More Adventures in Electrophoresis
Feeling a little overwhelmed by work today. I'm figuring stuff out, a little bit at a time. I know that's normal, and to be expected. What worries me is that I'm gonna be on my own starting Monday, and I totally don't feel ready. I managed a gel pretty much on my own today, but messed up the staining and had to redo it. Then something similar happened with the re-run (apparently I didn't leave it in the dye long enough, and I lost the shortest standard). My first attempt at pouring gels produced one OK gel and one pretty useless one. Practice makes perfect, I suppose. The good thing is I think I learned a lot today. I may make more mistakes tomorrow, but they won't be the same ones I made today. Give me a few weeks, and I'll own the place. It's just that because of my previous work history, I get a sense of extreme panic when I don't pick up on something immediately. Yeah, I know that's irrational. And I'm working on it. Once I've been at this job and doing it successfully for a few months, I won't have this problem. "Til then, it's live and learn.