Honest Postdoc

Postdoc tweeting all the things I would be too scared to say out loud but I wish PIs knew.

[Academic Chatter™ @AcademicChatter]

Please upload..

- CV
- cover letter
- diversity statement
- strategy statement
- planning statement
- 6 reference letters
- elementary school transcripts
- a self-portrait
- the Great American Novel
- your grand theory of everything

Don’t worry, we don’t read any of it.

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

If you are a researcher you should have a Google scholar profile. It makes it easier for me to find your publication list (not the one you last updated in 2019) #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #postdoc #phdlife

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

I am terrified, knowing that I need to find a job in less than a year. #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #postdoc #phdlife #research

[THINK Academia @THINKAcademia]

Repeat after us - This weekend, I'm taking a well-deserved break from work without feeling guilty, unproductive, or like I haven't earned this down-time. I've done the best I could this week, and now it's time to rest 🥰

#AcademicMentalHealth @PhDVoice @PhD_Genie @OpenAcademics

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

Really only still here to see chaos... #twexit

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

#Twexit #Twend #Twixit just spitballing hashtags here

[Academic Encouragement @CouragePhD]

Hi folks! Was chatting with @theADHDacademic how overwhelming the #TwitterMigration is with the different platforms, and agreed a crowdsourced excel sheet would be helpful. Can anyone contribute more info or suggestions of what to consider/platforms? TIA!
https://t.co/4VEILv7SLM

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

Hi #AcademicTwitter, where do we go now? @workingbnb @CouragePhD @thefellowvoice @_open_science_ @acadconfessions

[FreePalestine @fedupPakistani]

2nd month of my post-doc and i have no idea what i have done, what i am doing and what i will do. #clueless #PostdocLife #AcademicTwitter

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[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

@fedupPakistani @PHDcomics This sounds like a pretty normal experience to have for at least another 10 months

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

When you revisit code after a year and half the length of it because old you didn't know how to loop something

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

So I guess my PI just asked me to write another paper in parallel with the five I am already writing. Too much to ask to write them sequentially? #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #postdoc #phdlife

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

Most productivity tools that aren't free aren't worth the money. I prefer investing some time to find a comparable tool for free. #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #postdoc #phdlife

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

@ithinkwellHugh How few is too few?

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

The moment I submitted my paper I lost all confidence in it's quality. Anyone else with post-submission imposter-syndrome? #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

@biorxivpreprint is great,but how do we feel about review papers on there? #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #postdoc #phdlife #research

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

Productivity for beginners: Grow trees when you work @forestapp_cc #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #postdoc #phdlife

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

Industry is an exit route for those of us who failed in science and want to earn more money. Or so they say. #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #postdoc #phdlife

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

It is striking that I only get asked to write recommendations by students, when they worked hard on their respective projects with me. Where do the slackers get their recommendation letters from? #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #postdoc #phdlife #research

[Honest Postdoc @AnxiousPostdoc]

When your PI compromises the scope of your work for the sake of citing themselves more. #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #postdoc #phdlife