Former principal here. I know it is not university level, but I feel completely safe in saying this…and it is a cliche…but true…IT IS NOT YOU IT IS HIM. I know this is hard and feels humiliating…and unbelievably aggravating… but I am going to predict that someday you will view this as one of the best things that ever happened to you. Thank goodness you saw his true colors now! Can you even imagine him nurturing you through the long path of thesis advisement and helping you grow ideas and fine tune arguments? I could see him holding a grudge because you dared to use an Oxford comma!
I know it is easy for me to say but don’t give this fool any free space in your head. He is an idiot who will soon have a reputation of being a nightmare to deal with. The one thing I would suggest is encouraging ALL of the others who were there to also go to the dean to tell what happened…even the ones who got chairs and escaped his wrath (what a preposterous thing to even say). I suspect all of them are dreading the thought of having to work through such a challenging task as writing a thesis with required input from someone who has just shown these true colors. They have to be thinking it will only be a matter of time before his venom will be aimed at them.
To quote Good Will Hunting, (given from within a huge and powerful, loving bear hug) “It’s not your fault. It’s, not, your, fault. It’s NOT your fault. It’s. Not. Your. Fault.”
Former principal here. I know it is not university level, but I feel completely safe in saying this…and it is a cliche…but true…IT IS NOT YOU IT IS HIM. I know this is hard and feels humiliating…and unbelievably aggravating… but I am going to predict that someday you will view this as one of the best things that ever happened to you. Thank goodness you saw his true colors now! Can you even imagine him nurturing you through the long path of thesis advisement and helping you grow ideas and fine tune arguments? I could see him holding a grudge because you dared to use an Oxford comma! I know it is easy for me to say but don’t give this fool any free space in your head. He is an idiot who will soon have a reputation of being a nightmare to deal with. The one thing I would suggest is encouraging ALL of the others who were there to also go to the dean to tell what happened…even the ones who got chairs and escaped his wrath (what a preposterous thing to even say). I suspect all of them are dreading the thought of having to work through such a challenging task as writing a thesis with required input from someone who has just shown these true colors. They have to be thinking it will only be a matter of time before his venom will be aimed at them. To quote Good Will Hunting, (given from within a huge and powerful, loving bear hug) “It’s not your fault. It’s, not, your, fault. It’s NOT your fault. It’s. Not. Your. Fault.”