Advise.

“Hey mom. How are you?”

“I’m very upset. I have never dislike a professor before in my life, but I hate this one. The class is about leadership and she doesn’t think I’m a good leader. She picked her favorites and boasts about how she has friends in high places. She’s so full of herself!

She told three others and me that we were going to be leaders for the class, but later I found out she warned the class to be nice to us. Thinking that I couldn’t handle being a leader, that’s what I do. I’m a coach. I helped start and manage a business. I’m a good teacher.”

“I know mom. She sounds like an idiot and not a very good teacher.”

“I think I should talk to her about it.”

“No I don’t think that’s a good idea. She sounds like the person who would penalize you if you emailed her about her bad teaching skills.”

“But I don’t think I’m a good leader if I don’t even go to her to tell her how she’s treating us. If I ever taught her class I would do so many things differently to get stuff out of each student, not do the bullshit she’s doing.”

“Mom she’s just not worth the time. I mean if you want to show you’re a leader by talking to her you need to do it in person, not via email, and you should be careful in what you say. Or just not let it bother you and make it through the class and not waste your time with her. She sounds like a bitch.”

“Yeah she is a bitch and you’re probably right. I’ll take your advice.”