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Full time scientist since Wibble 1st of Lunatic...do I have to say more? Yes, it’s lunatic...six months from now I’m supposed to have finished my PhD... at last..

So far I’ve been on this trail for 9½ years, combining it with a full time job as MD, raised the hatchlings and tried hard to stay out of the Uni Hospital as patient. My and I have not agreed on this, but I can be more stubborn than an old goat... and I never got the hang on why you’re supposed to be an inpatient just because the need of a MRI, a CAT scan or a lumbar puncture. I can do a lot of work while waiting... and can easily be reached by my beeper when it’s time to lie down in any buzzing machine. So I guess if it wasn’t for the recurring bad and never ending weight bouncing I’d handle this myself… which of course is no good…

Naturally I won’t be able to totally be absent from my clinical duties, but at least there will be no scheduled sessions. That’s the good thing with this deal; the Uni will be responsible for enough of my salary to demand their right to my time and efforts. More teaching of course, but that’s quite fun, even if 3rd year medical students sometimes can be a real pain in the a**… and out of some peculiar reason they get younger and more lazy for every year

So it’s just to get the ball rolling, work hard and avoid distractions the upcoming six months. But hopefully I’ll have time for a few favourite distractions….hootoo for instance

… and tomorrow I’ve actually scheduled a meeting with my boss to discuss my salary…I don’t consider my lack of testicles to be a legitimate reason for paying me less than my male colleagues…

and with it all, queen.

Give 'em heck.

"I don’t consider my lack of testicles to be a legitimate reason for paying me less than my male colleagues"

they still do that? where do you *work*?

on a different note i hope the health stuff clears up and good luck with your PhD.

DragonQueen. Congrats.

Where I work...at one of the most gender biased departments at a very distant Uni Hospital...

Yes, had a discussion about my salary with my boss today...who said he had to talk to his boss... but "of course we must do something..."

as if I´ve never heard that one before...

Well, the best way of becoming a radical feminist is to work here...

DRAGONQUEEN you rock!

Way to to dragonqueen! Go get 'em! And wow. Thats quite an achievement!

Take care of yourself! No collapsing from you!