Writer's Block: Educated guess

[nerwengreen]

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Hmmm. I have a masters in marine biology. It's a field with no jobs in it, even when the economy isn't in the crapper. I don't wish I'd done something different, but I do wish that basic science research were more valued, such that funding for it would skyrocket, preferably in the extreme near future so I can find a job. :)

If I went back to school and wanted to stick with my current field, I'd have to get a PhD in it. Then I'd be able to go for jobs where I have to acquire my share of the limited funds, so that I could pay for myself as well as my work. I hadn't done that in the past because I don't want that kind of stress - better to help someone else with their research and let them worry about how to pay me. (Until they lay me off, that is. >.> )

Comments

[bookaneer.livejournal.com]

I am sorry to hear that. I wanted to be a marine biologist for most of my life, but completely switched direction at the last second. It sounds like it might have been a good choice, after reading your answer to this question.

[nerwengreen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they don't tell you about that part (the lack of jobs) while you're in school. :) Also, most people want to study either marine mammals or sharks, so those fields are extra glutted. Phytoplankton and marine microbial ecology are more open. ;)