• Question: do you regret doing your job and is it well paid?

    Asked by AnnnA to Sarah C, rebeccawarrilow, Heidi B, garethhaggerjohnson, charlotteslade, ancyannajohn on 13 Mar 2025.
    • Photo: Charlotte Slade

      Charlotte Slade answered on 13 Mar 2025:

      Never; it’s varied and interesting and challenging (in the best way).

      I’m on ~£50k as a R&D Physicist/ Project Manager, five years after finishing my Doctorate in Physics (and having stayed at the same company that whole time)

    • Photo: Rebecca Warrilow

      Rebecca Warrilow answered on 17 Mar 2025:

      No way! I love what I do – being able to research something I am super interested in every day is amazing and never gets boring because I ultimately choose what I do each day. It took me a few years to get an offer, but I knew this was what I wanted to do for a long time.

      I do get paid to be a PhD student through science funding, although it is less than I would like as there can be some very stressful days and lots of out-of-hours work. However, having just done many years at university and paying to be there, it is a nice change! I’m learning the skills to get a higher-paying job in the future, so just have to trust the process in terms of my salary.

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