u/YogurtclosetDue4836

The watch might stay at ~70 % one whole day but goes from 50 % to zero the next day. Some day a training session uses the battery normally, other session takes 30 % of the charge.

Is this the funeral for my watch?

The distributor (Finland) did not even bother to answer my email. I have not changed any settings.

Before this occurred, the battery lasted at least for a week with one charge.

50/50 venting and job market question.

Long story short: Masters degree later in life, thesis defence approximately at 43 years old (writing the summary chapter now with modest grant), no family safety net, have been struggling financially during this process, somewhat disillusioned with the trade. I love the intellectual challenge but cannot take the precariousness and worry at this stage of life. I have had personal small time grants, two bouts of PhD researcher employment and also stretches of unemployment during the process.

That said, I probably will take a post doc project at snap decision if a good spot opens up and I am qualified to apply and am selected. Mostly because of money. Still, I feel like I should make moves towards landing a job outside academia.

Skill set include theory from sociology, philosophy, gender studies, work life research, occupational sociology. Practical skills beside regular computer stuff and modest coding skills: good qualitative research skills, entry level quantitative research skills and some basic level data science stuff. Also scientific publishing.

I can expand my education but not endlessly. Money is a real issue.

Located in Europe, Nordics.