tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post4944347218740773241..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Joke of the weekend: "what, and leave chemistry?"Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-39194454128990363842015-05-18T16:06:45.527-04:002015-05-18T16:06:45.527-04:00About 10 years. Mine would be the opposite. I had ...About 10 years. Mine would be the opposite. I had an incredible advisor... a real human being with a family, but my life fell apart at what could not have been a more inconvenient moment. I wept when I wrote it. "Mastering out," even for reasons that could not be helped, had a crushing effect on my professional identity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-10632976340707818052015-05-18T15:55:55.944-04:002015-05-18T15:55:55.944-04:00How long have you been out? I've been out for ...How long have you been out? I've been out for ~10 years, and I think if I had tried to write mine more than a few years ago, it pretty much would have been an angry diatribe and I doubt CJ would have published it.KTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-35029668478512601952015-05-18T14:59:29.198-04:002015-05-18T14:59:29.198-04:00No problem. I am a resilient master of self-help w...No problem. I am a resilient master of self-help with a long-term exit strategy. Just keep the jokes coming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-2090020551114366772015-05-18T13:51:30.346-04:002015-05-18T13:51:30.346-04:00Sorry, Anon. Let me know if I can help somehow. - ...Sorry, Anon. Let me know if I can help somehow. - CJChemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-40393195702816808632015-05-18T11:14:49.821-04:002015-05-18T11:14:49.821-04:00My "why I left" story should be titled &...My "why I left" story should be titled "how I ended up shoveling elephant dung in someone else's circus." I wrote it, CJ, but rather than being cathartic, it was an exercise in re-injuring old wounds, and the product is 100% unpublishable.<br /><br />My heartfelt advice: fight to stay in school, kiddies, or earn your bachelor's and run with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-15361116114455053972015-05-16T14:11:13.508-04:002015-05-16T14:11:13.508-04:00@CJ: If you haven't read this blog post yet, i...@CJ: If you haven't read this blog post yet, it's worth checking out IMHO.<br /><br />http://exchanges.wiley.com/blog/2015/05/12/improving-phd-completion-rates-where-should-we-start/<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com