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Here are the ranked answers to my question "What’s your most important unwritten rule in academia?" Thanks to all those of you who responded 1/5
http://1.Be kind
2.Make sure you tell people what a good job they're doing, regularly.
3.Don't reply when you are upset or angry. Sleep on it
4.Don’t be an asshole.
5.Praise in public, chastise in private
6.Respect the Admin staff 2/5
2.Make sure you tell people what a good job they're doing, regularly.
3.Don't reply when you are upset or angry. Sleep on it
4.Don’t be an asshole.
5.Praise in public, chastise in private
6.Respect the Admin staff 2/5
7.Saying no when you can't or don't want to do extra is not only OK it's essential
8.Don‘t think you are smarter than everybody else
9.Don’t reply all
10.Try not to be *that* reviewer 3
11.Use words to express not impress
12.Choose your supervisor carefully 3/5
8.Don‘t think you are smarter than everybody else
9.Don’t reply all
10.Try not to be *that* reviewer 3
11.Use words to express not impress
12.Choose your supervisor carefully 3/5
13.If you receive something from another researcher check that it is what they say it is.
14.Write the body of the email before adding recipients.
15.Don’t forget how much hard work goes into a paper; no study is absolutely perfect. 4/5
14.Write the body of the email before adding recipients.
15.Don’t forget how much hard work goes into a paper; no study is absolutely perfect. 4/5
16.Avoid team meetings with no agenda
17.Recognize that the other person is as hard working as you, so try not to be harsh in criticizing someone.
Any I missed? 5/5
17.Recognize that the other person is as hard working as you, so try not to be harsh in criticizing someone.
Any I missed? 5/5
