I'm a MD/PhD. How do I know if my PI's compliments on my work are genuine or just being nice? Any commen signs?
Those living in Germany: Did you tell your employer about your disease? When and how much did you tell? How did it turn out for you?
I wanna know how open I can be about my disease. Thanks for any Input!
I joined a lab a couple months ago. At first I was learning different technologies and helping other phds out, always had the reagents I needed nothing ever happened. Recently I started my own project. I usually check if I have all the reagents I need the day I plan the experiment, one day before experiment and finally right before starting the experiment. But somehow some of the the solutions I made beforehand and antibodies just magically disappeared in the middle of almost every experiment. I labeled all the solutions just like everyone else and never took too much space in he fridge (and we share the fridge and don't have assigned spaces anyways). The antibodies we share, but we usually pick out the ones we need for the day and put them on a separate rack. On the days of my experiments I was also always the only one doing wet lab. But despite all this my reagents go missing every time nd it was always mine went missing. On top of that there was once mice went missing and several other times a reagent that was supposed to be stored at -20 degrees and only used by me got left out at room temperature by someone else. I feel targeted but also can't set up a camera to find out who's doing this to me (not allowed in my country). In the past my PI has shown very poor management skills, neve r managed to solve any problems like freezer space conflicts. What do I do?
I (F19) recently moved to Berlin and started a new job in a science institution. All my coworkers are female and look decent. I don't drink/smoke/do d**gs etc. My coworkers have been trying to get me to do these stuffs with them but I always find an excuse to not go. They keep telling me that the substances they take are light and legal and everybody does that in Berlin. But I feel like they are lying since they make deals through encrypted apps. A while ago they invited me to dinner and I went. They offered me something to drink, I had severe stomachache after drinking half of the glass amd left the party early. The next morning I somehow couldn't get up, then realised my neck and back went all stiff and I could barely move. I didn't make a huge deal about it because I have some medical conditions since childhood that could also cause stomachache nd mobility issues. But the other day I casually mentioned this to my family and they suspect that people put something in my drink.
Do you guys think it's possible that my coworkers spiked my drink? Any substance you know that is widely spread in Berlin could cause my symptoms? And do you think they are taking illegal substances that I should report somewhere?
I have a systemic chronic illness and currently work as a doctoral researcher in a field related to my condition (in Germany). I now have the chance to apply for a patient prize in germany that's specifically for people who have this disease but still manage to build a career. The idea is to encourage people like me to stay in work, and also to recognize companies that provide supportive opportunities.
If I win, I would receive a certificate, a decent amount of money, and they would publish my story online. They would also invite me and my employer to take part in a public interview.
My current employer knows about my illness (though not the full extent of how involved it is) and has been very supportive. However, after I graduate, I'll likely be looking for a new job. I'm wondering whether winning this patient prize would have any impact on my job hunt – positive or negative.
In my home country, sick people are rejected outright, and the discrimination is often very open. So since I was a kid I tend to hide my disease. I've been told things are different in Germany and I can see that Inclusion is heavily promoted here. But my experiences have been mixed – I've had negative experiences on campus and in previous student jobs, but a positive one in my current role.
Was wondering if anyone could share some personal experiences on this topic? Do you guys think winning this prize would likely help or hurt my chances when applying for jobs in Germany? Thank you for any insights!!
What a coincidence found this actually kinda funny. Just tip of the iceberg tho. They were nice to me during the interviews but have been mean to me since the very first day. Catty B**ches everywhere 🙄
I have a rare systemic autoimmune disease since I was born but only got my first diagnosis when I was 19 or 20. I was in high school as I was seeking for the first diagnosis so almost all the docs believed that it was just anxiety/depression, even though many of my symptoms are literally visible/ proven by test results and also quite specific to my disease. I was forced and threatened to take mental health exams, but the redults all came back normal even though I tried to be negative during those tests (they forced me to do so cuz they were desperate to show that I had depression).
At some point I finally got diagnosed but was still only treated for one of my symptoms so no systemic therapy. And because at this point I already knew my disease was incurable and was getting dismissed by docs (or even insults, like once I showed a rheumatologist a photo of my skin lesion on g**nitalia which was actually a typical symptom and also one of the diagnosis criteria, then she refused to look at it and said that it was none of her business since she's not a gynecologist amd that it was disgusting.) and on top of that many procedures for the diagnosis caused further sufferings (some of which also led to school bullying), I kinda just gave up and get by on glucocorticoids.
De to my studies and work I also move quite often, sometimes across the country sometimes out of the country. And everytime I go to a new doc he/she doesn't recognize my previous diagnosis and wants me to run every f**king test one more time, apparently nobody cares how a patient suffers from these medical procedures.
in the past three years I never went to any rheumatologist, only went to docs in other specialties when i had new symptoms that couldn't be managed with my usual meds.
This week my family convinced me to list all my symptoms so they could go to an rheumatologist appointment for me (Im abroad so I couldn't make it). These two docs are experts in a top hospital and listed my disease as one of their expertises. As background info, I'm a first year med student who's not been exposed to any clinical stuff yet (not in the US, first two years of med school are rather not clinically relevant). Never had a childhood dream of studying medicine never been a fan of medical field. Only chose medicine cuz I got the diagnosis right before college entrance exam and thought I could make it curable some day. After the appointment I got a recording of the conversation and they said bunch of super offensive stuff :
"Look at her listing so many symptoms on different organs, she's trying so hard to fit in the diagnosis criteria and exaggerating her symptoms!"
- Hello Ive been showing symptoms since I was born? Like bro I couldn't even read the criteria when I was one year old?
"She must have medical student syndrome- she thinks she has the disease after clinical rotations "
- I literally never had a clinical rotation??
"must be somatic symptoms caused by mental illnesses!"
- I had it checked it was not?!
Tons sh*t like this.
Ad in the medical report they deliberately left out more than half of my symptoms and some of the ones they kept were also far from truth.
Just really need to vent today. What's the point of going to rheumatologists? Everytime I come back home with no treatment but emotional damage....
One day I'll also be an rheumatologist. And I promise myself I'll never be a doc like them.