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I was once inside the research bubble but fell out when I quit from burn out. I have no regrets and have had wonderful and colourful jobs in the three years sin
by ImaCake 7y ago
I was once inside the research bubble but fell out when I quit from burn out. I have no regrets and have had wonderful and colourful jobs in the three years since. But I still dabble in research and have friends doing PhDs and post-docs. Honestly, what I see is that every single person in research is unhappy in some way. The degree varies, but they all struggle at least a little more because of their jobs.
- yodsanklai 7y ago> Honestly, what I see is that every single person in research is unhappy in some way Would they be happier doing a different job? The grass is always greener...
- ImaCake 7y agoA good counter yes. I can only vouch for my own health improvements, but a lot of what makes a PhD bad for mental health is just that it is effectively a miserable and badly paid job.