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More likely they are quitting science because they know it's a lot of work for not very much pay and it's definitely not a sexy profession.
by jiggy2011 12y ago
More likely they are quitting science because they know it's a lot of work for not very much pay and it's definitely not a sexy profession.
- arbutus 12y agoIf you replace 'sexy' with 'viable', this could make sense for pure sciences. Given the size of a student loan it can take to pay for a degree (especially if you need more than just a Bachelor's), pure sciences could be losing some kids to engineering over potential salary. Those kids would still fall within the scope of this article though (STEM in general).
- simmons 12y agoI see this sentiment elsewhere in the thread, but my thinking upon reading the article was that these children are not just abandoning science research jobs by quitting science, but also relatively well-paying jobs in fields for which science is prerequisite -- medicine, engineering, etc.
- amelius 12y agoIndeed. And I suspect that a change in culture (or at least perception) could possibly be the best way to give science a boost.
- yen223 12y agoSeeing what PhDs get paid, I think the intersection of people smart enough to qualify for a PhD, and the people idealistic enough to forgo better pay in other industries is shrinking.