• Question: do you ever get bored of your job?

    Asked by leahella to Carla, Madgie, Nick, Vicky, Werner on 14 Nov 2013.
    • Photo: Carla Turner

      Carla Turner answered on 14 Nov 2013:

      Sometimes. In my first year I had an experiment that didn’t work for three months and everyday I did the same thing (only with a slightly different change) that was boring. Luckily after a while it worked and I could move onto other exciting activities.

    • Photo: Vicky Forster

      Vicky Forster answered on 14 Nov 2013:

      Yeah, my answer is much the same as Carla’s. Sometimes there is an experiment which you have to get right so that you can move on and progress with your work. When the experiment is not working and there is nothing else to do, it’s really difficult – because you feel a little bit helpless. At this time, it’s easy to get bored and distracted. But, often enough with enough focus and concentration – you can get over these mini blips and go on to doing much more exciting experiments. Most of the time though, I’m really excited about things I’m doing at work

    • Photo: Nick Groves-Kirkby

      Nick Groves-Kirkby answered on 14 Nov 2013:

      Yep, sometimes. I spend a lot of time analysing data and writing computer programs, and there are times when my brain shuts down and I wish I had something different to do. But I think all jobs are like this to some extent.

    • Photo: Marlene Lorgen

      Marlene Lorgen answered on 14 Nov 2013:

      I agree with the others, particularly when experiments are not working, it gets quite frustrating and really boring trying the same things with only slight differences over and over.

    • Photo: Werner Muller

      Werner Muller answered on 14 Nov 2013:

      Not bored but it is normal that you like one activity better then another activity.

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