong person to work for, particularly if you want to get into grad school. I'm referring to people who practice intellectual dishonesty (make you work on a paper but not put your name on it), lie about your duties as an RA (claim you will be involved in research but turn you into a secretary), etc.
Some might say that getting any kind of RA job is a good enough compensation considering that these are difficult jobs to get and that the job often is serves as a demonstration your desire to work in the field. On the other hand, being in this position can be devastating (I've seen numerous people decide to leave the field after seeing these practices), especially if you turn down a different and potentially better job. It also sends the wrong message to the people taking these jobs (who may emulate this behavior at that junction or as PIs) and the PIs themselves (who think they can continue to abuse their staff with impunity).
I've been in the position of taking this type of job and I didn't listen to the warnings (I thought it wouldn't be that bad, that the PI would like *me*) and I've provided warnings that weren't listened to (I'm now trying to help that person find a different job...). So I was wondering if anyone here had thoughts on the subject. Especially thoughts about warning others about taking these jobs