First, I'd like to recall the incident in November, with the piggish lab mate (we'll call him Pig) and his unnecessary behavior.
OK, now to the story, in all it's glory.
I had group meeting this past week, I wasn't terribly concerned about it, I was pretty much presenting the data for my paper in a nice complete manner, soliciting input, etc. I've worked hard and had a good data set to show. I get through my first few introductory slides (for the benefit of the newbies present) and am getting into the data, and Pig starts grunting, sighing and rolling his eyes. Regularly. I ignored it and kept going. I then said something about an effect that I can't explain but that is real, and he full on snorted. I got mad and addressed him pretty directly, defending my position. This went on for a while, he was abrasive and rude but I handled it. Anyway, about halfway through I explained something by basically saying "I don't put any quantitative stock in X numbers, as they're dependent on both parameters A and B, but I do think it's interesting that we see the relative trend that we would expect to see should the system be based primarily on parameter A." That's it. I didn't' claim the world. PIG starts jumping all over me saying that these numbers obviously have no meaning, etc.
This is where it got really interesting, the boss-man got pissed and started yelling at Pig. Full on voice raised yelling, about how Pig doesn't know all the literature in this field and that Pig is being very disrespectful and not even letting me finish my sentences. It went on like this for a while, and boss-man went on to say that he was tired of Pig's attitude, and well, he wasn't the only one who'd noticed it...right? *crickets*
Anyway, after that I went on and finished my group meeting, presenting to a stunned group that was most certainly thinking, WTF? Rumor has it that the boss is going to talk to PIG next week about his attitude, and Pig's GF tells me that he's "so mad, he's had it, that's it", whatever that means. It'll be interesting, but I'm done. No more helping him out, buying him things from the storeroom because his account doesn't work. Screw it, he doesn't deserve it.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
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Working with the Pig sounds horrendous. What is good is that your supervisr seems to have finally had enough of his attitude. I hope the talk results in a major readjustment of Pig's attitude.
You are very much right to take the attidue of "being done" with him. The treatment he has shown towards you does not merit your respect, nor your seemingly kind nature. As you said, screw him. Let him sort himself out and see where that kind of arrogant, insulting attitude lands him. On his ass I hope.
This is generally the sentiment of everyone around here. Hopefully things change, but for now the lab is solemn and awkward. Thank goodness for ipods!
Last minute addition: apparently PIG's GF is giving me the silent treatment now. No wonder it's so chilly in here. Oh well, she leaves in a month.
Pig's GF is probably not worth it either...You can last a month.
We had a very overbearing domineering post doc in my lab when I arrived. She left after a year and suddenly everything was so much better. All the tension was gone. She just rubbed so many people up the wrong wasy that people were always pissed off. Then we had peace for a year or two but there are tensions creeping back in. But I'm done soon. So I'm ignoring it.
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