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Personally, I would now be pursuing formal proceedings with the university authorities to get this sorted out once and for all. I get that the other person was ill but I am utterly ruthless about my own career and I wouldn't tolerate anyone causing me to lose a job.
I would also advertise myself as a PhD-submitted candidate which I believe is good enough in many cases and I would suggest or accept a lower salary subject to PhD graduation. You can't be sitting around waiting.

Apply for the job Anz07 - you practically have the PhD. People don't care at this stage whether you have actually have the PhD certificate in your hand.

If I were you I would go to the head of the graduate school or postgraduate admin people and ask what the hell is going on.

My PhD journey has been long and tedious with the most bizarre and stressful occurrences happening (from my viva report being lost to an incorrect result being given to me). If you want to know more please read my old posts.

However, quite simply, I want to know how long you would expect to wait after submitting your thesis post-viva with minor revisions?

I was initially told by my supervisor it would probably take 2 weeks to get a result. It's now been nearly 4 and a half months and I've heard nothing. 2 months ago I was finally enlightened (after some chasing) that my examiner had been signed off ill but was now back to work and reading my thesis. But yet I'm still waiting...

The revisions should take about 2 hours to read through (an additional 12,000 words) which are all clearly marked in the thesis and referenced in my additional explanatory document.

I keep telling myself that I'll wait just another week...then another week...then another...before I start to chase this. I'm extremely concerned that something isn't right but certainly don't want to rattle my external examiner's cage by pushing for a result. However, I have lost job opportunities due to not having the PhD and, like clockwork, another job has come up this week which would be perfect for me and is close to home, but says 'PhD essential'.

Please could I ask all of you for your advice and as much of it as possible. You are all in, or have been in, the PhD struggle: if it was you, what would you do (if anything)?