I've never worked in science. I've worked technical fields most of my adult life. I have never been a scientist. You have to be a certain type of person to survive in a university setting. My brother is good at it but I'm not. I have a brother and nephews and a niece who are all degreed biologists but I am but a lowly technician. I don't even work in a nuclear physics related area anymore. Now it's mechanical engineering for the military.