How is it being a scientist

Question: How is it being a scientist
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Asked by anon-349788 on 2 Mar 2023. This question was also asked by anon-355865.
- Maryam Sani answered on 2 Mar 2023:
  
  It’s fun but you also have to be sensible and follow safety rules. I would say that depending on the type of scientists no two days are really the same. You get to work with really cool people who may have different ideas from you and so you are constantly learning new things. Personally, I really enjoy analytical chemistry, analysing things and understanding how they benefit us
- Rebecca Walker answered on 2 Mar 2023:
  
  Like every job, there are good and bad days – sometimes things will go completely wrong in the lab and experiments will fail, or you’ll have writers’ block and can’t get anything done! But this is usually balanced out by a huge satisfaction when something goes right: your experiment works perfectly first time, a student gives you great feedback, or even just something a small as a fascinating-looking result can brighten your day!
- Ilija Rasovic answered on 3 Mar 2023:
  
  A really fun rollercoaster. You get to explore and interrogate the world around you, and discover new things. But that road can be a bumpy one! Doing scientific research is so satisfying precisely because it throws so many obstacles in front of you along the way (e.g. your hypothesis turns out to be false, or the equipment you were using decides not to work)—when you overcome those barriers you feel like you can take on the world! Additionally, being a scientist provides you with a different way of thinking and outlook on the world. If you can combine this with an artistic way of looking at the world then you really have empowered yourself to tackle anything that comes your way and do great things.
- Arno Kraft answered on 3 Mar 2023:
  
  It’s fun and satisfying. Most of the time at least. Some things are less enjoyable but just need to be done. What is nice, is that there is also freedom to do what I like to do.
  For example teaching: needs to be done, but I can think about ways of doing it differently. Maybe creating a video, an animation, an online simulation.
  And research projects: they are always more exciting because it’s almost never straightforward. Otherwise someone else would have done it already. So, you have to think about ways to make a chemical reaction work. Reading in the literature, looking for alternatives or just new ideas.
- Grace Roper answered on 6 Mar 2023:
  
  I really enjoy it, there is a lot of variety day-to-day and there’s quite a bit of flexibility to plan your own schedule.
- Jo Ellis answered on 6 Mar 2023:
  
  The great thing about being a scientist is that you can sometimes see how what you do helps work things out
- Clara Zehe answered on 7 Mar 2023:
  
  I love being a scientist because I get to experiment an try out new things every day. As a scientist, every day at my work is different, which keeps it interesting and exciting. I work in a research group, so teamwork is very important and I enjoy being able to talk about my science with others. But as others said already, being a scientist can also sometimes feel like a rollercoaster because things don’t always go as planned.
- Martin McCoustra answered on 13 Mar 2023:
  
  It’s hard work but fun and I wouldn’t do anything else!
- Graeme Dykes answered on 13 Mar 2023:
  
  There is a lot of variety in the job. You are learning new things all of the time. You get to do cool experiments. People come to you and ask for help. You can use your skills and knowledge to solve their problems .
  Like any job there are good and bad days. Sometimes, you might feel quite frustrated. When something works well, then you get a big boost.

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