I wiped on the ground trial . In fact , I ' m still trying to beat it . Got there about seven levels under leveled my water pokemon is also weak to ground . <| sep |> Lol . To be fair , I was doing pretty decently , but then there were two years in a row with government shutdowns and there was a five year freeze on salaries in the university system so cost of living increases were ended . I was basically losing money against inflation . Plus cost of having to pay for parking every year was approaching $ 1000 . Once I left I found that I could stop working at 5 pm and not have to pull all nighters on proposals etc . I could study other interests , get a hobby etc . It was a total lifestyle change so it wasn ' t just about money . Science is a noble pursuit , but it requires sacrifices and I got to the point where I had accomplished enough to satisfy me and move on to other challenges , like marriage and a family