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*Needless to say, Vertex is not Bambi (have ya read Billion Dollar Molecule?) and Pfizer isn't Godzilla. Right? Right?
1. HELPING CHEMISTS FIND JOBS IN A TOUGH MARKET. 2. TOWARDS A QUANTITATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUALITY OF THE CHEMISTRY JOB MARKET.
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What's the job market like for chemists? Dude -- it's always bad.*
How bad is it? How the heck should I know? Quantifying the chemistry job market is what this blog is about. That, and helping chemists find jobs.
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(*For the literal-minded, this is a joke. Mostly.)
CJ: Hey now, stranger things have happened before. Was it really expected that Pfizer would engulf Wyeth a few years ago?
ReplyDeleteIncidentally, commenters 12 & 14 (facehiker and Dr. Manhattan, respectively) on the cited thread may have some perspectives to offer you on currently or soon-to-be unemployed chemists. Perhaps it's worth reaching out?
Shouldn't Pfizer (as pictured) be bigger? I mean, Bambi should maybe come up to his left toe.
ReplyDeleteSorry CJ - 'Pfizer' is no way near ugly enough!
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