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From:
Erica Castilho <ericaa_casti@yahoo.com.br>
Date: 2009/6/26
Subject: How do I know if an academia job is right for me?
To:
grupoleste@est.ufmg.br,
inferencia@googlegroups.com
Oi gente,
Olha só esse teste que legal.. heheheh... é muito bem humorado e interessante também, vale a pena ler...
Quem quiser ver o texto completo tem umas coisas bem legais... o link é esse aqui
http://www.stat.duke.edu/people/alumninetwork/newsletter_June_2009.pdf
Abraços
Erica
2) How do I know if an academia job is
right for me?
This is a question that a lot of people painfully strug-
gle with over the length of their careers. For the lucky
you, there is no need to go through the same strug-
gles any more! Because, based on my own struggles,
and on observations of fellow strugglers, I am able
to boil it down to a simple quiz for you. You’ll only
need to answer True or False to each question below.
At the end of the quiz, you’ll find the answer of a life
time!
(A)
• you read papers on the toilet
• you will do research even if you win the lottery
• you like flexible schedules
• you don’t like to be told what to do
• you don’t mind working alone
• you can always find problems towork on. if ev-
erything’s working just fine, you can still find a
problem.
• you can manage your time efficiently
• you don’t mind working with capricious stu-
dents
• job security is important for you ("job security"
here does not include getting kicked out when
you are denied tenure)
(B)
• reading papers sends you to sleep
• writing papers gives you a headache
• you want to make a lot of money
• you don’t like to work overtime, unpaid
• you hate teaching
• you like working with others
• you like working on real world problems
• you are a problem solver rather than an inno-
vator
• you think a job is just a job
Give yourself +1 point for each TRUE in group
A, -1 point for each TRUE in group B. Sum them up,
if you get >0 then academia is right for you. If you
wrote an R program to do this then academia is Def-
initely Right for you.
Overall having a job in academia is like running
your own business, it’s fun, you can be your own
boss, have your own employees, and sky is the limit.
But those come at a price, it is very demanding on
your time and energy, and you are by yourself most
of the time. It really takes a lot of devotion.
You also must not mind a bit of snobbishness in
academia. In fact you should enjoy it. It’s like Holly-
wood, everybody talks about the stars and wants to
be a star all the time, but it takes a lot of hard work,
luck and talent to be there. And of course, you never
get paid as much as George Clooney does.
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