Comments on: Who are you, and what are you doing here and why do you keep looking at me!?

By: Zuska

Zuska — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:31:11 +0000

I’m Zuska, a hairy-legged feminazi engineer/scientist/ currently not working because of teh migrainez. I like your blog because you are honest and direct and bold and because you offer a perspective on career/family issues that I don’t have personal experience with.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:59:29 +0000

I’m a fourth year grad student studying biochemistry. I do some microbiology work, though. I read your blog for your unsolicited advice and about your adventures in being a woman, a scientist, a mom, etc.– all at the same time!

By: drdrA

drdrA — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:55:28 +0000

Kes-

Funny. Someone else that I know who works in industry told me this same thing. I think that’s kind of silly…

By: Kes

Kes — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:07:01 +0000

Oh, I know you don’t think of it as the dark side. I just find it funny that people who used to talk to me won’t talk to me now that I’m in industry, so I tend to make jokes about it.

Maybe they’re worried they’ll get cooties?

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Who are you? « Twisted One 151’s Weblog — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:18:02 +0000

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By: drdrA

drdrA — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:14:57 +0000

Kes-

I don’t think of industry as the dark side- so please don’t apologize for your choices here, no worries.

I like to hear from readers from all walks of science…

By: Kes

Kes — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:44:56 +0000

Although I’ve left the fold, gone to the dark side, betrayed my roots and whatever other negative phraseology you can think of to describe leaving academia (trust me, I’ve heard several of them even in my short time out of it), I still like reading the blogs of those who are there, especially the blogs of those who aren’t settled in TT full prof positions. It’s an interesting perspective on what’s happening in a world I’m very familiar with but not really a part of anymore.

Plus I’m in an area of industry that somewhat depends on academia’s fortunes in terms of grant funding and FY cycles, so it’s a good idea to keep an eye on what’s going on there.

By: drdrA

drdrA — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:22:44 +0000

Hey The F word…

Nice to hear from you! Where ya been?

By: The f word

The f word — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:27:49 +0000

We need blogs like yours for the following reasons:

1) It is a way to give feedback to NIH.

2) You discuss how gender-based expectations and behavior affect, and do not affect, our careers.

3) You point me to other interesting web discussions.

I have also learned loads from FemaleScienceProf, but she is ahead and you are slightly behind me. Both perspectives are invaluable. Keep on bloggin.

By: VWXYNot?

VWXYNot? — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:24:49 +0000

Oh man, am I going to have to do this on every blog I read?!

Me: molecular biologist by training, PhD, postdoc, industry, now a grant writer.

Here for: career advice and general lab life stuff, without the whiny tone that’s turned me away from several similar blogs recently!