幼稚的权力争斗

这两天老板有一点点不爽,原因是研究生院的一个newsletter,其中有一部分是各系研究生的科研近况。之前系里有向各教授征求简短的学生成果总结,我们老板是写了一段提交给系主任和秘书的,结果最后newsletter上出现的只有空间物理方向的学生近况,而其余学生只字未提,用老板的话说,就好像我们这些学生不存在一样。我们系各个势力的无聊争斗我之前是有听说过的,基本上物理系的科研势力比较大的是空间物理,其他的天文,纳米凝聚态,量子信息和我们(我们算啥,原子冷却还有casimir force?)势力比较弱。这个弱以前和科研水平是有关的,之前的空间物理确实比较强,不过前几年招了我们老板等几个教授之后,其他方向的实力迅速上涨。我不知道这之中的利益问题,但显然一旦分了小派别,这无聊争斗就暗暗存在了。据称我们老板和系里那帮人的梁子主要是因为之前某新faculty的招收上引起的,估计其他时候我们老板说话也都比较直。不过这恶势力还是占了上风,直接结果就是我们老板上次的tenure被据了,不知道刚申请tenure的老板娘会不会受到牵连。其实这newsletter没什么重要的,也没什么人读,但是系里不声不吭把所有空间物理以外的学生默默忽略,总是有点失礼,当然不能排除也许是无心之过,但如果是有心的,那实在是幼稚的可以啊。之前有一次实验室聚餐,我们邀请了系里 machine shop 一个在这里工作了很久的师傅来,据他说,一二十年前的物理系不是这样的,那时系里可是超级其乐融融。每周某个下午物理系都会在楼外的草坪摆长长的桌子,上面放着各种食物,然后周围各系的老师学生都会聚过来聊天social。咳咳,真是难以想象啊。

其实不是什么大不了的事,就是觉得幼稚和无聊。

2 comments

  1. Yes, I can well understand!! It is always said that the foreing people are as simple as the children. But as well as my experiences in french company, thing is not much better than that in Chinese company. The only differences are that in China, there are some compititions, sometimes not fair, but we know how to deal with the dirty stuff; while in France, generally we are not supposed to their competitors, but once you are, someone really wants to speak bad of you, you will feel helpless to defend yourself. So just wait, wait we besome strong enough!!

  2. it’s the ugly side of competition. Though there’s probably some better way to deal with it, people just choose to do it this way. I guess we all have to go through it. maybe after reaching a certain stage, things will change.

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