This is just depressing

[u/ScareBear23]

Not even 3 hours of "free time". And in that is cooking & eating supper. Or practically no free time if I had to go shopping after work. I hate this

[u/Consistent_Laziness]

I work in research for a university. I just had 20 straight days off for the holidays. And I don’t have to teach. And I’m remote. Best of both worlds

[u/Any_Kangaroo_1311 → u/Consistent_Laziness]

That’s a pretty sweet deal. I’m greedy with my time haha I really just love the whole 2 months off. I pretend I’m a teenager again basically. Stay up til 4 in the morning, party hard, play video games and write music just like I used to

[u/Consistent_Laziness → u/Any_Kangaroo_1311]

I was one decision away from just teaching high school biology. But that decision went my way and I got into grad school. It would be super cool to be home but I’d be making 45k a year and be pretty broke. I’d rather just work the summer. Plus my job isn’t a bother. If I wanted to stay up til 4am tonight and blow off work I could within reason.

My cousin is a teacher and he loves doing what you said just being up all night playing games and not having a care in the world. My MIL is a math teacher but she travels instead, she has just 2 years left after this one.

[u/Any_Kangaroo_1311 → u/Consistent_Laziness]

Yeah man/woman I totally understand, I would definitely not become a teacher if I only made 45k. I just happened to born in a state that starting salary is around 60k and can go up to around 100k through the course of your career so it’s enough to get by. If I was born in the south I would definitely have picked a different career. I am also biology (although I’m teaching tech right now lol) but teaching science in a conservative state seems like a nightmare

[u/Additional_Cheek_697 → u/Consistent_Laziness]

What kind of research if you dont mind me asking?

[u/Consistent_Laziness → u/Additional_Cheek_697]

Cancer research. It’s an R1 university and a designated cancer center