WilliamLermer t1_itfdhy5 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 6:03 AM

Reply to comment by Mighty-Lobster in Question: if you were an astronomer, space engineer, astrophysicist, etc, would you rather work in an already accomplished space agency with already established leading figures and achievements or a progressing space agency w a great potential with the chance to become one of its leading figures etc by [deleted]

I also think workplace environment is important. Plenty of exploitative and toxic culture around in scientific fields, which is unhealthy in the long run, both on the individual level and in regards to projects.