• Question: How many days in a week do you work in the lab?

    Asked by anon-39764 on 8 Nov 2022.
    • Photo: Lyndsey Moore

      Lyndsey Moore answered on 8 Nov 2022:

      This is really variable in my job. Some weeks, I’m in the lab all day, every day, and some weeks I’m not in the lab at all! I would say for most weeks I’m in the lab 3-5 days per week.

    • Photo: Ciara Buckley

      Ciara Buckley answered on 8 Nov 2022:

      It definitely depends on the day, in the beginning I was in the lab five days per week. Now that I am writing my final thesis, I’m in the lab maybe 2 days per week.

    • Photo: Vanessa Rodrigues

      Vanessa Rodrigues answered on 8 Nov 2022:

      Each time an experiment is designed and we have to test it, I get to spend more and more hours in the lab everyday, including weekends sometimes. It isn’t necessary, but I enjoy it.

    • Photo: Vincent Monchal

      Vincent Monchal answered on 8 Nov 2022:

      It is very variable, I could spend the entire week in the lab or just one day, depending on the availability of the machines I use.

    • Photo: Anna Desmond

      Anna Desmond answered on 9 Nov 2022:

      I work in the lab every day but sometimes if I have no lab work to do or I have a lot of results to analyse I work in the office. When I’m busy in the lab sometimes I might need to work in the lab at the weekend.

    • Photo: Sean O'Halloran

      Sean O'Halloran answered on 9 Nov 2022:

      In my 1st and 2nd years here I was working 5-6 days a week, but now, I spend a lot of time writing so my lab work is about 4 days a week.

    • Photo: Ingmar Schoen

      Ingmar Schoen answered on 9 Nov 2022:

      In my current role I am in the lab 1-2 days a week. My younger team members work usually 4-5 days per week in the lab. It’s not my choice to work less than them in the lab, I simply have to do many other things as a lecturer.

    • Photo: Muhammad Farhan Khan

      Muhammad Farhan Khan answered on 9 Nov 2022:

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