tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30041198.post807024742810256038..comments2023-09-10T04:57:29.435-04:00Comments on inveterate geek: Findings - John Tierney - Science Has Become the New Frontier for Title Nine - NYTimes.comAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15155331801191404009noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30041198.post-23279373227561522008-08-20T10:41:00.000-04:002008-08-20T10:41:00.000-04:00I've worked really hard to avoid working for jerks...I've worked really hard to avoid working for jerks in my career. Students and postdocs will go work for Dr. Super-successful Asshole thinking it will propel their career, only to get their soul crushed by the end of grad school or their fellowship. Or, those people are already are jerks, then work for jerks and the cycle continues.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I think it's a load of crap. Professors and other top-level folks create this viper-pit culture where their lab workers are so desperate for the boss' approval that they push themselves beyond all reasonable limits. It's not too bad in my department and UNC in general, but the most prominent and well-funded professor in the department is a chronic misogynist. Go figure.<BR/><BR/>I worry about some of the kids who were go through the TIP program, or programs like it. Their psychology is ripe for exploitation down the line......<BR/><BR/>Shifting gears, I don't know what it's like for Physics but in the biological sciences there are more women entering PhD (and maybe M.D. and M.D./PhD) programs then men. In 10-15 years when that group is looking for top-level jobs, it'll be interesting to see if it's still male-dominated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620809609138494823noreply@blogger.com