The edited volume I wrote an article for over the summer fell through because most contributors still haven’t submitted their pieces and haven’t indicated when or if they will. The due date was August 1. I don’t mind it for myself because the article is good and I’ll simply send it out to a journal today. But I remembered the names of the organizers and the participants and guess how likely I am to collaborate with any of them in the future.
I always plan to finish everything at least two weeks (and usually a month) before a deadline in case I have an emergency or a major obligation pops up. To fail to submit a piece I committed myself for and not even get in touch with the editors to explain what happened is behavior I will never comprehend.
I wonder how these colleagues respond to students who do this kind of thing in class.
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” wonder how these colleagues respond to students who do this kind of thing in class”
Doubtless with long, boring speeches about time management and personal responsability.
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In the meantime, I never penalize anybody for missing deadlines.
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I don’t think it’s entirely the organiser’s fault, so I wouldn’t include them in a blacklist myself – just add it as a data point for future consideration.
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They gave no updates on what was happening and didn’t inform us that the project was being tabled.
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