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hi, first post ever! basically... what you have, sir, is a day job with low expectations and no IP ownership conflict of interests. Please don't waste this opp
by crpatino 18y ago
hi, first post ever!
basically... what you have, sir, is a day job with low expectations and no IP ownership conflict of interests. Please don't waste this opportunity. Of course you have to keep delivering value to the project, but if you are disciplined you can be done by lunchtime and devote the rest of the day to your own pursuits.
When you get a corporate job, you will feel the same. But then, you will have to moonlight and be careful not to use your employer resources (including IP and other intangibles). In the worst case, you will have to pick different domain and technology stack to avoid the illusion of IP theft.
If you endure in grad school, you might get your credentials and eventually decide what to work on... or you might not. But in any case, you don't need a paper that says you can solve complex problems. Read Paul Graham's article on Insiders vs Outsiders.
Good luck!
- mechanical_fish 18y agono IP ownership conflict of interests This is a bit of an exaggeration. Universities claim IP, too. Although it is true that most of them are pretty incompetent at it, and they don't much like to sue their successful graduates because it makes for very bad press.
- jimbokun 18y agoWhereas a former employer with an IP dispute is likely to just want to shut you down as a potential competitor (in their mind) the University just wants a piece of the action. At least, that's the sense I got from the IP agreement I signed when I started working here.
- anewaccountname 18y agoHe mentioned elsewhere in the thread that he is a researcher in Europe; there is some variability, but basically if he was in private industry in Europe he most likely wouldn't have any of the insane IP concerns you are spouting off on here.