The Fuck-It Chemist

Hello world, When I was eight I wanted to be a writer. This lasted until high school. I don't know that I was ever particularly good at writing. I have these grandiose ideas about the person I could be and the person I am. I'm honestly not particularly great at anything, but I like to believe I am anyway. I am really good at complaining, but I'm not good about doing it in a way that gets other people to care. I've never been good at transitions. My therapist even spoke to that fact, though I mean it in a literary way and she meant it in a "dealing with stress" way. I've just never learned how to be calm or patient with a thought before jumping into the next one. I always figured I would just find myself a good editor. And I think this is a dangerous thing in analytical work. I have some sense of duty for providing good data, a good base, something to work off of. And I'm not too shabby at reviewing. But ask me to review my own work until it

Anyone who has worked in an industry for an amount of time quickly learns about all of the fucked up things that happen behind the scenes. This is a blog from a pissed off chemist who is sick of all of your shit and isn't afraid to use harsh language to get her point across. I would also love to offer my support for every worker in my industry who has ever been confronted with sexism, racism, or inexcusable corruption.  As a young person it is still easy for me to look at the world with an idealist's eyes. Viewing every new thing through rose-colored glasses means red flags look like any other flag. New is exciting. New is an opportunity to finally find a place you can move up through merit. New is a challenge that other people have not yet tried to tackle. "New" is festering with individuals trying to screw other people over and get their money because regulations aren't established enough to enforce anything. And they get away with it. I know there