The majority of PhDs will not obtain permanent careers in science. In the UK, it's less than 4% (0.45% professors) [1]. Most of your peers--and perhaps even y

The majority of PhDs will not obtain permanent careers in science. In the UK, it's less than 4% (0.45% professors) [1]. Most of your peers--and perhaps even you--will find themselves searching for careers in a new field at some point. Let's not badmouth them for taking a good opportunity. [1] Figure 1.6 of http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_Society_Content/policy/publications/2010/4294970126.pdf http://royalsociety.org/uploadedFiles/Royal_Society_Content/...