My entry: "I'm so awesome, I can almost pull off this bizarre paisley tie."
(Don't miss the text, which also includes a review of Professor Baran's exercise routine. (Sparring partner: No shots to that head, please.)
1. HELPING CHEMISTS FIND JOBS IN A TOUGH MARKET. 2. TOWARDS A QUANTITATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUALITY OF THE CHEMISTRY JOB MARKET.
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.)
I got my PhD from Clown College.
ReplyDelete"Hey Spike, you're scaring my wife"
ReplyDelete"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time, it works every time"
ReplyDelete"My garb reflects my thoughts about chemistry: throw together some random compounds and who knows what happens"
ReplyDelete"This is the 'Dr. Sheldon Cooper' look."
ReplyDelete"Don Cherry, I want your job!"
ReplyDeleteWinner!
Delete"Bet you can't design a better synthesis of my tie pattern than I can."
ReplyDelete"I know you don't like aromaticity circles, but I'm so much better than you that I don't need to care."
"I've got a few mgs of a heinous natural product. Only made once, by grad students who managed not to bleed in the flask. I can get you a great deal on it."
"Next time, can we do the photo shoot at Djerassi's house?"
I'm so bummed that I wasn't the first to drop an "Anchorman" reference!
ReplyDelete"I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany"
"What happens when Nicolaou buys you clothes"
ReplyDelete"You know who likes this suit? Judge Papadoumian. She thinks I'm a snappy dresser. You know what Judge Papadoumian hates? Police harassment of a senior citizen."
ReplyDelete"Talk about asymmetric addition..."
ReplyDelete"Protecting groups are permissible for eyes."
"Look by Come Hither. Clothes by Go Hither."
If someone can photoshop a KC Nicolau abstract structure onto that tie I will be very happy
ReplyDeleteNot having any fashion sense? Priceless.
ReplyDeleteIs this a commercial for TESLA?
ReplyDelete"My girlfriend calls 'dibbs' on me by making me dress like I am Bozo the clown."
ReplyDeleteerr, wife calls 'dibbs'. Did not realize he is married with two kids. Maybe:
ReplyDelete"Instead of a college fund, I bought this getup at Neiman Markus"
1. #innate
ReplyDelete2. #paisley shirt - [essential additive]
Can you hold a candle to this?
ReplyDeleteYes, and I believe the tie will be improved by holding a candle to it
ReplyDeleteCan't touch this!
ReplyDelete"You know you want a piece of this."
ReplyDelete"A man so good at chemical synthesis, you go on an acid trip just looking at him."
ReplyDelete"Daddy, please don't wear that to preschool, otherwise the kids won't stop calling you Clown Guy."
ReplyDeleteWell, I certainly didn't get a Ph.D. in fashion.
ReplyDelete"When I take my kids to the zoo I like to give the chameleons a challenge"
ReplyDeleteDon't like it?
ReplyDeleteWell let's see what *you* look like after running from a burning hotel room.