Exciting times in the lab/How I came across my very first job scam

[mmoa]

The past week and a half have been full of exciting things.

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[flutterbyeaten]

I think you're describing all scientists there :P we're all like that. Thing is, the problem with interdisciplinary science is that we all come at it from a different viewpoint. Things that are alarmingly important to physicists I couldn't care less about. Things that are important to me are unimportant to them. The only real issue is that I have met them head on in *my* experimental space. Where things that are important to me should be respected. Like cleanliness. And they just aren't. The other issue was that they were using the place where I was growing and maintaining my cells to bring theirs to die. So they weren't so fussed that their cells might die after a day or two as they were already dead. And not at all fussed that with just one incubator their cells couldn't be quarantined and would often infect mine with things they picked up off the bus from the other campus, I imagine.

I'm an LJ hermit since my PhD. It's so all consuming that I can never ever be bothered to write about it. I'm glad you see me as encouraging, rather than just nosey which is what I really am! :p