tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111945173730617606.post665618581081554918..comments2023-08-07T07:11:26.370-07:00Comments on PhD-ing in industry: Corporate awardsPhindustryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08703926491792767577noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111945173730617606.post-30785387139455896982014-04-25T05:34:02.327-07:002014-04-25T05:34:02.327-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935472355958117677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111945173730617606.post-76079069744338792762014-01-22T23:43:49.519-08:002014-01-22T23:43:49.519-08:00Thanks!
I agree, you do have to do well to move u...Thanks!<br /><br />I agree, you do have to do well to move up the company ladder. But why are we obsessed with moving up the ladder. Being focused on ladder-climbing takes away from the effort to save patients and discover the world and do great science. What's best for the company is not always best for the world. I've managed to move up without sacrificing my science, and I hope more scientists follow the model of doing great science without becoming the company's pawn. Phindustryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703926491792767577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111945173730617606.post-24639628385042541072014-01-20T20:56:44.185-08:002014-01-20T20:56:44.185-08:00Doing well by your own standards versus company st...Doing well by your own standards versus company standards are two different things. You need company recognition to move up the ladder. Congrats!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111945173730617606.post-86543868134365074782014-01-19T17:35:43.455-08:002014-01-19T17:35:43.455-08:00I had no idea this existed in academia. I knew abo...I had no idea this existed in academia. I knew about the egos, but I think my old advisor may have sheltered me from the egos for national awards and academy elections. Ugh. People need to check their egos at the door. The birth-canal door. <br /><br />You can know if you're doing well by your impact. Are the products you're making helping patients? Are you publications well-regarded? Do you get good questions during you presentation? All of these are good indicators without the cutthroat corporate awards. Phindustryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703926491792767577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111945173730617606.post-57042397600775016652014-01-18T22:43:27.878-08:002014-01-18T22:43:27.878-08:00I love getting awards and recognition. It allows m...I love getting awards and recognition. It allows me to better figure out how I'm doing. How else would I know how or if I need to improve? These types of things have to be here, and the fact that you get more than a plaque would drive me to try even harder. What alternative is there to show employees that they are doing well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111945173730617606.post-4272637974497091092014-01-18T19:20:53.271-08:002014-01-18T19:20:53.271-08:00Congratulations on the awards!
But I've neve...Congratulations on the awards! <br /><br /><i>But I've never seen someone in academia step up their game to get a specific award (unless it's a grant). </i><br /><br />Oh, there are all sorts of people who are into it for their ego more than anything. You especially see that at the level of society fellowships or the National Academies. <br /><br />The guys are jealous and are trying to cut you down. Talking about you like you are just a company-ladder climber makes them feel better about themselves and perhaps it's what motivates them so they think it motivates everyone; either way, it's not really about you. I don't think there is anything that you could do to change their mind. <br /><br />Enjoy your $20K (or I'll be happy to take them off your hands! :- ) and screw the petty colleagues.xykademiqzhttp://xykademiqz.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com