@helenS Similar fields! Most in my field need to get a doctorate before they can get a substantial job. Unless they want to teach. And with as little control teachers have today, that wasn't going to happen.

@Funtoy4u Yes similar. I left science to return to the place where I came from. I'm a country girl at heart 😏

@helenS Same here. I was offered a job at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ. But my father was recovering from surgery so I turned it down to help with the farm. I also took a job programming equipment for a local office equipment company to make extra cash. That is how I got into the industry I am in now.

@BridgeOvertroubledWaters PDP-11 rules! 👍

@helenS right !!! That's what I started on ! Mid 80s

@OldBrit Your son is a scientist, right?

@helenS was... He's been lured into the filthy private sector about a year ago his PhD being worth more there than in academia.

My daughter still works in University but in an admin role but she has an MSc.

@hippyjoe1955 Mechanical engineering?

@helenS Chemical process engineering. The field was open for the taking since there was a huge push to develop processes to get oil out of dirt so upon graduation so.... I didn't stay in the field very long and it was many years ago. It was a challenge but I honestly don't miss it.

@hippyjoe1955 Thank you! Great! 🌷