July 21, 2011
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no time to be sick!??
i've been pretty sick over the past few days. developed a sore throat and the fever won't come down. and despite having 4 days of mcs, i have to go back to work. that's really sad right? now i can't afford the time to be sick. i had to go back yesterday because we have multiple subjects coming. the same situation for tomorrow. i'm at home today because i really think i can get well sooner with more rest. and yet i'm working at home
i find some consolation in the fact that i like my work. and that my boss has a pretty good impression of me and my capabilities so far. what i don't like is how misunderstood we are. people don't know what we are doing. it's beyond them. and they just assume that we are slackers because we can dress less formally as compared to the finance people. not true.
we don't dress up because dressing up doesn't mean you are smart or can produce good work. we don't stay in our offices/labs until 10pm everynight (some researchers do that) because we continue our work at home. and yes, we work on weekends. but no, we are not highly paid.
i really salute those who can stay in the line for decades without making a single complaint. we are highly misunderstoof and overlooked
