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Having seen what my partner has been through in her PhD in generics in the UK. I can certainly advice against doing it. PhDs are not worth the stress your will
by testcrash12345 3y ago
Having seen what my partner has been through in her PhD in generics in the UK. I can certainly advice against doing it.
PhDs are not worth the stress your will be through. You are barely paid to get by. PhD students are exploited left and right.
The whole concept is not suitable for what's life in 2023. If you have a toxic colleague at a workspace you can do something about it, change team, change your manager, change workspace.
If you have a toxic colleague or supervisor it's done, your will be miserable for 4 years. Then if you need extension suddenly fees will pop up.
It's not worth it.
- jakeinspace 3y agoThey are worth it if you’re trying to emigrate out of a bad situation. My partner is in a lab with an awful PI, but she is Lebanese, and wanted to be able to bring herself and her family out of a very unstable situation.
- BeetleB 3y agoI'm seeing way too many comments about not being able to change the relationship. I was in a top school. I saw plenty of students change advisors and do fine. You have to be a bit careful - your former advisor shouldn't be in your thesis committee, and some advisors are unwilling to take you if they think it will cause bad blood between him and the original advisor. But it definitely was done. Over and over again. Of course, it helps if the department is big (mine had about 100 professors).