• Question: Was working in science your first job option? Or did you consider some other things before getting to the job you work in now?

    Asked by anon-336376 on 13 Oct 2022.
    • Photo: Hugh Birkmyre

      Hugh Birkmyre answered on 13 Oct 2022:

      When I was at school I had thought about doing medicine, but I didn’t really get the exam results I needed, and anyway I wasn’t sure it was for me. I was still expected to go to university though (ask your parents about Tony Blair) and chemistry was my best subject at school. I found a degree that I really like the look of doing that, and off I went.
      When I graduated, it was just during the depression and I couldn’t get a permanent job. I did some part-time work and also thought about leaving science and joining the police. In the end, though, I did find a permanent job and I can’t complain about the way my life’s turned out.

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