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9There is a point to what @CapeCode is trying to say here, I think. Your question is a superposition of two questions: 1) how to deal with superiority/leadership with a friend (or something along those lines). and 2) how to deal with a postdoc who doesnt follow the contract. The first point is very personal, whereas the second can easily be dealt with by a personal meeting, or via the HR department if you wanna go the more formal route.– posdefCommented Jun 1, 2017 at 9:47
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13Short answer: Business is business. Friendship is friendship. Don't mix them up.– NobodyCommented Jun 1, 2017 at 9:51
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21In mathematics, a Postdoc position is supposed to be the time when the researcher starts working independently. I don't know how it is in your field, but for me a postdoc wanting to work independently would be a good postdoc.– Nick SCommented Jun 1, 2017 at 12:03
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8@sgf If they work independently well and produce result, then yes. But again, this probably depends of area. Math is different.– Nick SCommented Jun 1, 2017 at 12:37
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11@NickS in short: Math is very different. Almost all other STEM subjects you get a grant, a job, a salary to perform a specific research. Your supervisor pays you from her/his grant to help a specific project. Special snowflake grants are rare, and even those have some obligation to do research along a topic and to make progress reports to supervisors.– GregCommented Jun 1, 2017 at 18:30
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