http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=396&msg_id=881 That's true... I will admit in the lab jobs I have had, I have really enjoyed the people I have worked with. Even in the data entry job I had in college. It was so mind numbing that we got to the point where we could do it almost without thinking and could carry on conversations on the side while we did it. haha. People really do make or break a job, no matter how great or bad it is. CapitolZebra@idkfa.com (CapitolZebra) Look down, look down... Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:29:40 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=396&msg_id=881 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=396&msg_id=879 Hey, every job has its bullshit moments. In the end I actually like my job day to day. Basically its the people that make it pretty great, and even the work sometimes. But every now and then you just get shit raining down on you like a poorly aimed pipette tip ejection contest. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) Look down, look down... Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:25:59 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=396&msg_id=879 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=396&msg_id=877 I'm so appreciative that you post things like this. It makes me so happy I never succeeded in getting an NIH lab tech job/internship. I knew I didn't want to work in a lab, but I tried a couple times while in college so I could use it as a resume builder, and didn't get through the competition. I'm so happy I didn't. haha. Though, I would almost take one right now just so I could actually have a job. ugh. CapitolZebra@idkfa.com (CapitolZebra) Look down, look down... Fri, 01 Oct 2010 12:21:25 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=396&msg_id=877 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=396&msg_id=396 I'm was having a demo done in the lab today on a new assay that could potentially save us hours on a routine thing we do. It was not a complete disaster but almost made me bust out beers at noon and get as hammered as I could before continueing to trouble shoot further. One, there is this guy here who wants to know how exactly everything works. And asks a million questions that really serve no real purpose other than, shit I don't even know. It just complicates the hell out of any regular situation. And two, the machine we just got to demo the new assay wasn't even set up by the tech who brought it in... to do the damn assay. So I had to fight with software updates and pulling random filters and shit out of the machine to manually enter shit into the computer by hand. Tired from the struggle, need a beer now. MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) Look down, look down... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:30:05 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=396&msg_id=396