Is it Grad School or a Strip Club?

I recently left my PhD program in Polymer Science and Engineering because #MeToo.  I wasn’t forced out, but I had put 4 years into the program, was on my second research advisor, and it was getting more costly to be there than not to be. So I left to make silicone dildos full time.  Luckily, I have a little extra time for my favorite profession: shaking my ass for money.

 

(Lucky because that gives us a chance to play this awesome game) —>

Strip Club or Grad School?

The rules are simple.  Identify where I heard these amazing nuggets of conversation. Was it a #MeToo moment in Grad School or a client in a Strip Club???  Get them all right, and you just might be cynical enough to actually last in some academia hell hole somewhere far, far, away.

  1. Stripper pose & science lab portraitCome to my office for career advice. *the advice* Just tell them about your experience in porn…
  2. *looks me up and down*  You haven’t had any babies yet have you?
  3. Do you like pickles? Want to try some homegrown pickles from my garden?
  4. I’m going to steal your dog and sleep with her.
  5. You’re working so hard and you’re so good at your job!
  6. *brushes my nipple with the back of his hand* Let me give you a ride home, it isn’t safe out at this time of night.
  7. Are you wearing contacts? You look so nice with your hair like that.
  8. Just a general feeling that my work was valued and appreciated
  9. Trauma inducing shit hole of misogynist freaks

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Answer: 1) Grad School  2) Strip Club  3) Strip Club  4) Grad School  5) Strip Club  6) Grad School  7) Grad School  8) Strip Club  9) Grad School
Final Note: I once thought STEM was the worst place in the world because of how heavily women, queers, and POC are outnumbered until #MeToo reminded me that it’s absolutely everyone, absolutely everywhere.  Take care of yourselves friends. <3 <3 <3