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Jan 9 2021 01:27pm
Quote (Thor123422 @ Jan 9 2021 02:10pm)
I got a ton of offers from Pfizer and Beyer this year. When they were ramping up vaccine production I was getting contacted weekly.

Universities don't pay near what private does. But Id rather work on public publishable science.


That's probably a good choice. Private pharma is AIDS, you'll end up selling your soul and its extremely unstable.
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Jan 9 2021 01:30pm
Quote (Bazi @ 9 Jan 2021 20:23)
I think some people might but that is a personal flaw and not really systemic

Are there certain occupations that on average pay less in private sector than a university setting?


Very theory-heavy jobs might. Dunno... a theoretical physicist who spends his time investigating multiverses where quantum spins are reversed or stuff like that for which there's basically zero practical application. Similarly, universities tend to be one of the most attractive employers for the humanities because there just arent a lot of private sector jobs in these fields. The average salary of novelists is probably lower than the average salary of literature professors.

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Jan 9 2021 01:35pm
Quote (Black XistenZ @ Jan 9 2021 01:30pm)
Very theory-heavy jobs might. Dunno... a theoretical physicist who spends his time investigating multiverses where quantum spins are reversed or stuff like that for which there's basically zero practical application. Similarly, universities tend to be one of the most attractive employers for the humanities because there just arent a lot of private sector jobs in these fields. The average salary of novelists is probably lower than the average salary of literature professors.


A theoretical physicist would have a lot of jobs because they have a ton of transferable skills. Anymore they are all about scientific computing and statistical analysis which is great at basically any tech company.

Astronomers are actually highly sought after because of their skills in analyzing large data sets for example.

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Jan 9 2021 01:38pm
Quote (Thor123422 @ 9 Jan 2021 11:17)
Im already paying it back by doing cancer research. Sorry you dont value cancer treatments but most people do which is why loan forgiveness is a thing.


Sorry, that's a copout by a lazy shit. I paid for my education. As did everyone else in the private sector. Cancer research is conducted in the private sector as well, as I'm sure you know, by people who paid for their education.

You're literally giving excuses for a "free education" paid for by people who literally paid for their own educations. Your research? You're being paid to conduct it. You're receiving benefits. You're not conducting charity. You're getting paid to not pay your loans back to the US taxpayer.

There's no way to couch what you're doing as anything other than being a leech.
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Jan 9 2021 01:42pm
Quote (InsaneBobb @ Jan 9 2021 12:38pm)
Sorry, that's a copout by a lazy shit. I paid for my education. As did everyone else in the private sector. Cancer research is conducted in the private sector as well, as I'm sure you know, by people who paid for their education.

You're literally giving excuses for a "free education" paid for by people who literally paid for their own educations. Your research? You're being paid to conduct it. You're receiving benefits. You're not conducting charity. You're getting paid to not pay your loans back to the US taxpayer.

There's no way to couch what you're doing as anything other than being a leech.


I have only ever worked for private firms. The gov't paid for my loans because I worked in a remote area and they needed to incentivize professionals to live there.

The government also fully subsidized my CA/CPA program again to stimulate the area I was living and encourage me to live there. Because of professionals that were incentivised to live in that remote area a sizable firm was created which now highers a significant amount of locals as well offering a fullly supported education program to help local workers get through the Chartered Accounting program.

You don't know what you're talking about.
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Jan 9 2021 01:44pm
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I have only ever worked for private firms. The gov't paid for my loans because I worked in a remote area and they needed to incentivize professionals to live there.

The government also fully subsidized my CA/CPA program again to stimulate the area I was living and encourage me to live there. Because of professionals that were incentivised to live in that remote area a sizable firm was created which now highers a significant amount of locals as well offering a fullly supported education program to help local workers get through the Chartered Accounting program.

You don't know what you're talking about.


This happens with literally every conversation be is in. He doesnt know shit about shit and lashes out when he's corrected on the most basic aspects on the subject
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Jan 9 2021 01:49pm
Quote (Thor123422 @ 9 Jan 2021 20:35)
A theoretical physicist would have a lot of jobs because they have a ton of transferable skills. Anymore they are all about scientific computing and statistical analysis which is great at basically any tech company.

Astronomers are actually highly sought after because of their skills in analyzing large data sets for example.

I'm well aware of that, lol. You're misunderstanding me: I was talking about a person who specifically wants to work in their specialty field instead of just monetizing their transferable skills doing generic corporate/tech stuff.
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Jan 9 2021 01:51pm
Quote (Black XistenZ @ Jan 9 2021 01:49pm)
I'm well aware of that, lol. You're misunderstanding me: I was talking about a person who specifically wants to work in their specialty field instead of just monetizing their transferable skills doing generic corporate/tech stuff.


Oh yeah. There's no private jobs in the specific field
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Jan 9 2021 01:56pm
Quote (SBD @ 9 Jan 2021 11:42)
I have only ever worked for private firms. The gov't paid for my loans because I worked in a remote area and they needed to incentivize professionals to live there.

The government also fully subsidized my CA/CPA program again to stimulate the area I was living and encourage me to live there. Because of professionals that were incentivised to live in that remote area a sizable firm was created which now highers a significant amount of locals as well offering a fullly supported education program to help local workers get through the Chartered Accounting program.

You don't know what you're talking about.


So, you're justifying the theft of my earnings to pay for your education when my earnings were being taxed while paying for my own education because... Why again? So that a private firm can make a profit in a rural area and pay for accounting educations for itself? I'm still confused where the return is for the tax payer who paid for your education. Please explain this, because I'm not seeing it. Why did I pay for my education when you did NOT pay for yours or have to pay it back? I mean, if the private firm that you work for did so well, why did they not repay the taxpayers' investment? Because that's what it is, no? An investment. We invest in you so that you return the investment plus interest to help all taxpayers. Doesn't seem it worked that way, instead, the only beneficiary was you and your company.

Interesting how you think I don't understand words. :)

Quote (Thor123422 @ 9 Jan 2021 11:44)
This happens with literally every conversation be is in. He doesnt know shit about shit and lashes out when he's corrected on the most basic aspects on the subject


You have yet to justify how you're anything but a leech. Talk less shit. You gained a free education off the backs of taxpayers (that includes burger flippers and shelf stockers) and are claiming it's fine because you're doing cancer research. That you're being paid for. By tax payers. With a better health plan than any of those burger flippers or shelf stockers can possibly afford as part of your compensation. Explain why the lowest of the low are required to pay for you, when you will not pay off that investment, so it can be used to benefit them? Because trust me, the burger flipper has neither the health plan, the money, or the time to benefit from your "research". :)
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Jan 9 2021 02:00pm
Quote (InsaneBobb @ Jan 9 2021 01:56pm)
So, you're justifying the theft of my earnings


Did you refuse the thousands of dollars of stimulus u stole from me to pay for vodka?

If I could choose where my taxes were going, would I pick Thor cancer research or drunk bobs vodka

This post was edited by Bazi on Jan 9 2021 02:00pm
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