Monday I-have-my-PhD-Goddamnit
Middle-Aged German Visiting Researcher: So are you a grad student? A technician?
Me: I'm the Postdoc.
MAGVR: No... really? You don't look like you could be a postdoc.
Me: Yes. I am.
MAGVR: Really? You don't look old enough to be a postdoc.
Me: You're really just going to have to trust me on this.
Me: I'm the Postdoc.
MAGVR: No... really? You don't look like you could be a postdoc.
Me: Yes. I am.
MAGVR: Really? You don't look old enough to be a postdoc.
Me: You're really just going to have to trust me on this.
posted by La Blonde Parisienne at 6:46 PM
4 Comments:
Did you pick up a heavy book and slap this MAGVR??
Do you think it's because you're a woman or because you look nice?
Or maybe he just thought you looked too young!
Well, it turns out that he has kids my age, and was just a little taken aback. I'm actually less offended now that I have some context.
People usually think I'm about 10 years younger than I really am. I guess I'm supposed to be flattered that in my mid 30s people mistake me for a 20-something student, but instead I'm offended. I think my appearance is a little more professional that that of most students.
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