• Question: Are the working hours in a science-related job quite flexible?

    Asked by madscientist to Chris, Kay, Kerstin, Lorna, Liv on 22 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Lorna Houlihan

      Lorna Houlihan answered on 22 Mar 2010:

      Yes – it’s great. You can come in early in the morning and leave early if you like. Or late in the morning and stay late. Also, I can pop out during the day if I like. This is of course, if I get all my work done and don’t have any meetings. Sometimes I work more though, like both early in the mornings and late in the evenings and over the weekend 🙁

    • Photo: Chris Needham

      Chris Needham answered on 22 Mar 2010:

      I work 9-5 or so, but I could work more flexibly. There’s some activities (such as teaching) that I have to be here for, but otherwise it can be flexible.

    • Photo: Kerstin Zechner

      Kerstin Zechner answered on 22 Mar 2010:

      Yes, very. Unless you have a meeting, as a PhD student, you can more or less dictate when you come into the lab and when you leave.

    • Photo: Kay Penicud

      Kay Penicud answered on 23 Mar 2010:

      Yep, (depending on what experiment you are doing.)

      For example, yesterday I took a few hours out to play a football match, so ended up working till 10 to get everything done.

    • Photo: Olivia Hibbitt

      Olivia Hibbitt answered on 23 Mar 2010:

      Hey madscientist….

      flexibly long!!! Just kidding! One of the greatist things about being a scientist is being able to work the hours you want, this is mostly in the form of every waking hour, because the amount you put in is the amount you get out….and the harder you work, the better the results and that is only good for your career!

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