RateMyJob

At RateMyJob, we believe work shouldn’t be a chore, but when it is, you should at least get a good story out of it. So we’ve scoured the web for the funniest and most outrageous stories from professionals from all industries, to bring you a little humor and entertainment when you need it most.

  • Career
  • Humor
  • Culture
  • Leadership
  • Perks

20 PhD Students Dumb Down Their Thesis Just For Us.

By Johnny Barrow
Shutterstock / ESB Professional

Want to know what it takes to get a PhD? Look no further.

What?

Girls take birth control. Girls then pee out unmetabolized estrogens from birth control. Pee goes to water treatment plant, estrogens not treated, male fish become female fish.
– Altzul
 

So Sticky

Little things stick together. Here's a slightly easier way to calculate their stickiness.
– Born2bwire

That’s Unfortunate

Nanoparticles are weird and I accidentally made a bomb and electrocuted myself.
-M33

Meditation Just Got More Interesting

People trying meditation for the first time get aroused.
– PainMatrix

You Play With Poop?

We can take random pieces of bacterial DNA from beaver poop and put them into other bacteria to discover new things, like how to break wood down into biofuels. Yes, I had to dissect dead beavers and handle their poop.
– Geneius

Don’t Mess With Ours

When I get rid of this gene, it messes the brain up. A lot.
– NeuroscienceNerd

Star Trek For The Win!

Computer AI systems can learn to operate a warp drive and automatically build an instructional system to train people how to do it. My dissertation is probably the only one in existence to reference the Star Trek technical manual.
– DrBiometrics

TL;DR

Does music express emotions or just elicit them? Read the next 200 pages to not find out. 
– Welldogmycats 

Even We Knew That

Sand washes away, don't build important stuff on it
– Zoidy

We Need Neil Degrasse Tyson To Explain This

I can make models of galaxies in a computer, but I can't explain why they don't act like real ones. Even if I bash them together or stir them around.
– McMillan_Astro

Does Antimatter Matter?

You can make antimatter move in strange ways if you set your equipment up wrong.
– DrTBag

You Don’t Say

My experimental drug does NOT cure addiction.

– NotSoCleverPork

You Better Find Out If It Does

Two proteins touch each other in a specific place in the developing heart. No idea if it's important for anything.
– Penguinpaige

How Do Magnets Work?

Making new magnets from old magnets because we're running out of magnets.
– IAmAHiggsBoson

We Learned Just As Much As You

Inpatients with schizophrenia are happier and socialize more in the context of a music listening group. It was obvious before we began the project and we learned nothing.
– Wouldyestap

Don’t Worry, Nobody Has Seen Him

 There are amoebas living in volcanos, but I never captured Bigfoot on film (I tried).
– RNAPII

Maybe It Does. Maybe It Doesn’t

This protein looks like it might contribute to asthma. Oh, turns out it probably doesn't.
– Bear_Ear_Fritters

Better Keep An Eye On That

I crunch numbers using a supercomputer in the hopes of ensuring a fusion reactor in France doesn't get fried on the inside.
– PhysicsFornicator

We Can’t Believe They Did Either

People sometimes think about animals as if they're people. People like those animals a little more than regular animals. Except when they don't. I can't believe they gave me a PhD.
– too_many_mangos
 

How Is That Possible?

Why does a coffee stain looks the way it is, and how you can use it to make anti-laser glasses.
– Stockholm-Syndrom

    Primary Sidebar

    Most Popular

    CareerRestaurant Employees Dish On The One Customer Everyone Dreaded Serving
    Zach Brown
    HumorThese Are The Funniest Restaurant Names We Could Find
    Zach Brown
    CareerGolf Course Beverage Cart Drivers Share What Their Job Is Really Like
    Brooklyn Bubz

    Editor's Picks

    Humor26 Steak-umm Tweets That Prove It Is The Most Delightfully Peculiar Brand On Twitter
    Will Jamison Eucker
    Humor22 Of The Most Savage Brand Tweets Ever Tweeted
    Will Jamison Eucker

    Trending

    HumorThe 17 Most Accurate Karen Memes For Anyone Who Has Dealt With A Karen At Work
    Will Jamison Eucker
    Humor20 Of The Most Peculiar Walmart Customers To Ever Exist
    Will Jamison Eucker

    Secondary Sidebar

    Can't Miss Stories

    HumorThe 16 Funniest Signs Come From This One Restaurant
    Will Jamison Eucker
    CareerPeople Share The Most Condescending Thing Someone Told Them At Work
    Christina Raines
    HumorThe 5 Worst Karen Meltdowns The Manager Could Not Handle
    Will Jamison Eucker

    Must Reads

    HumorThe 6 Most Dramatic Ways That People Quit Their Jobs
    Will Jamison Eucker
    CareerKaren Bullies Her Coworker, Until She Gets Caught Lying About Her Disability
    Christina Raines

    Popular Picks

    Humor14 Times Employees Called Out Their Weird Bosses On The Internet
    Will Jamison Eucker
    Humor5 Most Satisfying Times Workers Saw “Justice Served” On Entitled Customers
    Brooklyn Bubz

    What People Really Think About Their Jobs
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of Use