• Question: is it hard being a scientist?

    Asked by 234bcme44 to Andy, Chris, Harriet, Jess, Nikki on 10 Mar 2016. This question was also asked by Brods11TheGamer, Iain28.
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      Harriet Reid answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      Hi
      It can be, but its also great fun. I think you have to be a bit stubborn, when you’ve been trying to work out a problem for ages and nothing seems to work you have to come up with something new! It’s so worth it when you eventually work it out.

      I love that I am doing different things everyday and get to organise my own time and work on things that are important to me.

    • Photo: Nikki D'Arcy

      Nikki D'Arcy answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      Hi

      Yes, it can be tricky sometimes when things don’t work, and it takes dedication and work to get the qualifications you need. But it’s totally worth it though. I love my job, I get to do different things all the time and am always working out new things!

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      andy chapman answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      Yes it can be really hard – you have to deal with a lot of failure in experiments that you put a lot of effort into.

    • Photo: Christopher Blanford

      Christopher Blanford answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      Hi again

      Yes, sometimes, but in a good way. I don’t deal as well with the boring bits of science, though. Sometimes there’s a lot of waiting.

      Chris

    • Photo: Jessica Groppi

      Jessica Groppi answered on 15 Mar 2016:

      Hi!

      Not really. Scientists need to work hard and sometimes science can be frustrating, but it’s the work I choose and I enjoy doing it.

      An hard job for me would be working in a cave or in a factory for hours, or having to clean or go around collecting rubbish all day.

      Jess.

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