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between a rock and a comfy chair
Sep. 23rd, 2002 06:11 pmSuch a dilemma I am not facing. Interviewed at MIT Center for Cancer Research: high-pressure environment! Mistrust! Stress! Inflexibility! Possible allergies! Interviewed at Tufts: nice guy, really interesting work, more laid-back environment, and he implied I was the top candidate so far. It's night and day, and I really want this job.
Even if I don't get it, though, am feeling much more heartened about job search in general: after MIT interview, had been questioning level of committment to research in general. But, can easily picture myself happily working hard running gels&blots at Tufts; have concluded bad vibe at MIT was situation-specific.
Of course, if I don't get offered the Tufts job and I do get offered the MIT job, I will be in dilemma-land, but... I'm leaning towards trusting my inner "bad situation" sensor on this one. It's not worth getting a lab job to set myself up for another round of depression, I'm thinking, especially when the Tufts interview suggests there are lab jobs out there that I'd feel comfortable with.
Even if I don't get it, though, am feeling much more heartened about job search in general: after MIT interview, had been questioning level of committment to research in general. But, can easily picture myself happily working hard running gels&blots at Tufts; have concluded bad vibe at MIT was situation-specific.
Of course, if I don't get offered the Tufts job and I do get offered the MIT job, I will be in dilemma-land, but... I'm leaning towards trusting my inner "bad situation" sensor on this one. It's not worth getting a lab job to set myself up for another round of depression, I'm thinking, especially when the Tufts interview suggests there are lab jobs out there that I'd feel comfortable with.
