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Studying a thrilling profession vs studying an applicable profession ? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'd really like to study genetic engineering because I find it a cool skill. But at the same time, job positions for genetic engineers are few and far inbetween. So while I'd potentially be good at something few people can do (=high paying). If I studied something like law, I'd be much more flexible geographiclally in terms of finding employment. So I'm wondering whether to aspire to a more common career and take GE as a hobby that I'm studying, or if I should double down on GE and work in a café until I find a job in that. (I might decide I want to pivot away from GE once I learn it anyway.) What do you recomend?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Aren't the machines for doing DNA duplication and other fundamental things for GE expensive as fuck? Like in the 6 figures of cost?

I don't think there's GE as a hobbie.

And btw, working in GE means that you are going to end working in Monsanto or other biotechnology firm trying to privatize life.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

OPs alternative is law.

I'm not sure the ethics of their employment are of much concern.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Law was just an example. There's a ton of other more commonplace careers I'd consider.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Oh, I didn't mean doing GE as a hobby, I meant studying it at university (as a 'hobby') but then doing something else for a job because there are only a couple of locations in my country where I could geta job with it.