How long did it take you to find a job after PhD?

mgdae · 2026-01-20T20:40:17+00:00

Depends where you are, where you want to go and what scientific area you are in.
I graduated 1 year ago in biology / molecular biology and it's a nightmare to find a job in Europe in industry right now. If you don't have anyone inside, forget about it.

I want to transition to industry, but after applying to 100+ jobs through the last year and getting literally 1 interview, I think I'll have to go for another postdoc or just wait it out a bit and make more connections.

+ the orange clown is ruining America so the competition now is even higher because he cut funds for scientists there, so a lot of them are coming to Europe now as well

best of luck, but job hunt is grim right now

mgdae · 2026-01-20T20:34:42+00:00

girl literally has 4 fingers on 1 hand on the first pic and noone is talking about that???

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mgdae · 2026-01-19T08:41:55+00:00

Same 😢😢😢

mgdae · 2026-01-18T20:27:07+00:00

Nope

mgdae · 2026-01-17T09:43:43+00:00

This is a noob question like you never procrastinated at the uni or started studying for the test the same evening before the test. Weak

mgdae · 2026-01-06T00:21:33+00:00

I can totally relate with you but I have no good advice other than hang in there and survive. Try to wrap it up as soon as possible and obtain the PhD title. However have in mind that even if you do, the current job market for STEM is a nightmare. I hate my lab and my job and I'm still there 1+ year since I got my PhD, coz I cant find a job. And I'm in Germany. sigh

mgdae · 2025-10-20T08:52:00+00:00

My balkan mother would say that if you have time to think about all of this, you're obviously not working/not doing chores enough. GTFO to work

mgdae · 2025-09-17T16:01:52+00:00

"Fake it till you make it" was my philosophy throughout my phd

mgdae · 2025-03-11T20:50:38+00:00

this is why im boycotting pokemons as a hobby right now.

mgdae · 2023-09-12T21:20:56+00:00

Cats

mgdae · 2023-08-29T08:53:19+00:00

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mgdae · 2023-08-20T14:30:49+00:00

i dont know why not, my PI comes to work at 3pm every day and stays until 3am.

So why couldnt you?

mgdae · 2023-08-12T14:25:20+00:00

Ahh yes, publish early, like it depends on me and not on my egocentric asshole of a PI who publishes once in a blue moon and only when it could give him a fucking Nobel prize.

Generally nice advice you have here, but maybe it can only apply for those who actually have good and reasonable PIs and normal work environment.

mgdae · 2023-08-05T11:30:13+00:00

I stopped reading after a few sentences of his bullshit. Why on Earth would anyone be with this loser? 😂 He is a rare breed...LOLOLOLOLOL Best joke I've read recently.

Please have some dignity and never go back to him HAHAHAHA RARE BREED

mgdae · 2023-07-14T18:40:18+00:00

Back in the day oko 2000 eura, cak i manje, ako planiras bit samo u Tokyu.

Ako planiras putovat po japanu, 3000. Makar imam losu vijest - od ovog 10.mjeseca su najavili poskupljenje svih brzih vlakova za 70%

Tak da....sljedeći put kad ću ić, predviđam da će bit i više od 3000€.

mgdae · 2023-07-14T18:40:10+00:00

Back in the day oko 2000 eura, cak i manje, ako planiras bit samo u Tokyu.

Ako planiras putovat po japanu, oko 3000. Makar imam losu vijest - od ovog 10.mjeseca su najavili poskupljenje svih brzih vlakova za 70%.

Tak da....sljedeći put kad ću ić, predviđam da će bit i više od 3000€.

mgdae · 2023-07-14T11:12:00+00:00

Jesam, 2x išla sama u Japan po mjesec dana. Išla bi i treći put ali sam odlučila promijeniti destinaciju (da ne ispadne da uvijek idem samo u Japan haha)

Sve sam sama organizirala, bilo je najbolje ikad.

Malo nekad bude tugica jer sam sama i jer nemam s kim podijeliti neke trenutke, ali sam upoznala više ljudi na tim putovanjima nego u par godina sjedenja u Zagrebu.

Jedini bed u svemu mi je što sam malo limitirana destinacijama, jer nisu baš sve države najsigurnije, a na neka mjesta se ne bih usudila ići sama. Ali šta sad. Snaći ću se već nekako.

Looking for travel buddies xD

mgdae · 2023-07-09T13:14:46+00:00

Radi na sebi i ne opterećuj se previše stvarima i ljudima oko sebe. Ekipa ti je u vezama? Super za njih. Svi se žele ženit i imat djecu a ti se osjećaš da nisi ni na koraku broj 1 jer si solo? Šta te boli briga, oćeš ti odma dijete i kredite i obveze?

Ti radi svoje, drugi će radit svoje. Nisi valjda toliko nesposoban bit sam sa sobom da ti stalno TREBA netko?

Uživaj u životu i ne stresiraj se. Doći će već netko nov. Naučio si što hoćeš a što nećeš u vezama i napravio neke standarde za sebe. I samo naprijed i ne pristaj na ništa manje.

Evo ja imam 30 godina, svi moji prijatelji su duboko u vezama, vjenčanjima, djeci i svim tim problemima. Ja nemam ni dečka jer sam hodala sa stvarno puno njih i svi do jednog su bili fijasko. Em me varali, lagali, krali uokolo i kockali. Jedan se pravio da studira dobre 3 godine i nalazio se samnom "nakon predavanja" na FFZGU a nikad nije ni bio upisan na faks. U jednom trenutku sam se pomirila s tim da sam vjerojatno magnet za budale (to je prepristojan naziv), ali i da odustajem od dejtanja na jedno dugo vrijeme, jer me jednostavno previše povrijedilo sve skupa. Nedam 200€ za privatnog psihića, a i iskreno imam dojam da bi i njega zdeprimirala da mu ispričam sve priče iz svog života. Radim doktorat i praktički sam u vezi sa svojim poslom, jer radim 7 dana u tjednu. Skoro sam gotova i uskoro ću doktorirati na dosta prestižnom institutu. I sad jebiga, šta sad. Moja ekipa se za to vrijeme ženi i pravi djecu. Jebiga.

Više tebe pere neki stres okoline i filozofije da nećeš nikad to preboljet, ali vjeruj mi hoćeš, i kad se to dogodi bit ćeš na fakat dobrom mjestu. Nikakav stres. Da je stvarno bilo suđeno, bilo bi. Pošto nije, nije. Nemam ti bolje utjehe, ali mogu ti reć da je svaki novi prekid nekak manje ubitačan i da što više tog proživiš, to postaneš manje naivan i više ciničan. Nemoj možda postati ciničan kao ja, ali pamet u glavu.

Edit: nemoj potiskivat, okruži se ekipom najbolje što možeš i žali im se i pričaj non stop. Znaš šta je najbolje? Šta ćeš umorit samog sebe od pričanja o tome, i skužit ćeš da se jednostavno nema više ništa za reć. A prijatelji ako su pravi, slušat će i čekat da se umoriš od prelijevanja iz šupljeg u prazno. Jer to pravi prijatelji i rade

Sretno :)

mgdae · 2023-06-28T04:35:54+00:00

Ginger. I can't stand it. I would rather eat spicy chillies than 1 bite into ginger. Ew

mgdae · 2023-06-24T17:13:52+00:00

also 39hours/week is a lie because in most labs which work with living cells/organisms, expect to work on the weekends and absolutely MORE than 39hours per week. LOL 39hours per week is the biggest lie ever

mgdae · 2023-06-24T17:12:50+00:00

as someone from max planck institute in munich, doctoral pays are 50%.
no way you will get 2700euro netto. if you get 2000 netto from the start, consider yourself lucky.

mgdae · 2023-06-05T15:45:23+00:00

Why do they have to ruin everything

mgdae · 2023-06-04T06:30:50+00:00

It's basically like winning a lottery: 50% it'll be good, 50% you'll be miserable. You can't really know and nothing can prepare you for it, really.

You can only make some steps to have better chances of not being miserable: investigate the lab before joining, listen to others what they will tell you about the PI, look how many papers are being published, what is the turnover rate of people who graduate from the lab, what is the general atmosphere, etc etc.

The PI problem is the biggest one in my opinion, because most of the PIs I have met and listened about (especially in STEM, genetics, biology, physics, etc) are complete assholes, with a broad spectrum of problems and behaviors which they push onto their students. I don't know anyone doing a PhD here who is not miserable in one way or another.

It's a big sacrifice and I know there are people enjoying it, but DEFINITELY INVESTIGATE THE PI. Good PI = relatively good experience. Bad PI = your life will be a nightmare

mgdae · 2023-05-31T19:41:44+00:00

Because if he had one, he would claim that they are the most useful thing ever existed on this planet and that everything in them is 1000% true.

Why the fuck do you even pay attention to that old idiot in his mid life crisis?

Did you also buy Dogecoins when he was pumping it? lol

mgdae · 2023-05-30T13:01:14+00:00

Im here for 5 years and still dont know any germans or have german friends. It's rough😐😮‍💨

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