/sci/ - Science & Math

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>Do you like working in research? How's the stress/money problems?
Yes. I'm making $50k/year + benefits so I'm not worried.
>Do you have to teach and do you like it?
Yes. I hate grading but the teaching itself is enjoyable.
>What are your perspectives for the future?
Academia or industry. Probably quantum computing if the latter.
>What would you change from academic world? How would an ideal academia be?
There's not enough intellectual freedom. It may be just me but there are a ton of things I want to do but only one of them is something that my supervisor wants, and during our meetings I always feel repressed since they'd only want to hear what they want to hear, not all what I have to say. This develops into a situation where I have a better relationship with the math faculties than physics faculties which I'm supposedly in, and I also attend more math colloquia than those in physics. Problem is I don't really have the option of transferring unless I'm willing to risk losing a fraction of the 20k of my income, which I need for mortgage payments.

>gone for half a day
>new thread already half over
Guys please.