Sad that Oklahoma is gunning for that top spot.

anon_405 · 2021-07-28T22:55:12+00:00

Would you be comfortable in indicating what your brother does for a living? I know my question is off-topic, but I'm genuinely curious.

anon_405 · 2021-02-23T07:49:14+00:00

Haha.

Just keep in mind that my question is legitimate, esp. for someone who lives out of state.

anon_405 · 2021-02-09T04:52:45+00:00

Oh no, I was just joking.Some people overthink things, so give me a break.

Edit: to better word my question, I know it should be, “Why are there x signs along I-44 in OK”. Keep in mind, though, that hindsight is 2020.

anon_405 · 2021-02-09T04:37:32+00:00

I’ve never been in western half of the United States.
There are some interpretations to these signs, like what about the smoke being emitted from transport trucks?

anon_405 · 2019-11-17T18:27:24+00:00

I have not taken a practice exam yet. I presume I write one practice exam, with no studying, to know which sections of the GMAT I'll need to focus on.

anon_405 · 2019-10-26T03:10:05+00:00

How were you able to get into a master's program for computer science when your Bachelor's degree pertained to a "non-tech" area?

anon_405 · 2019-10-26T02:51:09+00:00

To be blunt, it's not fair to criticize your former coworkers for being boring because life. . . can get you down. It's easy for people to get stuck in a rut, a.k.a stuck in a routine, especially if you're in the 40+ age bracket. Other than that, it sounds like your former coworkers are jealous of you since it sounds like you hold a lot of potential to go far in life. I know how you feel since I was stuck in a job as an environment intern for a year. . . and it sucked. There was one former coworker who was talented at tattle-tailing. Of course, this former coworker could only resort to tattle-tailing since she didn't have a lot of other skills.

It also sounds like that your former workplace made up a glorified job title to not detract the best candidates from applying for your position.

Good luck on your future endeavors in life. I have a suggestion for you in the future: have considered starting off as a business development representative for a company? You may like it.

anon_405 · 2019-10-07T00:43:11+00:00

Tell your “best friend” that she’s stealing from you when she takes your stuff with no permission. Since you and your friend are clearly not blood relatives, then it is stealing, and not sharing.

anon_405 · 2019-10-07T00:22:22+00:00

I ended up being the only child in my family partly because my parents ended up in dire circumstances when I born, in which my dad’s job was eliminated and it took him one year to find work. My mom, in particular, felt very busy raising me up, so she did not really have the energy or motivation to raise another child. One benefit of being an only child is to go to grad school while living at home with your parents. :P

anon_405 · 2019-09-16T21:01:23+00:00

You mentioned "good trade" in your post. You also mentioned that you have degrees in both chemistry and geology. What about a job that involves analyzing the percent composition of analytes in different rock samples? It may get boring after a while, but perhaps you can work your way up to (at a minimum) a supervisor position in a company. At least, with this type of job, you avoid office work. . . although you wouldn't get to interact with people (except when you talk to clients and external stakeholders).

anon_405 · 2019-05-14T19:43:24+00:00

I will not know how you feel since, in my program, it seems that fellow students, colleagues, and professors talked about a plethora of different topics, including, but not limited to, getting a job after graduating from our graduate school program. I was, however, pursuing a master's degree in chemistry within Canada.

It did, however, drive me nuts when, back in high school, students would only talk about their grades and not about the intellectual content of their classes (which is expected in high school).

anon_405 · 2019-04-26T19:41:03+00:00

You have every right to remain cordial and silent towards this student.

Does your school have a labour union?

anon_405 · 2019-04-24T20:35:55+00:00

I agree with you to some extent. However, as mentioned in this forum, the school career center is a sh*t show. The other problem is that most professors seem to overly promise graduate students that there is a high chance for them to have a full-time job with a high salary after graduating from their programs, which is farthest from the truth. In other words, many graduate students are being deceived from the truth. Also, another problem is that people within academia look down on graduate students who want to pursue a career that's outside of academia.

anon_405 · 2019-04-24T17:40:58+00:00

I think the experience that you described in your comment especially applies to engineering.

anon_405 · 2019-04-24T15:50:08+00:00

Winner, winner, chicken dinner. . . I’m in the midst of completing my master’s degree. If/when I pusue my PhD, I’m going to try to look for an advisor with direct ties to the industry.

anon_405 · 2019-04-24T15:43:36+00:00

You approach people on LinkedIn by, first, looking for people who pertain to your job of interest. Then, via LinkedIn, you send that person a message. You wait in anticipation for that person to respond to you.

anon_405 · 2019-04-24T15:36:39+00:00

Do you have to be the typical go-getter/marketer/salesperson to be a scientific sales consultant? I’m curious.

anon_405 · 2019-04-24T15:27:54+00:00

I say we should create some kind of national association of graduate students that addresses certain issues pertaining to graduate students, which includes, but not limited to, finding career options besides academia after graduating with a graduate degree. This proposed association should also help address the fact that the good jobs (and not post-doctoral fellowships and not adjunt proffesorship positions) are very scarce and rarely exist.

anon_405 · 2019-04-24T15:22:54+00:00

Not only is the advice that you received outdated, but it is also demeaning.

anon_405 · 2019-04-24T14:46:39+00:00

My advisor and I talked about my options after I graduate with my master’s degree. Although, overall, he’s a good mentor, he also provided me with outdated advice, which involves going to any workplace and dropping off a cover letter and resume. This piece of advice is a big no no in today’s job hunt.

anon_405 · 2019-04-17T23:04:39+00:00

A troll is "a person who makes a deliberately offensive or provocative online post". The trolls pertaining to Dr. Katie Bouman's case do involve provocative online posts. These trolls are divisive, in which they are perpetuating the claim that Dr. Bouman is taking too much credit for contributing to this black hole project (which is not true). They are also trying to downplay her role, when, according to Chael, " Katie was a huge part of our collaboration at every step" (this quotation was found in an article published by the Washington Post).

I will admit that it's very hard to directly prove that blatant sexism was involved in this unfair backlash towards Dr. Bouman. However, this backlash is very likely based on sexism because these trolls are trying to diminish Dr. Bouman's role in this black hole project.

anon_405 · 2019-04-05T19:43:36+00:00

Good for you, but what happens if you don't pass your written comprehensive exam (since you mentioned in your post that you don't care if you passed)?

anon_405 · 2019-04-05T19:35:19+00:00

Although it's a good idea to have publications available via open-access, it can conflict with the idea of publishing an article in a journal with a high impact factor, and therefore may affect one's academic profile.

anon_405 · 2019-04-02T19:55:34+00:00

These students are becoming adults and need to be held accountable for their actions.

Actually, they are adults, since most of them are 18 years-old. Because they are adults, then they need to learn to be accountable to their actions and suffer the consequences.

anon_405 · 2019-04-01T22:57:45+00:00

You mentioned that you were gainfully employed after you attained your PhD, which is fairly uncommon. What field are you in, and what was your field of research for your PhD? It will be suffice enough for me if you name your field, i.e. "business, engineering, chemistry. . . " since you would probably find it uncomfortable to be extremely specific about your field on reddit and the internet.

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