One of the reasons I'm leaving research after my PhD is because I had a past mentor early in grad school who treated me with complete unprofessionalism but got no consequence because they were protected by research prestige.

Toxic work culture pushes people out of academia. 1/
I have since been working in an incredibly supportive and respectful lab that has shown me healthy environments DO exist.

At the same time, past experiences of disrespect leave such a sour taste, and impacts our interest in the field. 2/

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I still love science. Despite what academia says, you can be passionate about science but NOT pursue research.

I'm thinking about exploring #scicomm after my PhD, and I am beyond excited to tackle science in a completely different way 😁

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