I did a PhD in physics in the mid 90's. It was fantastic. The people, the parties, the science, the girlfriends, not sure if I mentioned the parties. Learning

I did a PhD in physics in the mid 90's. It was fantastic. The people, the parties, the science, the girlfriends, not sure if I mentioned the parties. Learning to do science was fantastic, teaching was awesome. I really loved the uni environment. I started to do some well-paid consulting for IBM and when I first heard about the pay of someone more or less my age, I realized that I have to make hard choices. I also started to get involved with the university politics and realized that there are plenty of people who want to assess dominance over a stack of paper, because they have it and you do not. I went to industry to see plenty of great people, plenty of politics - but the politics was on a x100 scale, for a x5 or so pay long term. I will always cherish my PhD years, they were fantastic. I am also glad I ultimately moved to industry because I have the same stress level for a more comfortable life. One thing I really, really miss is teaching.