Few reasons why I chose “research” as a career?

[biochembug]

(1) I hate sleeping.
(2) I have already enjoyed my life in childhood.
(3) I cannot live without tension.
(4) I wanted to have disturbed family life.
(5) I wanted to take revenge on myself.
(6) I want to miss my LOVE.
(7) I wanted social boycott.
(8) I wanted to break up with my friends.
(9)I love to work on Sundays and Holidays.

[Waikki]

(10) I'm not interested in earning money - I'm satisfied with a starvation wage.

[biochembug]

Great addition! Keep it up!!!

[WeirdOmen]

(11) I want to be under the direction of someone who has not the faintest idea of what I'm doing, how much time it will take, and why can't be done with just some flint and steel.

[researchwoman]

12. I want to be asked for health advice by relatives and family friends even I may only know as much as them and tell them that I am not a 'real doctor'!
13. I want to let my friends have babies while I spend more time on PhD...and DELIVER a thesis instead after YEARS of LABOUR!

[mdfenko]

12. I want to be asked for health advice by relatives and family friends even I may only know as much as them and tell them that I am not a 'real doctor'!

you are a real doctor. you are not a physician!

[biochembug]

12. I want to be asked for health advice by relatives and family friends even I may only know as much as them and tell them that I am not a 'real doctor'!
13. I want to let my friends have babies while I spend more time on PhD...and DELIVER a thesis instead after YEARS of LABOUR!

Again! a creative addition.... Great work! Research woman.

[sarangsatoor]

I HAVE AN IMPAIRED COGNITION

[biochembug]

I HAVE AN IMPAIRED COGNITION

I absolutely disagree with this... May be cognition is lost after PhD (Post PhD effect).

[researchwoman]

So that my father can ask:
'will you ever win the Oscar Award for research?'
Me: You mean the Nobel prize? Its not that easy and not my goal daddy.
Dad: Be positive. You Must aim for it!
Me :.......
yeah no answer!

[mchlbrmn]

Perhaps you'll get the Peace prize. That certainly has no requirements.

[relaxin]

Perhaps you'll get the Peace prize. That certainly has no requirements.

It may be easier if you are a vice-president.

It certainly helps if you claim to have "invented" something, like the Internet or global warming.

[Myotis_rufopictus]

14. Because I like having people ask me stupid questions about flu that they could find easily on the US CDC's website if they weren't damn lazy...

[talkingtree]

15. I love to expose myself to dangerous chemicals daily

[sing09]

16. I enjoy being around people who supposedly have a strong scientific background but are not capable of making basic decisions, rationally, on a daily basis.

Really, I find myself surprised quite often. Perhaps I should add some stories here.

Take care,

Sing09