> I also think about dropping out of the PhD program and transitioning to the industry, maybe because I feel like I'll never be appreciated in academia and may

> I also think about dropping out of the PhD program and transitioning to the industry, maybe because I feel like I'll never be appreciated in academia and maybe because I feel like I need a new beginning. In my years in the industry, I have worked with several people who had finished their PhDs. Their PhD was only useful for one of them in one occasion, when our employer needed someone with a PhD to receive some state grant. Other than that, we solve the same problems with similar degrees of success. The only difference is that they are significantly older.