• Question: What are the main benefits of your job?

    Asked by anon-174849 to Yewande, Tim, Melanie, Hayley, Carl, Alex on 18 Jun 2018.
    • Photo: Melanie Hannah

      Melanie Hannah answered on 18 Jun 2018:

      Mostly getting my bills paid, but also I am lucky to work in an area that I find interesting, and fulfilling

    • Photo: Tim Craig

      Tim Craig answered on 18 Jun 2018:

      I think working in science has a range of benefits. Firstly, a lot of the work is flexible – I have meetings, teaching, etc, but outside of that, I can pretty much work when and where I want, so long as I get the job done. I also get to travel, both for work, on fieldwork and conferences, but also to live – I had the opportunity to move overseas for a couple of years, and I might do so again someday. But perhaps the biggest benefit is that I get to do a job I like, and that really interests me. I’d find it very difficult to do a job I wasn’t that interested in – I’d think I’d struggle for motivation.

    • Photo: Alex Seeney

      Alex Seeney answered on 18 Jun 2018:

      Being able to work outdoors, working with animals that I find interesting, and working with lots of other academics who are all very knowledgeable. It’s also great to be able to study something so specific, and to find that you can actually teach other people about your subject.

    • Photo: Carl Barford

      Carl Barford answered on 19 Jun 2018:

      To me, I get paid, plus I like the work.
      To everyone else, chemicals are essential for modern life, think of plastics, paints, medicines, even your clothes

    • Photo: Hayley Wragg

      Hayley Wragg answered on 19 Jun 2018:

      Getting paid to research the thing I’m passionate about. (The travel opportunities aren’t bad either).

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