• Question: is there anything you regret about being a scientist?

    Asked by Esme.2004L to Christopher, Dan, Jen, Mohan, Sarah on 13 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Daniel Fovargue

      Daniel Fovargue answered on 13 Mar 2017:

      While I was doing the few extra years of school to get my phd, so that I could do research science, all my friends were getting “real” jobs and getting paid well and so on. So now that we are a few years down the road, some of them are further along in their careers, own a house, etc. I don’t regret being a scientist, I like it a lot, but sometimes, if I’m having a bad day or something, this fact will get me down.

    • Photo: Jen Dennis

      Jen Dennis answered on 13 Mar 2017:

      Not really. I enjoy what I do and I get paid for doing what I enjoy so it’s a bit of a win-win situation, really 🙂

    • Photo: Sarah De Vos

      Sarah De Vos answered on 14 Mar 2017:

      I only regret not going into it sooner. I spent several years working as a landscape planner before going back to university. It’s so nice to finally love my job!

    • Photo: Mohan K

      Mohan K answered on 14 Mar 2017:

      Not really, though I suspect I’d be paid more working in the private sector not doing science. The trade off is that I actually enjoy what I do and i think its worthwhile.

    • Photo: Christopher Mirfin

      Christopher Mirfin answered on 16 Mar 2017:

      I sometimes regret not moving abroad for one of my degrees as it would have been a great opportunity to live somewhere completely different and learn a new language and culture

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