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Asked by to Alan, Deepak, Francesca, Lilly, Nick on 17 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
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Deepak Kar answered on 17 Mar 2014:
Yes, it does need time :). But the best thing is, I can decide on the hours – so may be one day I can start working after lunch, or leave early, but next week when I have a conference talk to prepare, I may end up working till midnight ;-). You would rarely find me complaining about the working hour though!
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Alan Fitzsimmons answered on 17 Mar 2014:
Good question, most of the time I’m working a normal day like other people. But sometimes when I’m really interested in a project I’ll do some work in the evenings too, because I want too.
The only time the hours are strange is when I’m working at an observatory. Then I start work before sunset, work all through the night, and finish at sunrise. But I enjoy that too!
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Francesca Day answered on 17 Mar 2014:
Yes it takes up a lot of time, but then so do most jobs! Because I do theoretical and computational work (rather than experiments), I have a lot of flexibility to work whatever hours I want. Some people who do experiments do have to work strange hours though!
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Nick Wright answered on 18 Mar 2014:
Yes its a full time job! But the hours are very flexible and the working environment is very enjoyable. If you’re feeling tired you can go home early, or if you’re not feeling productive you can take a break. Science values people’s thoughts and ideas and people often get the best ideas when they’re most relaxed, which makes it a really enjoyable way to work.
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