tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784836829244182371.post1692099253978825837..comments2020-02-28T00:37:10.693-06:00Comments on Exploits of a Master-mind: Step-by-step guide to making the BIG decisionMs. MSmindhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481354136764165572noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1784836829244182371.post-52997358639751711412011-03-07T10:44:51.811-06:002011-03-07T10:44:51.811-06:00I just recently found your blog--thanks Chemjobber...I just recently found your blog--thanks Chemjobber--and must say I'm in a very similar spot to you.<br /><br />I joined a young research group at a top tier institution (in Pharm Sci, but my group [med-chem] was kind of the red headed step-child subject wise) and was all starry eyed with the prospects of a professorship.<br /><br />After a year my project was a seemingly insurmountable mess (SNAFU), my morale was being worn away by the seemingly insurmountable challenge of finding that academic job and the contract of pharma, and I was falling back into depression. <br /><br />The thing that pushed me over the edge was my boss' untimely resignation and ensuing dissolution of the research group. After that, I decided to bail with the masters. I told my new boss my first day back from the winter holiday and have been gearing up to leave at the beginning of the summer. Currently, I'm looking for a job close to my girlfriend and ideally related to the craft beer industry (talk about a change of pace!)<br /><br />Anyways, that was a bit long and rambly, but it warms my heart to find others following the same track as myself out of the PhD mill. Godspeed.Brewchemistnoreply@blogger.com