Re: [h5md-user] Dropping out of science

[Konrad Hinsen]

Hi Olaf,

 > Yes, you can definitely say so. The problem is that I have been
 > mostly caring about scientific software, and scientific software
 > does not carry scientific reputation. This means on the one hand
 > that I have no perspective in science, as I have not produced
 > enough publications, and furthermore that my boss was permanently
 > dissatisfied with me, as I was not doing "real science".

That's always the same story. I do see this attitude changing,
but very slowly. Not fast enough for people like you to be
able to survive in academia, unfortunately.

Good luck for whatever you are moving on to!

Konrad.
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