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Re:Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs by zucan on Monday July 23, 2018 @04:31PM (#17595714)
Is it that unappealing for US citizens to get a STEM PhD? Especially in the US the private sector ought to offer enough jobs at the PhD level and pay to make the PhD worthwile.
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Re:Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs by grigjd3 on Monday July 23, 2018 @05:22PM (#17596144)
Depends on the particular stem field but in general, if the goal is a well paying job, STEM PhDs are one of the harder ways to get there.
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Re:Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs by hycaria on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @09:37AM (#17600846)
Hard ? Because of getting the PhD in the first place or refocusing your career afterwards ?
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Re:Why some PhDs are quitting academia for unconventional jobs by grigjd3 on Tuesday July 24, 2018 @10:27AM (#17601303)
Well, again, it depends on the particular field, but both reasons can apply. My study of black holes was hard and didn't exactly make for a ton of usable skills other than knowing how to learn.
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