> You'll have plenty of offers in the future, probably including more meaningful ones. That would be great. I'm sure that one can and will find stimulating and

> You'll have plenty of offers in the future, probably including more meaningful ones. That would be great. I'm sure that one can and will find stimulating and interesting work without the PhD too - sometimes the ivory tower of academia makes it seem different though. What worries me more is the aspect of leaving machine learning for a different field, and then not finding my way back later on. > (and yes, I did decline a job offer with a much higher salary that my current one, but I'm happy to have made this call: my salary is still decent, and I do something meaningful to me, and geographically close to where my friends are) Glad to hear it all worked out for you! > I wish you the best. There's no wrong answer. Relax and enjoy life. Thanks mate! It sometimes feels so overwhelmingly difficult to navigate life in your early career. Appreciate it!