I gave notice for my TA job and University is threatening to charge me $8000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, it is utterly reprehensible to quit a teaching/TA job before the end of the contract. You are screwing over not only the university, but every student in your class(es).

The university SHOULD make you pay, and they should also refuse to release any positive references for you in the future.

+1. I seriously question OP's character.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I almost don't believe Statistics PhD and his wife are "real." They've been posting for years and are seriously just one face-palming post after another. Good luck.

Omg. His wife is dumb as a rock but I didn't clue in this was the husband!

What thread are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unless you're taking coursework this semester I don't understand how they can charge you tuition. That sucks.

The university is giving them research space and time, and faculty advisement, in exchange for work (TA position). If they are not working for the university, they have to pay tuition for the office, research time, and advising, just like any other student.

[Anonymous]

Link please to the statistics phd..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Link please to the statistics phd..

If you search "statistics phd" plenty show up. I'm not the previous poster, but I recall that there's a muslim poster with a husband working on his statistics phd that's always complaining too. I'm not sure if they're the same because they do change slight details. http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/654520.page#11201695 http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/485446.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, it is utterly reprehensible to quit a teaching/TA job before the end of the contract. You are screwing over not only the university, but every student in your class(es).

The university SHOULD make you pay, and they should also refuse to release any positive references for you in the future.

+1. I seriously question OP's character.

+2. OP is a dolt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, it is utterly reprehensible to quit a teaching/TA job before the end of the contract. You are screwing over not only the university, but every student in your class(es).

The university SHOULD make you pay, and they should also refuse to release any positive references for you in the future.

I don't teach classes anymore. I'm also not taking course work. I'm not originally from the US so things are confusing for me. It seems everything will be fine. They're going to let me work remotely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, it is utterly reprehensible to quit a teaching/TA job before the end of the contract. You are screwing over not only the university, but every student in your class(es).

The university SHOULD make you pay, and they should also refuse to release any positive references for you in the future.

I don't teach classes anymore. I'm also not taking course work. I'm not originally from the US so things are confusing for me. It seems everything will be fine. They're going to let me work remotely.

Ah, the good old "I wasn't born here" reasoning... But you haven't had any issues when they gave you $ before right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, it is utterly reprehensible to quit a teaching/TA job before the end of the contract. You are screwing over not only the university, but every student in your class(es).

The university SHOULD make you pay, and they should also refuse to release any positive references for you in the future.

I don't teach classes anymore. I'm also not taking course work. I'm not originally from the US so things are confusing for me. It seems everything will be fine. They're going to let me work remotely.

Ah, the good old "I wasn't born here" reasoning... But you haven't had any issues when they gave you $ before right?

Are you always this nasty?

[Anonymous]

Are you always this nasty?

LOL. Only to those who deserve it.

[Anonymous]

It's amazing to me that you can be getting a phd and be so stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, it is utterly reprehensible to quit a teaching/TA job before the end of the contract. You are screwing over not only the university, but every student in your class(es).

The university SHOULD make you pay, and they should also refuse to release any positive references for you in the future.

+1. I seriously question OP's character.

Yet those academia know just how hard it is to get gainful employment, let alone tenure-track status post-graduation. They should be happy for this student.

[Anonymous]

Yup. You need to calculate it your job is worth it.

[Anonymous]

I think there are actually 2, separate PhD statistics on here, and neither of them (and one of their spouses) have any clue. Every post is worst than the last. It's mind boggling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's your PhD in?

Statistics but my masters and bachelors are in petroleum engineering.
Job is for an oil company.

Pay up then. What are you complaining about?