this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2025
533 points (99.4% liked)

Science Memes

11542 readers
1052 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.

Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
533
fake it til you make it (mander.xyz)
submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
top 15 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago

Not in Science but this is true in entertainment. Not the best musician, not the best actor, not the best comedian, but being pretty good at all three makes me a sought out music director.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

... and you are so unique as to be virtually unemployable. Many jobs these days want you to be siloed and do not want to pay for extra skills. Replaced by a fresh grad who does only one thing but does it well.

[–] Naz 5 points 3 days ago

Employment Contract, Pay Grade: $134,700.

"I can conjure objects out of thin air"

Materializes a stack of gold bullion bars

"We offer a signing bonus of 20% for extraordinary talent such as yourself"

[–] [email protected] 51 points 5 days ago (2 children)

If you're not a big fish, find a small pond.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Forget ponds, I prefer a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This person sounds like they know what they are talking about. Certainly I don't know all of those words together in one sentence. Must be an expert.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

Thus demonstrating the post title.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

If you're the biggest fish in the pond, you're in the wrong room Doris. This is a shelter for krill, Doris. Please leave.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sooo... Jack off all trades

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What if I don't wanna jack off all of them?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago

Your choice

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Not much wriggle room unless you want to specialize or end up homeless.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago

That is me. No notes.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

ouch

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago

I like to joke my science is a bit vibes based.