Hi Hilbo,
Not really. Everyone has moments when experiments don’t work, or job applications aren’t coming to fruition, but I have been lucky: it always seemed that I turned the corner at the right moment. My job now is reasonably well paid, can be flexible and I get to work with some great colleagues and great students. I’m pretty happy all-told!
Best wishes
Richard
There was a brief period of a couple of years after I graduated where I hadn’t found a job in a lab and I worried that I had wasted my time. But as soon as I was back in a lab again I had no doubts!
The key is choosing a career based on a subject area that you have an interest in and preferably passionate about which is reasonably well paid to afford you a decent standard of living. If you can tick these boxes, you will hopefully have a rewarding career.
I kind of fell into this career and I’m still not really sure what I’ll end up doing as a proper job so yes, don’t worry if you don’t know exactly what you want to do yet! I do enjoy what I’m doing at the moment (my PhD) and I’m learning a lot so I’m not unhappy.
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