chiver78
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Post by chiver78 on Jul 31, 2017 17:57:34 GMT -5
I think anyone who considers themselves a professional should be able to explain their job to an outsider. Everything can be broken down into laymen's terms. there is a story my (HS English teacher) sister still tells, about my ability to explain dial-up when I brought a 'puter back from school. sis was a Starbucks barista at the time while in college herself, and my "SOP" included an explanation of knowing you modem has connected when it sounds like the cappuccino machine. lesson learned -know your audience.
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lurkyloo
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Post by lurkyloo on Jul 31, 2017 18:03:15 GMT -5
I'm S. Undergrad at a top-15 uni where one major was more than half female, the other was overwhelming male. Graduate at a top-5 institute where my particular class was roughly evenly split. There was however some gender bias within the broader field (there were 4 subdivisions). Postdoc at another top-5 where the general department was fairly even, but my specific group was 75-80% male. I have always noted that in science, biology is much more heavily female than chemistry, which is still more female than physics. And in my specific experience,* math grad students are exclusively male and for some reason really skinny. I had a friend who went from S to E and reported back being either the only or one of two females in a class of 30+. Based on my husband's experience (also E) it does seem like there is still a pretty big imbalance there. I was always encouraged to do whatever on the surface, but very aware of broader gender bias. At my first job, the R& department was 15-20% female and I always wondered if outsiders that came to the site assumed I was support staff. Frankly, I wouldn't advise anyone to go into S these days. Academic funding is precarious, industry is outsourcing as hard as they can, etc. *I.e., specifically anecdotal. /end tangent Damn, I should have listened to that professor who practically begged me to major in mathematics after all. Really skinny sounds really good Cadaverous isn't a good look on much of anyone!
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Post by NastyWoman on Jul 31, 2017 18:05:34 GMT -5
Damn, I should have listened to that professor who practically begged me to major in mathematics after all. Really skinny sounds really good Cadaverous isn't a good look on much of anyone! Heftily Rubinesque isn't either though and I could work my way back up if needed
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Post by Miss Tequila on Jul 31, 2017 20:24:18 GMT -5
Cadaverous isn't a good look on much of anyone! Heftily Rubinesque isn't either though and I could work my way back up if needed
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Post by Cookies Galore on Jul 31, 2017 20:51:09 GMT -5
Damn, I should have listened to that professor who practically begged me to major in mathematics after all. Really skinny sounds really good Cadaverous isn't a good look on much of anyone! Lol, umm, my husband is really skinny, I guess cadaverous (6' and 155 lb). Death looks good on him!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 20:52:00 GMT -5
Damn, I should have listened to that professor who practically begged me to major in mathematics after all. Really skinny sounds really good Cadaverous isn't a good look on much of anyone! OT but you are so right. My husband is over 6 feet and now weighs 133 pounds. I told him that I don't know any women my age who weigh that. Look for us on Yahoo in one of those headlines that reads "Husband starves to death after dental extractions.'
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Post by milee on Jul 31, 2017 21:25:00 GMT -5
Cadaverous isn't a good look on much of anyone! Lol, umm, my husband is really skinny, I guess cadaverous (6' and 155 lb). Death looks good on him! Not sure I'd like anything that's been labeled "cadaverous", but I like the thin, wiry guys.
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Post by alabamagal on Aug 1, 2017 12:15:39 GMT -5
My DS, the math-loving actuary, just turned 25. I thought his metabolism would change, but it hasn't yet. He is 6'1" and 145. After his first semester of college he told me he put on 5 lbs, I told him he needed more! He has stayed about the same weight since. He had trouble finding a suit that fit him because he is so skinny. Same thing with a tux for his wedding, but he was able to get a good fit. Last month he was still wearing some of the same shorts and collared shirts from high school (he is cheap also )
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Post by cael on Aug 1, 2017 12:30:56 GMT -5
I'm a STEM lady - undergraduate education in geology, environmental health professional for almost 10 years now, graduate student in environmental science. At the meetings for our professional organizations it's usually a pretty even mix of women and men - the old days of health inspectors being all old white dudes are long gone.
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lurkyloo
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Post by lurkyloo on Aug 1, 2017 18:43:14 GMT -5
Cadaverous isn't a good look on much of anyone! Lol, umm, my husband is really skinny, I guess cadaverous (6' and 155 lb). Death looks good on him! Heh, mine's 5'10" and 145, so not much better on paper! It's all in the distribution
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Post by Lizard Queen on Aug 1, 2017 19:24:44 GMT -5
My DH is 6'4", and weighed 135 in HS. I'm with, MJ, I think who mentioned not wanting their SO to make them feel fat in comparison. Good thing I didn't meet him until years later.
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Post by chiver78 on Aug 1, 2017 19:36:22 GMT -5
so last night as I was recounting yesterday's interview with my roommate, including the part where I inadvertently insulted the abilities of the hiring manager (I'll explain later on), which roommate is convinced is what will be the thing that gets me the job. he tried to explain to me that this detail is how I showed exactly how good at my job I am. the interview was for a process/project engineer, and I learned yesterday that it is way heavier on the process side than the project side. that's not my background, and I felt very much not qualified for it when I realized what the process part entailed. I haven't touched any of that content/engineering theory since graduation and here I am trying to command a 6-figure salary. I actually started to explain impostor syndrome to him as part of this whole conversation, and he didn't actually believe it was a thing. um.... have you met me? content in a spoiler in the hopes that it hides a little better on the interwebz without getting heavily into identifiable specifics, the question had been "how would you deal with a contractor that didn't follow your instructions to the letter?" well, my experience is 100% in pharma, where everything is reviewed ad nauseum and has to be fully approved before anything is touched. and the CQV process means every nut and bolt has been verified against all drawings and everything is installed as designed (or drawings get updated, with approvals). well, apparently his contractor had added a valve that wasn't compatible with the process fluid, and a couple weeks after putting the system into operation, a tech told him there was a leak. he goes to investigate and finds this valve that wasn't in the design, realizes he has no idea what this thing is even made of. well, it was out of my mouth before I could stop myself, I asked him how the system passed commissioning with an extra valve...?
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Cookies Galore
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Post by Cookies Galore on Aug 1, 2017 20:47:33 GMT -5
Lol, umm, my husband is really skinny, I guess cadaverous (6' and 155 lb). Death looks good on him! Heh, mine's 5'10" and 145, so not much better on paper! It's all in the distribution And it's all in the pants!
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