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Just go work in the industry, this obsession with staying forever in the ivory tower is perplexing

• bowsamic 3y ago
  Most PhDs are not able to be competitive in the job market
  • odyssey7 3y ago
    A friend recently gave up a career in which his very soul was bound but which had kept him impoverished and struggling, always having to navigate churn to afford to live. He works in a call center now, and he’s so much less depressed that it’s like he’s a different person.
    • bowsamic 3y ago
      I mean that's great but honestly if you're a PhD or postdoc, being told that working in a call centre is better for you is hardly an encouraging thought. In fact, it would bring great shame to most people from their families.
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