• Question: What has been the most difficult thing about your job and why?

    Asked by 427thaf27 to Christie, Dan, David, Dawn, Sian on 15 Jun 2016.
    • Photo: Sian Thomas

      Sian Thomas answered on 15 Jun 2016:

      Mostly it is not so much about what is difficult but about fitting it all in. There is not enough time and too much to do. Of course, as I am a ‘glass half full’ person I see this as an opportunity.

      That is not to say everything is easy – but as a scientist I take the challenge where things are hard and use my investigative skills to work out the best approach – it is a skill that serves me well and could do the same for you!

    • Photo: Dawn Lau

      Dawn Lau answered on 16 Jun 2016:

      The most difficult thing is learning how to deal with setbacks! Setbacks such as your experiments not working for some reason, or your paper getting rejected. Or maybe you spent a lot of time writing to apply for some grant money and that got rejected too. Being able to deal with the rejection in a calm and logical manner is hard and it’s something that gets easier over time. It’s a very helpful skill to be able to move on past the obstacles in front of you, and figure out an alternative route instead of getting all upset and doing nothing.

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