I recently finished my PhD at a Dutch university. If I had to make the choice again, I would accept it immediately. It was great to have the time to do in-depth

I recently finished my PhD at a Dutch university. If I had to make the choice again, I would accept it immediately. It was great to have the time to do in-depth research and to be able to try practically any crazy idea I had. I had a great and very bright supervisor, who I learnt a great deal from (and hopefully work helped him). The colleagues were great and doing inspiring things. I could practically arrive and leave at any time, as long as work was done. And I got a good salary, holiday money, a bonus (1 month extra salary) and more holiday hours than I could spend. The only thing that was unfulfilling was writing the actual thesis. I'd rather have spent my last year publishing two or three more articles than rehashing what I had published already. If you go for a PhD, be sure to accept a position with a proper pay, enough holidays, and a good supervisor. Having the opportunity to teach a few weeks per year is a nice bonus.