That’s a really good question and I have asked it to a lot of my friends that I made at uni and in science. As a scientist, you have a lot of different options. You can stay at the university, or you can go work in a company. Also, you can do something different, like consulting, become a patent lawyer, write for a newspaper about new science topics or be a teacher.
Personally, I would prefer to work for a company one day and take on a more managerial role rather than stay with the hands-on stuff in the laboratory. I hope it works out (:
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