Kamsaa

@Kamsaa@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Transitioning in STEM⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I was actually joining the chat to write that things are not that different in biology. I have a PhD and 7 years of postdocs behind me. Over the years I have :

  • been denied a management position because “the team was only men, who wouldn’t listen to me” (spoiler alert, they put an incompetent guy in charge who screwed up massively and I ended up taking over, successfully).
  • had a boss who systematically doubted my opinion (while he was not a specialist of the topic) but listened to the very same argument from a male colleague
  • had male Masters students who could speak uninterrupted during meetings when I couldn’t
  • got denied a tenure position for a guy with the same profile (literally the same topic and same labs) but much less experience than mine (like 5 years younger) This last one broke me, I ended up quitting academia
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ripperoni pepperoni⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Thanks for sharing your experience, I’ll keep that in mind!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨ripperoni pepperoni⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Omg you’re making me freak out. I had to quit academia a year and a half ago (after 7 years of postdocs) and, after a bad experience in the private sector (techy start up bitch who was just plain insane), I’ve been struggling for 10 months to find a new path and a job…and I’m still nowhere near finding something I’m afraid.