My Douchebag Teacher

[Greenday]

One of my teachers, whom I have considered a friend, has become a huge douchebag in the past year. I know he has always been tough on people, but he's much harder on me than on anyone else and I'm fed up with it.

I had been doing research with him and one of my friends. This year I decided I was only going to do it if I get credits for it. He said that because of my GPA, he wouldn't let me do it. I have a 2.6. That's a B-. So sorry I don't get straight A's in my advanced chem classes or biology classes or math classes. I informed him my opinion of lectures (most are a load of crap and not worth much) and that in my labs, which are the only justifiable way to guess at our abilities, I did well in every single one. I work well with my hands and he himself said I know more about how to do the research than him.

I took a 400 level class with him that I didn't need. I had trouble with it as the entire thing is just remembering names and definitions and I am not the best at that. I studied my ass off but he'd always throw something random in his tests I had no way of knowing. He gave us 400 page book to read with only a few weeks left of the class and despite every one of us protesting it, tested us on it anyway. Almost every single person failed and the rest BARELY passed.

I just posted on facebook for my status that I "don't like it when higher ups sneak up on me." He messaged me to tell me that I shouldn't be posting about anything work related on facebook (I have my privacy filters on so if you aren't my friend, you can't view my profile at all). He then said if I ever post anything about my internship, he'd pull me straight from the forensics program. I said I didn't like my bosses sneaking up on me when I'm working, not that I hate my job (I don't), that my bosses suck (which they don't), anything about what I'm actually doing at my job, etc. He also said if he was my boss and he wanted to filter out employees, that'd be a good reason to do it. Gee, I thought if they wanted to filter out employees, they should just fire all the ones who sit around all day doing nothing. At least I do work during the day...

[BroomJockey]

I informed him my opinion of lectures (most are a load of crap and not worth much)

If he's a lecturer, that may have offended him. Still no reason for him to go all Douche McAsshole on you. And you've also provided us with an excellent case study as to why you don't friend anyone with power over your position on Facebook or similar social networking sites. At some point, in some way, they'll use it against you.

[Greenday]

He lectures because he has to. He also instructs labs. All chem teachers have to do both. I didn't use the words I did here to describe lectures, but I did inform him that I believed labs were a much better way to guess at how a person will do than lectures.

And he's definitely coming off facebook for me.

But even then, I don't exactly like being threatened without valid causation. And not only that, but there is no rule saying you cannot speak of your internship when you have one. People do it all the time, and if I can't talk about mine, then no one else can. Either everyone can or no one can, no inbetweens.

[AdminAssistant]

hmm...

Okay, first off, the only one responsible for your GPA is you. Saying, "I think lectures are a worthless load of crap" doesn't excuse poor performance. I thought my bio and physics labs were completely worthless, but I got A's in them so I could keep my scholarship. (I also had the physics teacher who said on the first day of class, "I think you're all dumbasses for taking this class at 8 am") Jerkface.

Anyway, as to Facebook, it's not generally a good idea to friend professors/bosses. I've friended two of my professors and our department chair, but...it's just different at the master's/doctoral level. Our professors are more like our colleagues. But I don't friend any of my students and I also tend not to talk about my teaching responsibilities on Facebook, here, or anywhere else. (There are a lot of rules about what we can and can't say about our students, so silence or complete anonymity are the only safe options).

[Greenday]

I know my GPA is mine. I've earned it. And it's still a B- when you look at it. It'll go up this year because I've finished all my science classes and only have Gen. Ed. classes left. The reason I feel my labs are more important than lectures is because I will be working in labs for the rest of my life and only my labs are comparable to what I'll be doing. I've learned how to use the instruments I'll need to use in the future. I've learned how to analyze the data. I've learned how to do all the calculations. I've been the one taking charge of my lab groups more often than not. I have done nothing to offend him when he began having a vendetta against me. But if he says one more thing to me, I'm going straight to the department head as it's already borderline harassment how he continually threatens me.

[BroomJockey]

But if he says one more thing to me, I'm going straight to the department head as it's already borderline harassment how he continually threatens me.

Good! Even if you had offended him, it'd still be shit. Vendettas are beneath people. Or they should be. I don't care if you'd accidentally screwed his daughter, you don't need to put up with that kind of crap.

[the_std]

I don't care if you'd accidentally screwed his daughter, you don't need to put up with that kind of crap.

Accidentally screwed his daughter, eh? What happened, did he trip and she broke his fall with her crotch?

[Greenday]

Hm, didn't mention that I'm supposed to be the treasurer of the chemistry club on campus but he looked into it and found there is a minimum GPA that isn't much higher than mine. Can't remember exactly what is was, but seeing as the club doesn't care, I figured it wouldn't be a big deal. But he kept hanging it over my head the end of last semester. Which, justifiably, fine, I can understand that. But what drove him to all of a sudden after all these years, look into the requirements for my position?

[BroomJockey]

Accidentally screwed his daughter, eh? What happened, did he trip and she broke his fall with her crotch?

Har. I meant more "boned a smokin' hottie and then found out who her dad was the next day."

I couldn't find a less appropriate way to phrase that without being vulgar.

[Flyndaran]

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I couldn't find a less appropriate way to phrase that without being vulgar.

Having sex with someone without knowing them is a little vulgar no matter how you phrase it.

[BroomJockey]

Having sex with someone without knowing them is a little vulgar no matter how you phrase it.

Inadvisable, maybe, but hardly vulgar.

I mean, all those random women in high school sure seemed to like it. (That was a joke, and personally, I'm the type that'd not just need to know someone for a while, but would need to have dated for a while. No jumping in the sack on the first date from me.)

[BlaqueKatt]

No jumping in the sack on the first date from me.

but what if your first date is at a potato sack race?

[anriana]

Inadvisable, maybe, but hardly vulgar.

I mean, all those random women in high school sure seemed to like it. (That was a joke, and personally, I'm the type that'd not just need to know someone for a while, but would need to have dated for a while. No jumping in the sack on the first date from me.)

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vulgar

4 a: lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse b: morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate :


Maybe not the common usage of vulgar, but I can easily see someone thinking that having sex with someone without knowing them is "lacking in taste" or "morally crude."

[Lachrymose]

but what if your first date is at a potato sack race?

That. Would be. The BEST. First date. EVER!

Especially if it's followed by sex.

[BroomJockey]

I can easily see someone thinking that having sex with someone without knowing them is "lacking in taste" or "morally crude."

Yes, that's true.

but what if your first date is at a potato sack race?

That would be a miracle. As it would mean someone got me outside for more than 20 minutes.