User was asked to "keep testing until we get the positive result" on a test that had negative result.
Reply comments show he's not the only one being asked to "test into compliance".
This puts into question every industry from pharma to aerospace.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/uext6y/i_work_in_a_lab_and_today_i_was_asked_to_do/
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Yeah I know two people personally who have worked in labs, both have told me similar things. It's as if the scientific method is thrown out the window.
It's how their grants are written. That's why some schools struggle to get grants, and others don't. If you take a grant that wants specific results, that's what you have to deliver.