tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post4956315252522514422..comments2024-03-27T21:23:40.339-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Bayer/Change The Equation: there's a STEM shortageChemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-5105257561630889862013-11-04T14:57:28.495-05:002013-11-04T14:57:28.495-05:00Vegan diet = WTF (why this food)Vegan diet = WTF (why this food)qvxbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-6255911828046695492013-11-01T18:27:08.603-04:002013-11-01T18:27:08.603-04:00CJ: here's an interactive site that tracks all...CJ: here's an interactive site that tracks all majors (although chemistry is lumped into 'physical sciences') going back to 1970. Math appears to currently account for 1% of degrees, physical sciences for 2% of degrees, life sciences for 13%.<br /><br />http://benschmidt.org/Degrees/<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-11865180775860753272013-11-01T18:20:14.729-04:002013-11-01T18:20:14.729-04:00Wasn't Bayer the one who fired Derek Lowe and ...Wasn't Bayer the one who fired Derek Lowe and a bunch of other people a while back? Maybe they wouldn't have all this difficulty in finding people if they kept them on the payroll just a few years ago.uncle samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-53938048328662271742013-11-01T17:19:26.808-04:002013-11-01T17:19:26.808-04:00What really happened is some Harvard-educated boy/...What really happened is some Harvard-educated boy/girl on Capitol Hill was tasked to come up with a catchy term, so that its sales potential would be maximized, and STEM was the answer. They do it all the time - think PATRIOT or CANSPAM. somedudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-6592775640502993392013-11-01T17:08:26.680-04:002013-11-01T17:08:26.680-04:00I contend that if all Americans went JW starting a...I contend that if all Americans went JW starting age 20 all the pharamaceutical companies would go out of business in a year.somedudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-38908376029631821402013-11-01T16:59:08.599-04:002013-11-01T16:59:08.599-04:00Nah... *farts*Nah... *farts*NMHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-9364272503552671872013-11-01T16:56:46.402-04:002013-11-01T16:56:46.402-04:00I think that's a fair point, Aaron, but my per...I think that's a fair point, Aaron, but my perspective is that there are so few math majors (as compared to other disciplines) that they're sort of a rounding error in the overall math. Perhaps I am wrong. <br /><br />Also, actual math-related jobs are a very small percentage of predicted job growth: http://chemjobber.blogspot.com/2013/03/once-more-with-feeling-computer-science.html<br /><br />I suspect that the M was added because it's hard to pronounce "STE" (on top of math being important, key, etc.) <br /><br /><br /><br />Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-55224510534201424922013-11-01T16:53:08.133-04:002013-11-01T16:53:08.133-04:00a vegan life is a life unliveda vegan life is a life unlivedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-79534258053439913332013-11-01T16:40:32.898-04:002013-11-01T16:40:32.898-04:00I would say it's more TEM than just TE.... but...I would say it's more TEM than just TE.... but that's just because math majors can easily moonlight as computer scientists.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15346340259173547682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-8453543078381935602013-11-01T16:15:12.920-04:002013-11-01T16:15:12.920-04:00Sure, you would heal thyself with non-chemicals in...Sure, you would heal thyself with non-chemicals infinitely diluted in structured water.somedudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-23132774817095943692013-11-01T15:58:08.101-04:002013-11-01T15:58:08.101-04:00One presumes that they would shift their focus to ...One presumes that they would shift their focus to pain meds (for exercise pain) and "jogging nipple" cures. There'd be a fair bit of money in that. <br /><br />If Medicare was allowed to negotiate prices in the next 5-10 years, I assume that the modern pharma industry would shrink by 30% immediately. Perhaps I exaggerate. Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-73491236201350878012013-11-01T15:51:41.515-04:002013-11-01T15:51:41.515-04:00I contend if all Americans went vegan starting age...I contend if all Americans went vegan starting age 20 (although it is never too late), exercised, and if Medicare was allow to negotiate prices for drugs all of the pharamaceutical companies would all be brought to their knees in 20 years. *cackles*NMHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-57151855385770811302013-11-01T15:39:51.191-04:002013-11-01T15:39:51.191-04:00Striking number of trolls... or I simply fail to s...Striking number of trolls... or I simply fail to see the poster's sarcasm. Yes - that 10 min run could reveal a lurking cardiac issue in a 45+ year-old, and they will feel better if they survive the first event thanks to modern medicines. Eat your veggies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-58207640492846207432013-11-01T15:01:15.087-04:002013-11-01T15:01:15.087-04:0060 minutes had an episode which suggested that ver...60 minutes had an episode which suggested that very few anti-depressants work no better than Placebos. No big surprise here.<br /><br />Heck, just go outside and run for 10 minutes and you will feel a lot better. If you went vegan, you would probably never need a drug from a pharmaceutical company...NMHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-78617197871380473462013-11-01T14:57:54.997-04:002013-11-01T14:57:54.997-04:00It's infuriating to see stuff like this right ...It's infuriating to see stuff like this right after reading about yet more pharma layoffs. Unstable Isotopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-30940184952593620732013-11-01T14:47:20.945-04:002013-11-01T14:47:20.945-04:00Interesting, very interesting: http://www.courthou...Interesting, very interesting: http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/10/29/62433.htm<br /><br />Short take: I don't buy the non-efficacy claims, but it'll be interesting to see what shakes out of the lawsuit. (I have no trouble believing the ghostwriting claims, sadly.) <br /><br />Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-61197881916149265222013-11-01T14:36:58.627-04:002013-11-01T14:36:58.627-04:00Honestly, whats in the news today, Pfizer being su...Honestly, whats in the news today, Pfizer being sued because Zoloft proved no more effective than placebo..... how much lying BS do you think went on in the hallowed halls of "research" during that project?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-81058765168272181082013-11-01T12:36:30.367-04:002013-11-01T12:36:30.367-04:00All this talk about "research" going on ...All this talk about "research" going on in pharmaceutical companies is laughable. The demise of this ridiculous smoke and mirror show will be good for everyone in the long run. Unfortunately it will take a generation to flush out these idiots that call themselves scientists. They dont even have the street sense to realize they were part of nothing more than snake oil sales. This idea of trying to do real things based upon tyrannical academic style management practices is a joke. "It doesn't matter that you developed something that advanced the research and saved the company money, YOU were not selected to participate in our little club".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-74560234840242172342013-11-01T12:05:05.988-04:002013-11-01T12:05:05.988-04:00After reviewing the power point, I can quickly see...After reviewing the power point, I can quickly see the flaws in their methodology.<br /><br />First, the word "qualified" is a problem. Why? Because employers these days want it all. They want their PhD. They want their twenty years of experience. And no, they don't want to pay them what they're worth. They want to pay them what you paid a fresh grad ten years ago. You don't have the crazy number of years experience working on an incredibly niche area? You don't have a doctorate and several postdocs under your belt? Too bad, you're not qualified. Even if you're more than capable. The problem with basing your questionnaire off the word "qualified" is that it's skews results towards unrealistic or irrelevant requirements for jobs these days because HR and (sometimes) hiring managers have forgotten about transferrable skills.<br /><br />Second, it appears that the power point is trying to advocate additional training for two-year degrees. I can tell you that in my concerted constant job search over the past three years, I can count on one hand the number of jobs open doing STEM that do NOT explicitly require a 4 year degree. Community colleges don't bother with additional training programs because they know that ultimately it would do nothing for a STEM worker, and might actually give them false hope.<br /><br />Third - the item "Does Current Workforce Shortage = Open, Unfilled STEM Jobs?" really does tell something about the jobs and the way that corporate culture is right now. They would rather leave a job open (and thus not spend that portion of their budget, making the manager of that group look good for good budgeting) than hire someone who doesn't meet every item in their pie-in-the-sky criteria than hire someone with transferrable skills.<br /><br />How funny that they wanted you to be their shill, CJ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-58394548374910870262013-11-01T11:46:29.053-04:002013-11-01T11:46:29.053-04:00Half of the are recruiters having difficulties fin...Half of the are recruiters having difficulties finding talent because would not know talent if it kicked them in the ass. Actually, I am surprised it's just half, really should be 90-95%.somedudenoreply@blogger.com