So, I love the research job I have at my university. I basically get credits to learn from a postdoc different techniques and help her out with stuff. I've gotten increasingly independent in what she has me do, but sometimes I talk to other people at my uni about their research jobs. A lot of them are like, designing experiments and doing them - on their own or with the help of a grad student or something. I feel like I'm learning a lot, but is my situation not the norm?