Ask HN: Would you give up 100% more salary as a junior SWE/MLE?

Re:Ask HN: Would you give up 100% more salary as a junior SW... by cm2012 on Sunday January 16, 2022 @01:37PM (#29958563)

If it's a brand name tech company, like faang, it opens up many doors in your future to have the name on your resume. It makes it easier to get grants in the future. You'll also get practical experience that will help your science work.

Just make sure to keep living on your PHD salary, put the rest to savings. If you start living on the higher salary you'll never be able to go back to your PHD again.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you give up 100% more salary as a junior SW... by jraph on Sunday January 16, 2022 @01:48PM (#29958673)

I can't imagine getting back to a PhD after a few years in the industry. Maybe after a few months, yes, but that's probably not worth it and probably not a good look on the resume.

What's more, your current PhD topic might be outdated in a few years.

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Re:Ask HN: Would you give up 100% more salary as a junior SW... by makedecisions on Sunday January 16, 2022 @02:02PM (#29958792)

Not faang but still brand name, like snowflake, databricks, ...

Grants are not really my concern here. I agree that industry experience could be great to increase productivity for a PhD, but I don't think that there will be a way back once I quit.

Thanks for your thoughts!

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