In article <4sa9l1$ikp at newsbf02.news.aol.com>, TuFE <tufe at aol.com> wrote:
:I am a research assistant at a major medical university and I would like
:to know what other research assistants across the country are responsible
:for in their labs.
::I do a lot for my lab. Typical experiments, cell culture, etc. The usual
:things. Then there's the complete organizational structure of the lab. I
:am split between two doctors and I do everything I can for both, but I can
:barely pay my rent with what they're paying me.
Yup sounds like our lab manager..
::Don't get me wrong. I love my job. But sometimes, I feel like I'm being
:taken advantage of.
You are..
:It makes me want to go to Med School. Am I just crazy?
If you arent satisfied make the change. I wouldnt recommend medical
school as thats 4 years of school and you may make about 100K but so
what? I would highly recommend going into industry, or picking up
some new skills - computer skills for example. Perhaps going into
industry doing sales, or whatnot? In anycase in industry you have the
potential for moving into management, maybe get an mba and then make
a lot of money. Universities just cant afford to pay reasonable amounts.
Another option is going to law school and then going into patent law..
Good luck! But dont stay trapped.. its so easy to stick with what you
know even if you arent satisfied.
--
Anthony C.
