1. HELPING CHEMISTS FIND JOBS IN A TOUGH MARKET. 2. TOWARDS A QUANTITATIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE QUALITY OF THE CHEMISTRY JOB MARKET.
Just in case you didn't know, it's not helpful to call out your direct reports on social media, especially platforms that lend themselves to screen shots and anonymous image sharing sites.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.)
Are you responding to a recent controversy I haven't heard about yet?
ReplyDeleteI think that this is the reason why there are so many pseud's on twitter. We all like/need to vent from time to time. There are just some dumb/ineffectual/hurtful ways of going about letting off some steam.
ReplyDeleteI saw that screencap of a FB post by a northeastern prof on r/chemistry, but it was deleted soon after. The prof essentially said she outworked her entire lab this summer despite juggling a major life event. If real, it was really dumb (on the part of the prof).
ReplyDeleteYeah, it's a bad idea to vent about your job on social networks. And don't get me started on friending your students.
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