Today was one of those

Today was one of those days when I didn't even get to sit down and take care of outstanding email until 4 pm. We had a big company meeting to discuss how things are going. The future is optimistic, but we are struggling right now. I did enjoy telling everyone about how much fun I had on our trip and how exciting it is going to be working with our new customer.

One thing that I think is true about making the move from academic to "industrial" science is what it means to "do science". Once you are part of a service industry, a lot of people who might hire you just hire you to do a job. You're a contractor, not someone who is meant to be creative for them. I still get a lot of pleasure working on our software, but it is really exhilirating to get to work with a customer who wants to collaborate and give us room to be creative and innovative for them.