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"Most of what I learned during my PhD had nothing to do with my dissertation topic, grad school, or even computer science. "These lessons are so ingrained into
by mcguire 5y ago
"Most of what I learned during my PhD had nothing to do with my dissertation topic, grad school, or even computer science.
"These lessons are so ingrained into me now that I'm shocked when I find out that not everyone knows them! I think they can be applied to virtually any office job."
Taking a job that provides some agency is harder than it sounds. As is starting a company and failing without jeopardizing one's financial future. (And not everyone is really enthusiastic about learning those lessons that can only be learned that way.)
- wanderingmind 5y agoYou can LC for a few months closed door to get a decent SWE job in a good company that can provide you enough agency. PhD on the other hand requires spending 5+ years in a lab cutoff from reality and ending up with no skills to get a real world job. Yes you lose some money (mostly other people money) if a company fails, but the learnings are well worth the loss of money. Its definitely not the case with a PhD.