Although it is very unprofessional for me to respond in the open to what you
said, the fact that you see me simply as a taxi driver now made it easier
for me to say what I am going to say to you. Despite what you have said, I
still like you. I liked you from the first time I met you, when you and your
husband walked into my office and told me that you wanted to be my student.
I accepted you on the spot. If I didn’t like you, you wouldn’t have been
a student in any labs of IMCB, as I was the chairman of the recruitment
committee of the institute at the time. I wasn’t wrong about you. You have
been a fine student. I like your work attitude and your special ability of
conducting experiments. I trusted the results from you more than any body
else’s in the lab. If you still remember what I said during the
introduction of your dissertation, I meant every word of it.
During all the years you worked in my lab, I was upset with you only once.
And you know the reason. I didn’t know you are still bearing a grudge about
that. No matter what you think, I want you to know that you can still trust
me on your recommendation letters, if you like to develop your career
elsewhere. Even I am a taxi driver now, my letters are still indispensable
for you in many places around the world. Personally, I think you should go
back to China. Much better chance for both of you to succeed.
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