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Originally Posted by I.Am.The.End.
If I'm this terrible at the political system now, how do I get a job in the future? My best (if not only) chance to make a consistent income is to be a professor.
It's the combination of being used by people who I thought I might be able to be friends with (I struggle very much with creating and maintaining friendships) and having work rejected solely because of who I am and/or my lack of popularity.
And the strange thing is, most professors really like me. I'm just being pushed around or treated like I don't matter by other grad students. I've always been loved by teachers and shunned by most of my peers though. I should be used to it by now, but after I graduate, there will be no more teachers, only peers.
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I understand. I also have profs like me a great deal more than my peers. I am closer in age and maturity to my profs in grad school than the other students. I seriously doubt I would move onto into a PhD program when I finish my second master's. My family all have Master's or PhDs and teach in Unis and one in a community college.
I would say that professor/admin politics are going to be a part of learning and working in that environment. I have never heard of a university or college where it isn't. Collegiality is a factor in achieving tenure.
You really might consider working with a therapist on communication, relaxation, and conflict resolution skills. Yes, you are correct that the system can be capricious and unfair. Learning to work within it and have it not stress and upset you could be very important to your long term peace of mind