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Re:Ask HN: Paid PhD or Silicon Valley? by autothrowaway on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @04:05PM (#17191270)
A big concern of mine is that a big portion of that 15 years will likely be contract management. I'm not convinced I'll be able to jump back in the "lab" doing real engineering work after a prolonged period of PM work. Having said that, a 10 minute Midwest commute is very nice.

Thanks for the advice, you've given me some more things to consider.

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Re:Ask HN: Paid PhD or Silicon Valley? by astrodev on Wednesday May 30, 2018 @07:37PM (#17192820)
Making a 15 years long commitment at 25 seems to me like a huge gamble with limited upside (the salary) and basically unlimited downside. What if you are unhappy at the DOE but have to stay there until you are 45?
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