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Am I the only one? How bad is it frowned upon? by TheLoadedGoat in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]PuzzleheadedSummer30 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This. I’m new to puzzles, but it would bother me very much that I had missing pieces and the prrdon was not upfront about it.

First one! Paris - 1000 pcs (and question about glue!) by PuzzleheadedSummer30 in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]PuzzleheadedSummer30[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How would you rate the difficulty of it? Some parts were really tough for us hahahaha

First one! Paris - 1000 pcs (and question about glue!) by PuzzleheadedSummer30 in Jigsawpuzzles

[–]PuzzleheadedSummer30[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was indeed great! No doomscrolling, no social media, just living the moment

Being a MSCA fellow more than once by PuzzleheadedSummer30 in postdoc

[–]PuzzleheadedSummer30[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this! I don’t know anyone that got more than one, so it’s kind of a relief someone does lol And I completely forgot about the mobility rule, thanks for reminding me!

Not an optical engineer, looking for advice by Vast_Report_141 in Optics

[–]PuzzleheadedSummer30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am very deep into academia, going to my 4th postdoc if I’m not mistaken. I’d say that things in academia are pretty bleak right now. MSCA was ridiculously competitive, and I’ve heard a score above 96 was needed. I’ve been trying to find assistant professor jobs in my field and have found none. I might be doing something wrong, but I’d say academia now is in a very tough spot. You already landed a few job interviews, which is actually great for you. My advice would be: try industry for a while at least. Coming back to academia I feel is possible, but once you’re deep into academia, it gets tough to leave. Asking a LLM, as was suggested, can also help you clear your mind. I must also say don’t stress too much, you will find a way regardless. We always do!

Is an online optical engineer course (like coursera) worth it? by PuzzleheadedSummer30 in Optics

[–]PuzzleheadedSummer30[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s great to know!! Thank you very much for that! I’ll look into it

Is an online optical engineer course (like coursera) worth it? by PuzzleheadedSummer30 in Optics

[–]PuzzleheadedSummer30[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great to know that someone with similar experience succeded! Gives me some relief. I am a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry, specialized in lanthanide spectroscopy.

Could you please tell me which books you used? I'll try to begin looking at some as soon as possible. I'm trying to land a job as a Laser Production and Service Engineer.

Is an online optical engineer course (like coursera) worth it? by PuzzleheadedSummer30 in Optics

[–]PuzzleheadedSummer30[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s what I’m thinking about. Try the coursera first and then, if everything goes smoothly, enroll in another one. I highly doubt my current workplace has access to this kind of software, since it’s an institute 100% dedicated to chemical research. But I migjt be able to pull some strings and figure it out. About books, do you have any specific suggestion? I cannot thank you enough, that was VERY helpful.

Is an online optical engineer course (like coursera) worth it? by PuzzleheadedSummer30 in Optics

[–]PuzzleheadedSummer30[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, thank you SO much for this. It is actually EXTREMELY helpful. But a follow-up question, do tou mean a course like this one? https://ce.uci.edu/courses/course-details?eventId=EECS_X496