I am a mathematician working at a startup in the UK. My job involves a varying mix of mathematical modelling, writing software, designing algorithms, general engineering problem solving, and of course all the usual more mundane things (meetings, email, etc.) that take up too much of everyone’s time. I work approximately-40-hour weeks almost all the time.
I am paid well but not (by a long way) Wall-Street-fatcat well. I have no managerial responsibilities. This being a startup with no revenue to speak of, it is always possible that we may go out of business. If the company turns out to be extremely successful, I might reasonably hope for a nice windfall but it wouldn’t make me rich.
My work is mostly interesting and frequently challenging. I enjoy it.
I am sat in front of a computer almost all the time. This may be bad for my health but I don’t find it directly troubling (i.e., I don’t feel any particular compulsion to get up and do something more physically active).
My main job-related concern is that highly technical jobs like this (the only sort I’ve had) are likely to become harder to get as I get older, and that I may find myself at (say) age 50 unable to find a really good job ever again.
I am a mathematician working at a startup in the UK. My job involves a varying mix of mathematical modelling, writing software, designing algorithms, general engineering problem solving, and of course all the usual more mundane things (meetings, email, etc.) that take up too much of everyone’s time. I work approximately-40-hour weeks almost all the time.
I am paid well but not (by a long way) Wall-Street-fatcat well. I have no managerial responsibilities. This being a startup with no revenue to speak of, it is always possible that we may go out of business. If the company turns out to be extremely successful, I might reasonably hope for a nice windfall but it wouldn’t make me rich.
My work is mostly interesting and frequently challenging. I enjoy it.
I am sat in front of a computer almost all the time. This may be bad for my health but I don’t find it directly troubling (i.e., I don’t feel any particular compulsion to get up and do something more physically active).
My main job-related concern is that highly technical jobs like this (the only sort I’ve had) are likely to become harder to get as I get older, and that I may find myself at (say) age 50 unable to find a really good job ever again.