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Same as for anyone else 2-5 years of experience in real company, doing real stuff, making real money. That train ended? Migrate to a slightly different field.

• YeGoblynQueenne 9y ago
  What if you're really interested in your subject? To be fair, if you're not then there's little reason to start a PhD and it makes perfect sense to drop out of it and go do something else... Btw, it's also perfectly possible to start a PhD after a few years of work in the industry. Not everyone goes on to have more studies right after graduating.
  • notyourday 9y ago
    > What if you're really interested in your subject? Pardon my french, but it is a stupid reason for someone who can barely has any money to support himself or herself. We have empirical evidence these grad students are not stupid because when Google or Apple or Facebook offers them $150k/year they move.
    • YeGoblynQueenne 9y ago
      >> Pardon my french, but it is a stupid reason for someone who can barely has any money to support himself or herself. I don't think there's any better reason to do research than to be interested in your research subject. Actually, my guess is that this is the real difference between academia and the industry: if you're motivated by money, you'll optimise for making lots of money; if you're interested in generating new knowledge, you'll optimise for that.