Holy shit. Someone is actively trying to take credit for my work. Going above my head and talking directly to the boss. Shooting down my ideas so they can claim theirs are of higher value and they deserve more recognition in the final product.

And I'm too new to really have the tools to shut this shit down.

Fucking hell.

I don't fucking even know what to do. It's young WoC female student against experienced white male long-term lab person.

Fucking HELL I did not want to deal with this already!

This isn't even just clueless white guy thinks he did more work than WoC me by default and is cluelessly arguing for more recognition.

This is fucking. Politics. I can feel it. This is deliberate and planned.

FUCK. What the hell do I do? Cause this shit isn't going to go away. For my whole. Friggin. PhD.

I'm extremely lucky that I found out and have written evidence of the thing right now. But hell, I feel uncomfortable sharing ANYTHING in lab now in case it gets back to the dude and he decides to make it his.

I'm seriously asking for advice, anyone that has dealt with this kind of shit please give me some pointers. (see above in thread).

I'm really worried my boss would not see what I see because: white male in position of power who has known the dude for years, and me for months.

But it's real and I NEED to figure out what to do before it becomes a dissertation-affecting issue.

@silicon Are you comfortable talking to your boss or an adviser? This sounds really hostile and actively affects your work, because you are uncomfortable doing anything for fear that your work will be stolen.

Coming to them with specific examples/ideas are may be helpful... 😩 I would also suggest logging your interactions with him, writing them down with days and times.