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This is strange…but good

enjoy working, career opportunities, love your work, passion for work

CF / March 18th, 2013 / 28 Comments

So a strange thing happened to me. For the longest time, I didn’t work very hard. I was in academia and learned very quickly that as a paid employee working in research, it didn’t matter how hard you worked. No one cared and you’ll still get your pension and your yearly raise. So I spent a lot of my “work” time on my hobbies, my blogs and learning things that interested...

Posted in: Career and Work, Philosophy Tagged with: biological sciences, changing careers, co-workers matter, computer science degree, doing a job you like, early retirement, enjoying your work, freelance writing, getting rewarded for your career, utility of a university degree

It’s never too late

never too late, better late than never, switching careers, moving on to a new job

CF / September 17th, 2012 / 31 Comments

When I first graduated from university, I made just under $40,000 a year. I thought I had it made! Then I realized that compared to fields like engineering, business or computers, $40,000 wasn’t very much at all. For a while, I didn’t care. It was my first “real” job! I would simply work hard and earn raises and promotions over time. Uhhhhh no. Not in a science job!...

Posted in: Career and Work, Philosophy Tagged with: changing careers, complacency, jobs in computer science, new job, write for money