Just when I was getting comfortable
December 3, 2008 at 9:03 AM 3 comments
I have been keeping quiet about changes at work for a few weeks, but I can now tell you that my job is changing when I come back from parental leave next December. I won’t be doing biochemistry anymore – I’ll be working in a great group of sensory scientists instead.
Sensory work (taste/smell trials of fruit, wine, olive oil, etc) is a big part of what my now-merged company does, and we have an excellent facility and team doing this work. They needed someone who could run projects, work with people, and write papers, and I needed a permanent contract. It’s a win-win situation for everyone except my existing coworkers – I was really dreading telling them about this move, but they have been really supportive.
From a logistics perspective, this will work out well. I was already going to be gone in two weeks; now I’m just not coming back to the same team afterwards.
Anyway, I’m excited, and I can’t believe I have to wait a whole year before I get to work on new and exciting things (at work).
Entry filed under: general. Tags: job, postdoc, science, sensory, Work.
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Jennifer | December 3, 2008 at 11:53 AM
Wow, that work sounds really interesting! Please tell us all about it when you get started next year.
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Grumpator | December 3, 2008 at 12:14 PM
That does sound interesting – and how lovely to have a whole year to get used to being a parent!
I’m sure they’d understand – after all, the permanent contract thing is kinda important…
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