Dumping Scientists

[anonymous]

Internships available, including R&D. Priming the next generation.

Only way they can get anyone. Young, naive, able to be snowed with the greatness of USL and most importantly, cheap!

 

[anonymous]

It would seem things will stay murky for some time to come.

 

[anonymous]

Internships available, including R&D. Priming the next generation.

What kind of message does this send to STEM students? Go to college and get your degree in science because we are dumping our experienced scientists who are too old and smart? Here's your future, kids!

 

[anonymous]

Although USL is but one, and frankly small player. The trends are obviously: people continue strongly encouraging more to chase careers in STEM. Yet another place showing it is not a stable career where those skills are valued. Can even one company be creative enough to utilize their workforce rather than simply cut.

 

[anonymous]

What kind of message does this send to STEM students? Go to college and get your degree in science because we are dumping our experienced scientists who are too old and smart? Here's your future, kids!

Most scientists are moved into management, regulatory, sales, supply, or some other non-science position. So many scientists want to stay active in the lab, but companies look at lab personal as low-level technicians who have no career ambitions, otherwise they would be in academia. Some STEM graduates willingly remain or downgrade to Technician/Analyst level just so they can actually work in a lab or R&D setting. They just want to do science, but end up with little respect, low pay, and replacement by contractors & cheaper labor.

 

[anonymous]

Probably not. They laid off someone with a Ph.D. in medicinal chemistry. Apparently that wasn't specialized enough for their "centers of expertise"

But they kept the cute girl who is dating one of the scientists.