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[windemere]

Protocal question for academics:

(Mostly for future reference.)

1) Is it acceptable to cancel a meeting with a supervisor for a good reason? What if it is on the day of the meeting? What is the most polite way to contact the person, or does everyone just email these days and expect people to check their mail regularly?

2) What if your supervisor schedules a meeting and then forgets? I ask, because this has happened to me before and I had no idea what to do, so I made it sound like I had the time wrong (he showed up an hour late). How do I tell a supervisor they were in the wrong without making it sound like they've screwed up my day?

I am so out of practice with this. October is going to be a nightmare!

Comments

[grav-ity.livejournal.com]

I would send an email. It's after 5:30 now, so I'd be surprised if he was still in the office.

[eldanna.livejournal.com]

Read betwee the lines on that one! He literally just emailed me with a 'we did decide on this date/time, right?'

Oh, Ross. The next few years are going to be amusing.

Thanks!