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Hi everyone,

Since September I’ve been working full time in a research lab. But recently the culture of the lab and more specifically the animal work has really started to take a toll on my mental health. The expectations feel like a constantly moving target and are too high for someone of my experience level. It’s gotten to a point I have a pit in my stomach every day when I wake up for work.

The issue is, the lab is at my state medical school. I’m terrified to leave before a year and risk burning a bridge with the school I’d arguably have the best shot of getting into. I doubt the PI would react well because I will be the only full time person in the lab.

What do y’all think?
Thanks!
Just how working in a medical school's lab doesn't improve your odds at all (unless you somehow can impress the right person aka almost never), burning a bridge with a medical school's lab won't decrease your odds at all (unless you somehow piss of the wrong person aka almost never).
 
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