Once again, your comments are on the mark. I'm a systems PhD and wow ... it seems messed up. I don't feel satisfied writing yet another paper that no one will r

Once again, your comments are on the mark. I'm a systems PhD and wow ... it seems messed up. I don't feel satisfied writing yet another paper that no one will read. At the same time, I feel a CS undergrad with 3-4 years of industry experience is better at writing professional software than me. It feels like a kind of purgatory. I have my gripes with academia but I worked very hard to earn my PhD. I'm very surprised that the PhD ended up being worth a lot less than what I thought it would be worth. I'm not even talking about financial compensation - I'm talking about lack of opportunities. I thought a systems PhD would mean I could always get a job in industry ... so not true :(