Overheard at the lab today:
"Only hookers work on weekends"
which was then followed by "and late nights."
Yes this is what we've been reduced to ...
(P.S. Does this make my PI a pimp?)
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But surely, only graduate students work weekends, late nights, *and* regular office hours!
Elia,
You may have a point there.
OK so how do postdocs and prostitutes compare?
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de Graaf R, Vanwesenbeeck I, van Zessen G, Straver CJ, Visser JH. Male prostitutes and safe sex: different settings, different risks.
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Obviously we work a lot harder! (as for the pay ...)
So how much is 67 guilders?
Jan 1st 1999 1 euro = 2,20371 Dutch guilders.
So that makes 30.40 euros
Right now 1 U.S. dollars = 0.789951813 Euros
So that makes $38.48 per trick.