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  • drre@feddit.detoScience Memes@mander.xyzAcademia to Industry
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    6 months ago

    no it’s not. but you should know what you’re getting into.

    in the beginning of my PhD i really loved what i was doing. from an intellectually point of view i still do. but later, i.e. after 3 years doing a shitty postdoc, i realized that I was not cut out for academia but nevertheless loved doing science.

    however, i was lucky to find a place in industry doing what i like.

    so i guess my 2c is: think about what comes after the PhD and work towards that goal. a PhD is usually not a goal in itself. hth