how has your job affected your life?

Katie Riddoch answered on 10 Nov 2020:

As a scientist you’re always problem solving and thinking critically about things. So whenever I hear facts, or see data, I naturally start to question it deeply! I do a lot of hobbies such as climbing, dancing, and cooking, to help my brain relax!! haha

Parise Carmichael-Murphy answered on 10 Nov 2020:

I think my job now, has supported me to be confident in my thoughts and beliefs. I feel really passionate about promoting social justice (that people are treated equally and fairly) and I don’t think I had much time or space to do that when I worked in retail in the past.

Simona Skripkauskaite answered on 10 Nov 2020:

I ended up moving around a lot for my education and work. That has been a double edged sword: it’s amazing to live in different places/cultures and meet new people, but as a result I can’t always be with my family or other dear people when important things happen.

Also, a lot of my family and friends come to me asking how to raise their children or to diagnose someone (I don’t do either of those things). In short, none of my family or friends understand what I do!

Madeleine Steeds answered on 10 Nov 2020: last edited 10 Nov 2020 12:45 pm

That’s an interesting question and not something I’ve really thought about before. I think my job has let me try things I probably wouldn’t have like coding and given me more options in life as a result. It’s also let me meet people from backgrounds I probably wouldn’t have, which has been great and let me make some awesome friends.

Lauren Burns answered on 10 Nov 2020:

Well, a job affects life as it is something that you do for at least 8hrs a day – which means less time doing all the leisure activities I like! However, the work I do is about mental health – which is needed in every aspect of life. Supporting family, friends, colleagues – especially during these COVID times. I am very passionate about making mental health and think it is a very worthwhile job 🙂

Olga Luzon answered on 10 Nov 2020:

I started learning about psychology, when I was 18 yr old. Over the past almost 25 yr I have been researching, reading, applying, and teaching psychological concepts and as such it has very much influenced how I perceive the world, my interactions with friends, family, colleagues, patients, how I position myself with regards to inequalities, political views, power imbalances, how I raise my children,how I manage conflict, what advice I give my friends on how to deal with life challenges, and how I manage those life challenges myself, and even where I live as I moved to London to study initially…

Eve Bent answered on 10 Nov 2020:

My job has made me more aware of the different things people are going through in their lives that we may not think about. When I meet participants and their families I get to know them and they let me be part of their little family for a small amount of time, I think I’m very lucky to have that opportunity.

Also by being a researcher it has also helped me take a more critical view over things I read and learn, I’m always questioning where news papers have got their information from and how they know things – it teaches you to be a more critical thinker.

Joanna McParland answered on 10 Nov 2020:

My job has helped me to understand people better. Psychology is the science of behaviour and mental processes. Knowing how people think can sometimes help me to predict how they might behave, and seeing how people behave can sometimes help me to understand how they think and feel about something.

Emma Karlsson answered on 11 Nov 2020:

My job has affected me in many ways, both professionally and personally. I now go to work doing something that I love every single day! Before, I worked in technical support and I enjoyed it, but not to the same degree as now. My job has also gotten me to move and see different parts of the world, and meet super interesting people 🙂

Simon Payne answered on 11 Nov 2020:

My job has helped me to appreciate, contribute to, and ultimately benefit from teamwork, everyday. I am lucky to work with some amazing people, and I couldn’t do my job without them. This understanding has crossed over into my life outside work, and I am now better at teaming up with people and learning from them on non-work tasks and activities!

Lucy Oldham answered on 12 Nov 2020:

I am a PhD student, but it’s not a job (yet!) so my decision to move from veterinary medicine to learning how animals learn, means a lot of career uncertainty. My family have made a lot of sacrifices for me to study what I love, but I hope in the end I will get a job and that they have some stability too. I’m certainly glad my children are animal lovers and I can answer their questions!

Ella Svahn answered on 13 Nov 2020:

Working in research has inspired me in my every day life, and makes me naturally think about how things work! I was already a curious person when I was a child, and trying to understand how the mind and the brain work has only made me more curious as an adult. Studying and working at a university has allowed me to meet people from many different countries, which has been really fun. Doing research also reminds me to try to do something that can have a positive effect on peoples lives in the long run.

Katie Lightfoot answered on 13 Nov 2020:

I am a from one of the most socially deprived seaside towns in the UK and for me, my job and my work has enabled me to achieve things that nobody would ever expect from somebody bought up there. I like to push the boundaries and feel proud that through hard work and a very supportive family who always believed in me, I was able to achieve what I have. It hasn’t been easy though as I have had to constantly prove myself to others who can be judgemental. I have also had to work to fund my own study at all levels. If you really want to become a psychologist, you can get there; you have to believe you can navigate the challenges!

Mona-Lisa Kwentoh answered on 17 Nov 2020: last edited 17 Nov 2020 4:53 pm

My job “opened” my eyes to inequalities in health care and has also empowered me to advocate for my patients .

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