Given what you said especially in your last paragraph, I would advise against pursuing a PhD right now. However, I don't think that going for an industry job n

Given what you said especially in your last paragraph, I would advise against pursuing a PhD right now. However, I don't think that going for an industry job now would "surrender your chances for a PhD". I also got a MSc in computer science, then I worked in the industry for 5 years before going back to academia and start a PhD. Depending on your field, this can be a more or less dauting process. Working in the industry before going back to a PhD has a number of pros: - you can make a better decision about what you want to do because you have actual industry experience - you can save some money for your PhD Cons: - Going from an industry salary to a PhD salary is really sad - The process of getting accepted in a PhD program after you've left academia for a number of years can be difficult (but not impossible!) You seem to be quite sick of student life during your MSc, so be aware that during a PhD it is about the same or worse. Getting yourself an industry job now can let you breathe some air and make a better decision about what you want to do next.