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Is this normal? It just started a few weeks ago but my PI’s been asking me to run small errands for him such as picking up his coffee/lunch, picking up his test papers from the printer room, etc.

For context I am a first year PhD student in the U.S. (international student), and my PI is not old or immobile or anything.

It seems like this is going to continue so just wondering if this is a norm for some other PhD students?

Edit: for more context I am a girl and from the same country that the PI is from (East Asian country)

Is this normal? It just started a few weeks ago but my PI’s been asking me to run small errands for him such as picking up his coffee/lunch, picking up his test papers from the printer room, etc.

For context I am a first year PhD student in the U.S. (international student), and my PI is not old or immobile or anything.

It seems like this is going to continue so just wondering if this is a norm for some other PhD students?

Edit: for more context I am a girl and from the same country that the PI is from (East Asian country)