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comment by sphericalvoxel
sphericalvoxel  ·  4339 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Do you like your job?

I'm a postdoc, and I really enjoy it at the moment. The trouble with (academic/scientific) research is that you can either pursue someone else's vision, or you need to find someone to pay for it. This provides a hefty dose of uncertainty for the future---I can always fall back on someone else's vision, since I still like eating, but I'll only really be happy at work pursuing my own research agenda.