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How to politely ask someone to hurry up because of lack of time?
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There is a professor who is willing to allot an open position in the lab but he's just delaying about it. He just won't tell me what project is he going to assign to me. He told me he wants to talk to other people and see if their projects are more relevant to me. I want to politely ask him to speed up the process. How do I do that?
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There is a professor who is willing to allot an open position in the lab but he's just delaying about it. He just won't tell me what project is he going to assign to me. He told me he wants to talk to other people and see if their projects are more relevant to me. I want to politely ask him to speed up the process. How do I do that?
communication deadlines
edited Jul 31 '15 at 13:21
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asked Jul 31 '15 at 9:21
Jony Agarwal
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migrated from english.stackexchange.com Jul 31 '15 at 9:26
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ELU doesn't really do this sort of etiquette thing as it's not the nuts and bolts of grammar. But I think it has appeared in the past on Workplace.
– Andrew Leach
Jul 31 '15 at 9:26
@AndrewLeach could you post the link here? How do I search for it. I am sorry, I am new to this site.
– Jony Agarwal
Jul 31 '15 at 9:51
Possibly something like "How long to wait...". Note that, as RegDwight commented on ELU, no Stack Exchange site does ghost-writing -- not even Writers.
– Andrew Leach
Jul 31 '15 at 9:54
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Unless you have a very urgent reason, leave it. "He told me he wants to talk to other people and see if their projects are more relevant to me" Why do you think your arguments are more important than his? And it helps if you edit your question and put in some time indications - how long has this been going on?
– Jan Doggen
Jul 31 '15 at 10:09
I agree, I think we need more information on why you would like him to hurry up. If you have other lab's offering you a position, then I would consider it a duplicate of this question
– David K
Jul 31 '15 at 12:36
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There is a professor who is willing to allot an open position in the lab but he's just delaying about it. He just won't tell me what project is he going to assign to me. He told me he wants to talk to other people and see if their projects are more relevant to me. I want to politely ask him to speed up the process. How do I do that?
communication deadlines
edited Jul 31 '15 at 13:21
David K
20.8k1075110
asked Jul 31 '15 at 9:21
Jony Agarwal
434510
There is a professor who is willing to allot an open position in the lab but he's just delaying about it. He just won't tell me what project is he going to assign to me. He told me he wants to talk to other people and see if their projects are more relevant to me. I want to politely ask him to speed up the process. How do I do that?
communication deadlines
edited Jul 31 '15 at 13:21
David K
20.8k1075110
asked Jul 31 '15 at 9:21
Jony Agarwal
434510
edited Jul 31 '15 at 13:21
David K
20.8k1075110
edited Jul 31 '15 at 13:21
David K
20.8k1075110
edited Jul 31 '15 at 13:21
David K
20.8k1075110
20.8k1075110
asked Jul 31 '15 at 9:21
Jony Agarwal
434510
asked Jul 31 '15 at 9:21
Jony Agarwal
434510
asked Jul 31 '15 at 9:21
Jony Agarwal
434510
434510
migrated from english.stackexchange.com Jul 31 '15 at 9:26
This question came from our site for linguists, etymologists, and serious English language enthusiasts.
migrated from english.stackexchange.com Jul 31 '15 at 9:26
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ELU doesn't really do this sort of etiquette thing as it's not the nuts and bolts of grammar. But I think it has appeared in the past on Workplace.
– Andrew Leach
Jul 31 '15 at 9:26
@AndrewLeach could you post the link here? How do I search for it. I am sorry, I am new to this site.
– Jony Agarwal
Jul 31 '15 at 9:51
Possibly something like "How long to wait...". Note that, as RegDwight commented on ELU, no Stack Exchange site does ghost-writing -- not even Writers.
– Andrew Leach
Jul 31 '15 at 9:54
3
Unless you have a very urgent reason, leave it. "He told me he wants to talk to other people and see if their projects are more relevant to me" Why do you think your arguments are more important than his? And it helps if you edit your question and put in some time indications - how long has this been going on?
– Jan Doggen
Jul 31 '15 at 10:09
I agree, I think we need more information on why you would like him to hurry up. If you have other lab's offering you a position, then I would consider it a duplicate of this question
– David K
Jul 31 '15 at 12:36
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ELU doesn't really do this sort of etiquette thing as it's not the nuts and bolts of grammar. But I think it has appeared in the past on Workplace.
– Andrew Leach
Jul 31 '15 at 9:26
@AndrewLeach could you post the link here? How do I search for it. I am sorry, I am new to this site.
– Jony Agarwal
Jul 31 '15 at 9:51
Possibly something like "How long to wait...". Note that, as RegDwight commented on ELU, no Stack Exchange site does ghost-writing -- not even Writers.
– Andrew Leach
Jul 31 '15 at 9:54
3
Unless you have a very urgent reason, leave it. "He told me he wants to talk to other people and see if their projects are more relevant to me" Why do you think your arguments are more important than his? And it helps if you edit your question and put in some time indications - how long has this been going on?
– Jan Doggen
Jul 31 '15 at 10:09
I agree, I think we need more information on why you would like him to hurry up. If you have other lab's offering you a position, then I would consider it a duplicate of this question
– David K
Jul 31 '15 at 12:36
ELU doesn't really do this sort of etiquette thing as it's not the nuts and bolts of grammar. But I think it has appeared in the past on Workplace.
– Andrew Leach
Jul 31 '15 at 9:26
ELU doesn't really do this sort of etiquette thing as it's not the nuts and bolts of grammar. But I think it has appeared in the past on Workplace.
– Andrew Leach
Jul 31 '15 at 9:26
@AndrewLeach could you post the link here? How do I search for it. I am sorry, I am new to this site.
– Jony Agarwal
Jul 31 '15 at 9:51
@AndrewLeach could you post the link here? How do I search for it. I am sorry, I am new to this site.
– Jony Agarwal
Jul 31 '15 at 9:51
Possibly something like "How long to wait...". Note that, as RegDwight commented on ELU, no Stack Exchange site does ghost-writing -- not even Writers.
– Andrew Leach
Jul 31 '15 at 9:54
Possibly something like "How long to wait...". Note that, as RegDwight commented on ELU, no Stack Exchange site does ghost-writing -- not even Writers.
– Andrew Leach
Jul 31 '15 at 9:54
3
3
Unless you have a very urgent reason, leave it. "He told me he wants to talk to other people and see if their projects are more relevant to me" Why do you think your arguments are more important than his? And it helps if you edit your question and put in some time indications - how long has this been going on?
– Jan Doggen
Jul 31 '15 at 10:09
Unless you have a very urgent reason, leave it. "He told me he wants to talk to other people and see if their projects are more relevant to me" Why do you think your arguments are more important than his? And it helps if you edit your question and put in some time indications - how long has this been going on?
– Jan Doggen
Jul 31 '15 at 10:09
I agree, I think we need more information on why you would like him to hurry up. If you have other lab's offering you a position, then I would consider it a duplicate of this question
– David K
Jul 31 '15 at 12:36
I agree, I think we need more information on why you would like him to hurry up. If you have other lab's offering you a position, then I would consider it a duplicate of this question
– David K
Jul 31 '15 at 12:36
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Professors are notorious for lacking a sense of urgency in these types of areas of: logistics, operations, bureaucracy, red tape, paperwork, etc. Rarely do they understand things from a business perspective. Some are better than others, but they're not common. Also, believe it or not, they are very busy people. They do more than just teach a few classes.
Take these two factors into consideration and realize that you need to prompt them more frequently. Just ask if they've been able to look into your request. If they say, "I'll look into it next week." don't wait for next week to finish. Ask in the middle of the week. Again, they need prompting and if you're not doing it, they'll just attend to some other task that they may feel is more pressing.
At some point, the professor could get irritated by your continuous prompting, but you really have no choice if you want to get this assignment completed. You can always back off on the level of prompting. Do not say things like, "You said you would do it last week." or try to hold them to some other verbal commitment. You're not their boss and you're just one of a dozen requests they are trying to manage. Just indicate you want to remind them. Keep it simple, nice, non-threatening or sounding like you're entitled to any kind of quick action.
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1 Answer
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active
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active
oldest
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Professors are notorious for lacking a sense of urgency in these types of areas of: logistics, operations, bureaucracy, red tape, paperwork, etc. Rarely do they understand things from a business perspective. Some are better than others, but they're not common. Also, believe it or not, they are very busy people. They do more than just teach a few classes.
Take these two factors into consideration and realize that you need to prompt them more frequently. Just ask if they've been able to look into your request. If they say, "I'll look into it next week." don't wait for next week to finish. Ask in the middle of the week. Again, they need prompting and if you're not doing it, they'll just attend to some other task that they may feel is more pressing.
At some point, the professor could get irritated by your continuous prompting, but you really have no choice if you want to get this assignment completed. You can always back off on the level of prompting. Do not say things like, "You said you would do it last week." or try to hold them to some other verbal commitment. You're not their boss and you're just one of a dozen requests they are trying to manage. Just indicate you want to remind them. Keep it simple, nice, non-threatening or sounding like you're entitled to any kind of quick action.
edited Jul 31 '15 at 15:11
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Professors are notorious for lacking a sense of urgency in these types of areas of: logistics, operations, bureaucracy, red tape, paperwork, etc. Rarely do they understand things from a business perspective. Some are better than others, but they're not common. Also, believe it or not, they are very busy people. They do more than just teach a few classes.
Take these two factors into consideration and realize that you need to prompt them more frequently. Just ask if they've been able to look into your request. If they say, "I'll look into it next week." don't wait for next week to finish. Ask in the middle of the week. Again, they need prompting and if you're not doing it, they'll just attend to some other task that they may feel is more pressing.
At some point, the professor could get irritated by your continuous prompting, but you really have no choice if you want to get this assignment completed. You can always back off on the level of prompting. Do not say things like, "You said you would do it last week." or try to hold them to some other verbal commitment. You're not their boss and you're just one of a dozen requests they are trying to manage. Just indicate you want to remind them. Keep it simple, nice, non-threatening or sounding like you're entitled to any kind of quick action.
edited Jul 31 '15 at 15:11
Appulus
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up vote
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down vote
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up vote
5
down vote
accepted
Professors are notorious for lacking a sense of urgency in these types of areas of: logistics, operations, bureaucracy, red tape, paperwork, etc. Rarely do they understand things from a business perspective. Some are better than others, but they're not common. Also, believe it or not, they are very busy people. They do more than just teach a few classes.
Take these two factors into consideration and realize that you need to prompt them more frequently. Just ask if they've been able to look into your request. If they say, "I'll look into it next week." don't wait for next week to finish. Ask in the middle of the week. Again, they need prompting and if you're not doing it, they'll just attend to some other task that they may feel is more pressing.
At some point, the professor could get irritated by your continuous prompting, but you really have no choice if you want to get this assignment completed. You can always back off on the level of prompting. Do not say things like, "You said you would do it last week." or try to hold them to some other verbal commitment. You're not their boss and you're just one of a dozen requests they are trying to manage. Just indicate you want to remind them. Keep it simple, nice, non-threatening or sounding like you're entitled to any kind of quick action.
edited Jul 31 '15 at 15:11
Appulus
33148
Professors are notorious for lacking a sense of urgency in these types of areas of: logistics, operations, bureaucracy, red tape, paperwork, etc. Rarely do they understand things from a business perspective. Some are better than others, but they're not common. Also, believe it or not, they are very busy people. They do more than just teach a few classes.
Take these two factors into consideration and realize that you need to prompt them more frequently. Just ask if they've been able to look into your request. If they say, "I'll look into it next week." don't wait for next week to finish. Ask in the middle of the week. Again, they need prompting and if you're not doing it, they'll just attend to some other task that they may feel is more pressing.
At some point, the professor could get irritated by your continuous prompting, but you really have no choice if you want to get this assignment completed. You can always back off on the level of prompting. Do not say things like, "You said you would do it last week." or try to hold them to some other verbal commitment. You're not their boss and you're just one of a dozen requests they are trying to manage. Just indicate you want to remind them. Keep it simple, nice, non-threatening or sounding like you're entitled to any kind of quick action.
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ELU doesn't really do this sort of etiquette thing as it's not the nuts and bolts of grammar. But I think it has appeared in the past on Workplace.
– Andrew Leach
Jul 31 '15 at 9:26
@AndrewLeach could you post the link here? How do I search for it. I am sorry, I am new to this site.
– Jony Agarwal
Jul 31 '15 at 9:51
Possibly something like "How long to wait...". Note that, as RegDwight commented on ELU, no Stack Exchange site does ghost-writing -- not even Writers.
– Andrew Leach
Jul 31 '15 at 9:54
3
Unless you have a very urgent reason, leave it. "He told me he wants to talk to other people and see if their projects are more relevant to me" Why do you think your arguments are more important than his? And it helps if you edit your question and put in some time indications - how long has this been going on?
– Jan Doggen
Jul 31 '15 at 10:09
I agree, I think we need more information on why you would like him to hurry up. If you have other lab's offering you a position, then I would consider it a duplicate of this question
– David K
Jul 31 '15 at 12:36