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This is exactly why I bailed out on my Chemistry career and switched to coding. In the lab I would always be a second class citizen without a PhD, no matter how
by cageface 14y ago
This is exactly why I bailed out on my Chemistry career and switched to coding. In the lab I would always be a second class citizen without a PhD, no matter how experienced or capable I became.
Programming is much more meritocratic.
- tsotha 14y agoHeh heh. When I was in high school we spent a class titrating. At the end of the class the teacher said "... and if you go into chemistry but don't get a PhD this is what you'll be doing most of the day." I think 45 students mentally crossed chemistry off their list of potential majors in that instant.
- beambot 14y agoMany chem / bio labs treat programmers like gold. Being able to program would make you "god-class citizen" (with "second-class citizen" promotional opportunities).