2 years ago, I moved from a barely-2-years-old post-doc into an industry job. The job was not ideal, but it was the only thing I had then, and I looked at it as a foot-in-the-door opportunity. Now, I think accepting this job offer was the worst mistake of my professional life. It seems I have pigeon-holed myself into a non-scientific, operational, manufacturing-focused role which I feel is slowly closing doors on me. For the record my current compensation is a-ok, work environment is decent and I have no major non-technical complaints.On the negative, I'm not really doing science (I know it sounds romantic, but it's technically true) and have to drag myself to work every day. On the positive, I'm getting "industry experience" and "people-management skills" (which I personally don't care about, but may be considered assets for future employers)
