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Asked by them519grow on 3 Jul 2025.
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Caroline Roche answered on 3 Jul 2025:
For the most part, I don’t find my job hard. But I’ve had over 14 years to get the hang of control systems. When I first started, I did struggle and think some of my tasks were impossible to do. But after some training and time, it all got easier. With experience, came the confidence that if I was given a new task, I know that I can figure it out or I know who to ask for help.
My work does get stressful, I have deadlines to work towards and sometimes things don’t go to plan so there is some rushing around to make sure everything is right.
I recently changed from being a project lead to just supporting projects in software development, my stress levels have dropped significantly now I don’t have to chase other people’s work, handle customers or worry about the finances.
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Uzair Abdullah answered on 3 Jul 2025:
I’d say yes, it can be hard and sometimes stressful, but it’s also incredibly rewarding. The difficulty comes from needing to understand complex maths, physics, and programming all at once, and then using those skills to solve real-world problems, like modelling climate systems, optimising energy use, or simulating plasma in fusion reactors.
Stress can creep in when deadlines pile up or when code isn’t working and you don’t know why. But that’s also where the satisfaction comes from: pushing through those challenges, figuring things out bit by bit, and finally seeing your model run or your predictions match the data, that feels amazing.
So it’s tough, but if you enjoy problem-solving and learning how the world works through numbers and logic, it’s definitely worth it.
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Stephanie Buttigieg answered on 4 Jul 2025:
A lot of the time I found my PhD hard (although challenging is probably a better word), but I like it this way, because it means that I’m learning and improving my skills! Sometimes it can be a bit stressful, especially when a deadline is coming up but most times I have time to sit with a problem and figure it out with the help of my advisors. I expect it to get a bit more stressful as I approach the end of my PhD, but for now I’m enjoying the challenge.
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Anderson J answered on 11 Jul 2025:
Yes. I think that it’s important to do a job which is hard because I really want to challenge myself. I chose to do my phd project because it was something I was interested in, but it was also in a topic and environment which would challenge me to improve. It’s harder to become stagnant when you are surrounded by people who also are driving to improve themselves. Although this does come with some amount of stress, I think it is important to create a clear boundary between work and home which is tricky to have when you are in school.
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MarcusDavage commented on :
No. Not any more. I have worked for companies where you were on-call for 24 hours once a week or so, plus you were on-call for every production change with your name on it. The more experience you have, the louder the senior management shout at you. That’s stress.
Steve commented on :
Sometimes but I’ve learnt to take care of my health because I’m no use to anyone, in work or outside it, if I’m ill