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Re:A PhD should be about improving society, not chasing acad... by UncleMeat on Thursday August 09, 2018 @12:26PM (#17725622)
I'm the inverse, and so are most people I know.

Every faculty member I spoke to in undergrad told me very clearly that a PhD was bad for my career, enormously stressful and risky, and led to a faculty job search that was likely to fail. I was told not to pursue it unless I desperately wanted to be a faculty member. The most common advice I got was "don't do it".

This wasn't because I was a shitty candidate. I was accepted to four of the top five schools.

It's a mixed bag whether you will get good advice I guess.

Re:A PhD should be about improving society, not chasing acad... by mikec3010 on Thursday August 09, 2018 @01:23PM (#17726295)
That could also be gate keeping. The fewer people who want a slice of the pie the better.
Re:A PhD should be about improving society, not chasing acad... by obmelvin on Thursday August 09, 2018 @01:45PM (#17726528)
That seems overly cynical to me. What GP was told is the honest truth. Even in STEM fields finding a faculty position is quite difficult.