Ask HN: Have you ever taken a pay cut to pursue an interesting opportunity?

Re:Ask HN: Have you ever taken a pay cut to pursue an intere... by astrodev on Sunday March 31, 2019 @07:11AM (#19534968)

Went to do a PhD in bioinformatics at 1/4 of my previous salary. Soon after starting, I unexpectedly got awarded one of the best scholarships in existence which doubled the pay. Having the freedom of a PhD student and a 3k EUR net monthly salary is pretty sweet compared to how most people live.

Unfortunately, I came to the conclusion that I cannot be happy doing an office job and will announce my decision to quit the employment next week. My current plan is to continue the PhD in the same lab, unpaid and remote, and find the least time-consuming job that will pay me 1k EUR a month - which will likely be writing PHP for one of my previous clients one day a week.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you ever taken a pay cut to pursue an intere... by p1esk on Sunday March 31, 2019 @06:45PM (#19538923)

I tried working part time as a dev while doing my phd - it’s a bad idea.

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