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And most likely you'd go back to tech anyway around age 35 after not earning enough to live comfortably (speaking as someone with a background in biology with l
by 1auralynn 5y ago
And most likely you'd go back to tech anyway around age 35 after not earning enough to live comfortably (speaking as someone with a background in biology with lots of friends and colleagues who left the field). Don't get me wrong, it's tragic that the brightest minds are being wasted making dog-walking apps or whatever.
- j_walter 5y agoBig difference between biology and biotechnology though. Biology is one of those fields that many people are drawn to yet the post-college career is not quite what they seemed. Recently interviewed a candidate for a low level tech job that has 2 BS in Biology and Aquatic Science from UW...after years of finding nothing but barely above minimum wage work she decided to look for a different field of study. A lot of wasted time and money for her.
- 1auralynn 5y agoSome of them were in biotech, and yeah it still doesn't pay nearly at the same level as engineering jobs. Also I was on the molecular/biochem side so pretty techy.