Monday, November 12, 2012

Passive-aggressive academia

In August I told one of my five guidance committee members that my advisor and I had already selected my dissertation committee over the summer...that committee member (let's call this one passive-agressive ass, PAA for short) seemed disappointed and said in the most Eeyore-esque voice possible, "oh I guess I'm not on it."

Today I had to drop off a gift for PAA's son that an exchange student left and asked me to deliver.  PAA wasn't in the office but was on campus so I left the gift on PAA's desk.  Later on I received a very awkward and passive-agressive e-mail from PAA

"Thank you, you shouldn't have!  A helicopter?  You're so generous
- I mean I thought you kicked me off your committee, and yet you still
buy me [my] dream toy?..."

Weirdo.

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