• Question: Do you have to work a certaiin amount of daysz a week like school or is your job more flexible ??

    Asked by ellen_2 to Chris, Emily, Martin, Natalie, Tamsin on 24 Mar 2010 in Categories: .
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      Martin Coath answered on 24 Mar 2010:

      Hi again Ellen

      I make sure that I work around 50 hours a week like most people. If I don’t I feel like I am falling behind (even if I am not, I still feel like it). This is not a problem because I enjoy what I do.

      Sometimes if there is a deadline you will end up working LONG hours but only for a short time. Most jobs can be like this sometimes.

      But, I can choose WHEN I work to some degree – which is one of the nice parts of the job. It is more flexible than most jobs but you have to be disciplined or you get nothing done.

    • Photo: Chris Cooper

      Chris Cooper answered on 24 Mar 2010:

      No – my job is very flexible. This isn’t true for all scientists, but is pretty true for professors in university.

      Mind you this doesn’t mean I don’t work less hard than people on fixed hours.. Self-motivation keeps you working hard.

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