Remember the boss I so very much wanted to impress and respect?

He told a junior colleague (behind my back) that she should supervise me and give me work.

NGL, I had it. This is where I pivot for the exit. Not sharply tho, but surely finishing the PhD as fast as possible. Unless drastic changes happen, I don't want to work with him in the long run.

I struggled with this the entire weekend. But it's good to finally have a clearer direction.

Story of our lives isn't it.

Hard workers kept down by ass-licking scums in the office.

@retoor the TL;DR is usually on top so you can skip the rest but we forgive you ( at least I do )

I hate it when work ruins my weekends

@retoor I would never refer a friend in the same company I work at. Nope never doing that.

I actually have WeWork PTSD because of it.

@Demolishun the colleague is not an issue. The issue is the boss's attitude, and the fact that I'm hired to do research, not unrelated software development. This is just the old man throwing stones on my path. Plus, he could have that talk in my presence, not ordering another to order me around. And the colleague doesn't have nearly enough experience for supervising me.
The old man is avoidant, for all I know. I think he's doing this as a form of punishment for me, because I complained about something else like two weeks ago.

Overall, not fun. I moved half the planet away to work with him, and I am just utterly disappointed in him.

@retoor I have over a year of contract left, and a PhD to finish. 😛
It's more of a pivot, as I said, than just quitting.
I wouldn't count on him making anything right tho. I don't think his ego would allow it.