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You do realize it wasn’t that long ago that most PhD graduates went straight into a faculty position right? The fact that you think getting a postdoc is some in

You do realize it wasn’t that long ago that most PhD graduates went straight into a faculty position right? The fact that you think getting a postdoc is some indication that things are going okay is just a sign of how broken things really are. Look at the CVs of some of your full professors and older faculty. You won’t see nearly as many “postdoc” years on there.

woopwoop 6y ago
Just did this exercise with three senior faculty who are all ams fellows. They all did 2-4 years of postdocs, including one guy who now is quite famous.
- rjsw 6y ago
  How old are they ? You may need to ask people who have retired.
Nimitz14 6y ago
This does not match my experience at all.