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Current Physics PhD student here. Pretty much this is the case. Trying to not get spun out of academia is hard work, due to the limited opportunities. Especial

Current Physics PhD student here. Pretty much this is the case. Trying to not get spun out of academia is hard work, due to the limited opportunities. Especially is you're unable to move beyond your own country. Then the temptation of other jobs that easily pay three, four, fives times the salary creep in.

adastra22 4y ago
And FAANG or investment banking pays even higher than then that.
- was_a_dev 4y ago
  Potentially, there's a lower glass ceiling in the UK
  - adastra22 4y ago
    In engineering, probably not so much in banking. Unless you mean class barriers.
    - was_a_dev 4y ago
      I mean SE salaries aren't what you'd get in the US for FAANG. Banking in the city is probably the higher paid job in the UK