Google it; it's not at all uncommon. Perhaps it's less common however in a tech/research profession such as yours, where it's probably considered too much of a

Google it; it's not at all uncommon. Perhaps it's less common however in a tech/research profession such as yours, where it's probably considered too much of an insult to intelligence. I mean, it insults anyone's intelligence, but people with fewer options just have to put up with it.