tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post113984861291916731..comments2024-03-27T06:52:45.545-04:00Comments on Bayblab: Are graduate students exploited?Kamelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548259062576527751noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post-1139854503262035582006-02-13T13:15:00.000-05:002006-02-13T13:15:00.000-05:00The only thing I resent is not so much the lack of...The only thing I resent is not so much the lack of pay, I find I live OK, it is the promotion of science as a career to young people. Even undergrads in 3rd year in the lab I TA think that they are going to make more money than someone who did a liberal arts degree. Too many people go into science and keep competition too high and salaries too low. Science is great for some people who would get interested in it anyways. What's with all the hype? What's up with Bill Nye and such trying to get kids to think that science is a bunch of wackiness. It's not. Having an excess of scientific highly skilled workforce has got to be in the best interests of someone who benefits from the resulting low wages..... pharmaceuticals anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com