Tag Archives: control

Working Through: Fertility issues in the workplace

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Curiouser&Curiouser

My husband and I stopped trying not to get pregnant 6 years ago. About 3 years ago we started trying to get pregnant and just over a year and a half ago I had my first miscarriage. We found out … Continue reading →

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Why I Left Academia and Chose Biotech

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Curiouser&Curiouser

I recently met a young undergrad. who wants to become a professor because she loves research and, “professors have great job security, flexible work schedules and can take summers off if they want to!” It made me totally uncomfortable, probably … Continue reading →

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A Sugarcoated Dance of Hostility

Posted on March 30, 2015 by saraswatiphd

Why take a class on conflict? Last week I attended a class through a career development-like center, called “The Nature of Conflict.” The class was taught by a conflict management specialist (I didn’t even know there was such a position) … Continue reading →

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Need to know

Posted on December 11, 2014 by SweetScience

You may have noticed something about me from my last post – I am very impatient when it comes to my career. I actually have near unending patience when teaching someone else, pulling fresh-baked cookies out of the oven at … Continue reading →

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