Last year Jeff Rathmell decided to start writing a daily tweet listing things he loves about being a scientist: 'At the start, I thought a ‘top ten’ list would do. But... it quickly became clear that it would take a month to celebrate a life in science.'
In November 2022, I decided to start writing a daily tweet listing things I love about being a scientist.
I did this after reading a typical ‘science careers are toxic’ post. There are, of course, plenty of challenges to a life in science that are real and should be recognized. But, in my experience, the good parts of science careers that also deserve to be shared are often drowned out by negativity on channels such as the r/labrats subreddit and #academiclife on Twitter.
It is no wonder that many current or prospective trainees see what they might have once thought was an ideal career in a different light, and even senior scientists might question their choices. But that is only one perspective on the range of experiences of scientists. Things fall into trouble if this positivity gets lost in the pressures of writing papers, applying for grants and chasing promotions. Toxic mentors who forget this and view lab members instead as lab workers should be retrained themselves or removed from mentorship rosters. In my experience, however, most mentors place their trainees as their top priorities. Science is most enjoyable and best for all when we remember that our primary job is to get trainees to their next job.
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