• Question: how much fun is your job

    Asked by space4me to Nick, Jane, Iain, Chris, Anna on 10 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by kcaj, lubnaab, enderking134, , , , .
    • Photo: Nick Goldman

      Nick Goldman answered on 10 Mar 2014:

      Lots of fun. I think I’m really lucky to have a job that lets me do so many things that I enjoy doing. The best bit of all are the problem-solving parts. I also do some management stuff to help with the running of the European Bioinformatics Institute (http://www.ebi.ac.uk) where I work, and I have to admit I quite enjoy that too — I guess I like bossing people around…

    • Photo: Iain Moal

      Iain Moal answered on 11 Mar 2014:

      Loads of fun. A bit of a rollercoaster sometimes, but ultimately I’m a job that I love and want to do, so in a sense I’m not really working.

    • Photo: Chris Cole

      Chris Cole answered on 11 Mar 2014:

      It’s a tough job sometimes with a fair bit of pressure ar times. However, it is something I really enjoy and the people I work with can be great fun. We have some really silly moments on occasion which involve nerf guns!

    • Photo: Anna Middleton

      Anna Middleton answered on 11 Mar 2014:

      Hi @space4me
      I think it is really important to do a job that you enjoy, or else what’s the point? The best bit of my job was working with a film maker to create 10 short films that describe ethics and genetics. I got everyone in our lab to become actors and pretend to be doctors, see the films here: http://www.genomethics.org

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