• Question: Do you love your job?

    Asked by anon-267421 to James on 5 Nov 2020.
    • Photo: James Lees

      James Lees answered on 5 Nov 2020:

      I don’t know about ‘love’.

      The thing about PhD’s is they’re inherently short term. They only last for a few years and more of a research project than an actual job.

      There are days where I really enjoy it! And days were I really hate it. So it’s mixed.

      With that said, right now I couldn’t think of anything else i’d rather be doing.

Comments

  • Photo: Adrien

    Adrien commented on :

    Yes, I do, for what it allows me to do:
    – It keeps my mind up and running.
    – It gives me the opportunity to learn something new everyday.
    – It allows me to discover new things.
    – It gives me time to spend with my family.
    – It allows me to live comfortably.

    Of course, they are some aspects that I don’t like about it, but all in one, I enjoy it.

  • Photo: Jesse

    Jesse commented on :

    I do love my job most days, though the thing about my area is that the people who ask me to research and build things aren’t always scientists, so sometimes they don’t understand what they’re asking for. This can be frustrating, but it also means that I’m the expert and for the most part I can do what I want to do. And what I want to do is cool science!