Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs

Re:Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs by gww on Monday July 23, 2018 @01:18PM (#17594169)

I am skeptical that will ever happen. At least in North America there are a plethora of international students willing to train here for next to nothing and in some cases I've heard rumours of post-docs not taking a salary at all.

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Re:Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs by dsfafsdaf on Monday July 23, 2018 @03:24PM (#17595186)

The post-doc where I got my PhD was making $5k less than I, or around 17k

His English sucked, his physics PhD in non linear quantum mechanics useless and his resume-writting skills was non existent.

Yet, he's the only person to read my thesis, the cluster worked only thanks to his efforts, and he administered 20~30 workstations while doing his research. I would not have graduated without him and he is more dear to me than anyone I met at school.

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Re:Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs by gww on Monday July 23, 2018 @09:38PM (#17597482)

I think it's tragic that they low ball international students that way. Many of the ones I have met work exceptionally hard; including doing activities like you mentioned.

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