Really enjoyed reading this Ask Reddit thread:
In other words, it's just a job, like anything else.
All you scientists out there, what do you actually do on a daily basis?
Answers were provided from the technician level to the P.I. level, a mix of academia and industry.
Reading through the answers, I realized there were a lot of similarities in daily tasks, such as:
Answers were provided from the technician level to the P.I. level, a mix of academia and industry.
Reading through the answers, I realized there were a lot of similarities in daily tasks, such as:
- using a pipette to transfer liquids!
- doing things to mice and rats!
- gathering samples, which could mean adventuring into the wilderness to hunt them down or could mean dissecting rat brains!
- preparing samples!
- shooting lasers at things (my favorite)!
- programming lab equipment!
- repairing lab equipment!
- operating lab equipment, which may mean pressing a button and waiting!
- more fucking waiting!
- plotting and analyzing data!
- actively avoiding your boss and/or administrative staff!
- reading research papers!
- writing research papers!
- writing grant proposals!
- wasting time on reddit to avoid doing any of the above!
- drinking a lot of fucking coffee!
In other words, it's just a job, like anything else.
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