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.)
Talking Points Memo coined the term "scapetern."
ReplyDeleteHere's another good one:
ReplyDeletehttp://dish.andrewsullivan.com/2014/08/21/we-are-all-chumps-now-app-economy-edition/
Quoting from that article;
Delete"The narrative changes to preserve the idea that individuals are responsible for their own joblessness, and in so doing keeps us from pondering systemic change."
Some times I wonder if the 'intern' exists. Like when tweets go out that shouldn't have and it's an intern that was placed in charged of the social media account. Either people still haven't learned after several years or it's easier to fabricate an intern to blame.
ReplyDeleteThe intern exists when it's convenient.
DeleteIs this related to Schroedinger's Intern in a box?
DeleteThat is why we are working on incorporating ACC into ACS, where, under my watch, such lapses in judgement are dealt with before they see the light of day.
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