• Question: Is your job stressfull?

    Asked by Madeline to Gemma on 17 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Gemma Barron

      Gemma Barron answered on 17 Nov 2015:

      Hi @Madeline,
      Thank you for your question. Yes, at times, my job can be stressful due to deadlines but, this doesn’t happen all of the time so, my stress levels are balanced out! Thanks, Gemma

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  • Photo: Loan

    Loan commented on :

    Hi Madeline,
    My honest answer is yes, i my job stressful at times. The more senior you become in science the more stressful the job becomes. Limited funding is a huge stress factor and along with that, the pressure to publish work and data. Many scientist give up science due to being overly stressed. So Science is extremely rewarding but can also be very stressful. If you are thinking about a career in science, make sure you do your ‘homework’ and i don’t mean the ones set by your teachers. Make sure you talk to many scientists in the area that you want to work in as this will also make a difference to your level of stress.

    Hope i have been helpful.

    Loan

  • Photo: Ada Princess Science Fiar

    Ada Princess Science Fiar commented on :

    Doing homework can be stressful as well sometimes…