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But you can get that in industry, often with serious financial benefit. It’s not like that is a unique situation
by nostrebored 4y ago
But you can get that in industry, often with serious financial benefit. It’s not like that is a unique situation
- DiggyJohnson 4y agoI think the experiences of a PHD program versus working in industry are sufficiently different enough to say that they are not as easily comparable as you are making it out to be.
- nonethewiser 4y agoHes not broadly comparing them. Hes correctly pointing out that "learning about oneself" and about "how to work hard and get stuff done" isnt unique to getting a PhD. If anything, its shocking that someone does not realize that's just a part of growing up.
- cvwright 4y agoYou definitely can get that in industry. Or the military. Or lots of places. However I think where you go in industry matters a lot. Doing a PhD at a serious program is more like starting a startup than like writing CRUD apps at a megacorp. More like going to the SEAL teams than being a supply clerk.
- nostrebored 4y agoThis has been the opposite of my experience with PhDs. Most can’t handle leadership or any sort of standard workplace interaction.