@sqrtminusone@emacs.ch @queenofhatred Yuppers, I was one of the star reachers (was at the top analytical chemistry program internationally) until my previous advisor canned me for pointing out her academic misconduct...now I have a new advisor, in a new field, and he's much better, and the new field doesn't expose me to carcinogens....I'd call that a win, despite the trauma I still have to deal with lol.

And now, I reach and reach and I'm finally starting to (slowly) climb the ladder, but it certainly wasn't as effortless as it was in my original chosen field of study.