• Question: do u get 2 decided when u work or does it get decided 4 u??

    Asked by cherrypop to Pete, Rebecca, SallyB, Sally, Sian on 18 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Sian Lawson

      Sian Lawson answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      I decide, which is brilliant.

      If I’m teaching this will have a set time and date, but I can move this if I need to, or swap with someone if I can’t make it.

    • Photo: Sally Barber

      Sally Barber answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      I get to decide when I work, but it does depend on what is happening in a study. If I need to visit a participant at their home I can’t just decide not to go because I don’t fancy it. I have to do my job well. As long as I get my work done and I do a great job my boss is happy. Also I can chose where I work too. My office is in Bradford Hospital but sometimes I prefer to work at home or at Leeds Uni. Today I was not feeling very productive sitting at my desk in my office so I came home early, then went out to play netball and now I’m doing a few more hours work before bed.

    • Photo: Peter Styring

      Peter Styring answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      Usually 8.30 to 4.30 in the office. Any later and the traffic’s too bad! I also do a lot of work from home or in the field. I can decide my times when I’m not teaching but most industry people I meet with have to do regular hours.

    • Photo: Sally Fenton

      Sally Fenton answered on 15 Jun 2010:

      At the minute I pretty much get to decide! I have a list of “things to do” everyday to make sure my projects progress as they should do…but I never quite manage to get everything on my list done. You have to be very self motivated to be a scientist as you work alot on your own and you will only be as successfull as the time and effort you put into it . So although I get to decide when I work and it can be pretty flexible (some days I don’t get up till 10.00am…)..I still have to work monday to friday…and sometimes on the weekend! (but if I do this I take a weekday off instead 😉

    • Photo: Rebecca Randell

      Rebecca Randell answered on 18 Jun 2010:

      Yeah it is very flexible and because you read about your topic so much you become a kind of expert in your field which means that you know what should work and what shouldn’t. Its also good o speak to others about your ideas because soemtimes they see things that you haven’t thought of.

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