Question: As seen on movies and TV shows, are you guys scarey and work every second of the day?

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  1. No I don’t work every second of the day. Yes I probably work more than most people, but when your really interested in what you do – it often doesn’t feel like work!

    I also have a family that I love to spend time with, make time for sport, pursue some hobbies and do a lot of reading. Achieving a balance can be difficult, but I also feel it offers the most rewarding life. 😀

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  2. I’d like to think that I’m not scary! 😉 I don’t work every second of the day, since I think it’s important that we all have interests outside work. I also love being with friends and family!

    So I’d say that movies and TV shows paint a very inaccurate picture of us scientists!

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  3. Ha ha, that’s very funny! No, definitely not. We’re actually very normal people who do normal stuff outside work, like spending time with friends and family, doing various hobbies, sports, whatever. I guess there are some scientists who are more like the crazy mad antisocial sterotype that you see in some movies. Actually I know a few of them…

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  4. 🙂 no I don’t think I am scary 🙂 I don’t work every second, in fact I need to have the time to do normal family stuff, like taking kids to various sports & events, walking along the beach, swimming, even housework etc. It is all about making a balance between work and home and my partner also has a very busy job so sometimes it is hard but we do OK. I juggle the school pick ups & drop offs 2 days a week, so my working week is not really very traditional.

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  5. I’m not much like the scientists you see in movies and on TV… a bit nerdy – yes … perhaps that scares you? I think some of my research students are a bit scared of me – I do have high expectations of them!

    At certain times of the year – when things are piling up – I do end up working long hours. My wife isn’t very happy at these times! But at other times life is more balanced, and like the others, I drop off and pick up my kids, try and make sure no work gets done on weekends, etc. Then I have slack weeks as well 🙂

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  1. THAT IS : p : D : 0

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  2. That is pretty cool :/

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