Re:Ask HN: Career Advice. Grad School vs. Industry?
by go1979 on Monday March 23, 2015 @12:57PM
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I regret the PhD. To be precise, grad school won't just not make you richer, it will make you poorer.
Forgetting about the money bit (ha!), lets talk pure knowledge. I learned a lot more on the job than I did in school. In my specific case, I wouldn't have gotten those jobs without the PhD. However, I firmly believe there are high learning jobs that can be had without a PhD.
In CS, a PhD gets paid mid 6 figures. That is also what the average mid career developer gets paid. Go figure.
Forgetting about the money bit (ha!), lets talk pure knowledge. I learned a lot more on the job than I did in school. In my specific case, I wouldn't have gotten those jobs without the PhD. However, I firmly believe there are high learning jobs that can be had without a PhD.
In CS, a PhD gets paid mid 6 figures. That is also what the average mid career developer gets paid. Go figure.