I think it speaks volumes about my character when I walk into the office of the senior Research Director at one of the premiere mathematics departments in the world and go,
Hey Jon.
What’s crack-a-lackin’?
Moreover, the fact that by now, he’s used to my shenanigans and actually understands what I mean, says as much about him as it does about me.
It’s always puzzled me why some graduates are so afraid of saying the wrong things around their supervisors. My advice: Go ahead and say what you want. If the person can’t take it, you never wanted to work with them in the first place.
Get out before it’s too late.
Dan says,
I tell my boss to go fuck off all the time.
Of course, I make sure he’s not there and then I close my office door, crawl under my desk, and whisper it.
Dave says,
We all know Dan doesn’t actually have an office per se, more like a cubicle within a cubicle