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Go get a PhD and then spend your prime years of family making as a post doc with a $60k salary. It’s ludicrous and the system only works if your family is weal
by pbj1968 3y ago
Go get a PhD and then spend your prime years of family making as a post doc with a $60k salary. It’s ludicrous and the system only works if your family is wealthy or your spouse has a better paying job.
- sieste 3y agophd and academia is a terrible career choice of you want to be wealthy. even most "rich professors" could make much more in industry. this career only makes sense once you factor in the value of working on your own interesting and diverse problems, being surrounded by curious and intelligent people, while enjoying the freedom of developing your research into whatever direction you please. and this starts as a phd student. if, as an academic, you ever feel like you don't have most of these benefits, while not making enough money to get by, you should leave.
- pbj1968 3y agoYeah, that’s a nice load of bibble babble “we punish you for doing things you find interesting” crap. I didn’t say “make them rich” I am arguing that we need to make this financially viable if we expect our objective best to pursue it. $80k? $90k? Those would be a good start.