61% of Germany’s chemistry PhD students consider quitting their degrees

More bad news from the banana republic of Germany! Have German chemists become oversensitive (wie Mimosen)?

"Almost two-thirds of Germany’s chemistry PhD students have considered quitting their degrees, according to new research conducted by the German Chemical Society’s Young Chemists Network (JCF) [Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker e.V.]. Respondents to a survey organised by the JCF cited mental health issues, poor supervision and high workloads among the top reasons they had considering ending their studies. 31% of respondents claim to have been victims of abuse of power. ..."

61% of Germany’s chemistry PhD students consider quitting their degrees "Unhealthy supervisor–student relationships driving poor mental health outcomes among chemistry researchers"