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I have never been happier than I was in grad school (the Space Systems Lab at the University of Maryland). Which might sound surprising, given the pay and work
by GlenTheMachine 9y ago
I have never been happier than I was in grad school (the Space Systems Lab at the University of Maryland).
Which might sound surprising, given the pay and work hours... but there's a lot to be said for working with a group of people you love with all your heart, who have your back, in a field you are passionate about and have been since you were a kid.
Grad school was incredibly hard work, and the pay sucked. But I wouldn't give back a single day of it.
- irishcoffee 9y agoMy alma mater =)
- pzone 9y agoGrad school was the most miserable time of my life for exactly the same reasons. Inaccessible professors, introverted, competitive cohorts of PhD students who rarely became good friends with one another, an exclusive focus on your output and performance to the point of becoming dehumanizing.
- dasmoth 9y agoProbably PhD work for me, too. It's a slightly different experience in the UK, I think, but did afford me quite a bit of autonomy. Has been hard to match since. (I get the impression that the trend has been gradually towards more structure and less autonomy in "doctoral programs" -- from my point of view, that's sad). PS. did you follow Akin's Laws?
- GlenTheMachine 9y agoI am the source of one of Akin's Laws. 37. (Henshaw's Law) One key to success in a mission is establishing clear lines of blame.