• Question: When you do work do you find it hard

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      Asked by Turkeydoo to Martin, Elizabeth, James, Martin, Rob on 11 Mar 2015. This question was also asked by wonder woman.
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        James Coombs OBrien answered on 11 Mar 2015:

        There are parts of being a scientist which are really hard. Sometimes there are things that you just can’t understand and it can get so annoying when you can’t work something out.

        Science is always developing as we find out new things so it can be tough to keep up, but if you keep at it you’ll find that after a while you just understand and everything falls into place.

        I find it always helps to move onto something else and come back to a problem with a fresh mind.

        Even though some parts of my work are hard, there is a lot more good stuff than bad which is why I love being a scientist. Its probably good there is some bad stuff otherwise I would never want to go home at the end of the day!

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        Robert Woolfson answered on 12 Mar 2015:

        Sometimes. When nothing is working or, as James said, I can’t understand something it’s really frustrating. The hardest, but most exciting, thing is when I start a new project and have to learn everything about it from the beginning.
        That’s a bit scary as there can be a lot to learn.

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        Elizabeth Cooper answered on 13 Mar 2015:

        There are parts of any job (just like school) that you can find hard. When i find something hard I ask other people I work with for some advice and to see if they can help me.

        If you find anything hard in school just remember to ask for help and dont worry too much because we cant know every single thing 🙂

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