I’m not PhD material. Not because I’m not smart enough, but because I am simply unwilling to toil away for five years to eventually maybe get a job that I probably won’t enjoy a whole heck of a lot.
science
playlist
The expression on my “work” face never betrays the fact that I am often listening to the most ignorant rap music at my desk.
entertainment
An overwhelming majority of the articles I posted were about women. But rarely were these articles about their professional accomplishments. Or anything other than their appearances, their romances, and their personal failures.
how not to be a dick
Being nice is my preferred method of operating, but sometimes you have to push and shove to get anything done. Sometimes you have to be a little rude.
careers
“Why didn’t you major in a STEM field instead of getting a useless degree in Communications? I majored in Electrical Engineering, and I’ve never had any trouble finding work!”
pink for girls
The underlying gender inequality issues that may be leading women away from pink clothes are not going to magically vanish by putting on a blue blazer in the morning.
careers
As usual, women are the glue silently keeping everything together, and, as usual, they get zero credit for it.
careers
Being the priest’s kid defined me and my siblings even more so than being the children of a disabled person.
Rebecca in
It Happened To Me,
careers,
Catholicism,
fathers,
priests,
religion,
transubstantiation,
family drama
Dec 13, 2012 at 4:00pm | 57 comments
the future
I decided to major in English because I thoroughly enjoy discussing fine literature with gay men and old people, and because really, what could be better than explaining why "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is about a brothel as a homework assignment? Nothing. Nothing is better.
sex
In the age of the Internet, especially, when everything may be recorded and nothing is forgotten, I think it’s time that we, as a society, broaden the spectrum of who constitutes a good employee.
careers
I'm learning how to be a professional manipulator of the facts and an interpreter of the law, but I will in no way become a bloodsucking scumbag attorney who just bills hours so I can buy another Porsche for my over-sized garage in my over-sized six-bed/six-bath house.
work
A good Work Flirt is agreeable and energetic and does whatever it takes to project ease and to foster comfort. I was in control, right?
sexism
There are far, far cheaper ways to find a husband.
careers
Nail art might just be the only form of primping and grooming that isn't rooted in making oneself more appealing to men or exploiting women's insecurities.
careers
No open-toed shoes in the lab!
careers
I decided to talk to some disabled researchers, academics, and more to find out more about the specific problems disabled STEMers face -- and how to fix them.
careers
Having spent so much money and time on this career, I felt chained to it. Then, I burnt out.
