EPTDon't become a scientist - Page 4
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neVern
United States115 Posts
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eSen1a
Australia1058 Posts
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Jacobs Ladder
United States1705 Posts
Plus, I've seen my dad (who has a BS EE) get job offers from serious research centers (like JPL) due not to his degree, but experience. It just seems like the root of Academia is counter productive when it comes to science, profit, and enjoyability. | ||
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phyren
United States1067 Posts
.....I didn't need to see this article now  | ||
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Katsuge
Singapore7730 Posts
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JadeFist
United States1225 Posts
But, he had some good connections I think. The job has low pay but I don't think it's dead-end. | ||
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Rho_
United States971 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.bmacewen.com/blog/images/NALPDistro2006.gif) Thats a pretty big spike at about 35k/yr. There is a glut of lawyers as well. | ||
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starcraft911
Korea (South)1263 Posts
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Drowsy
United States4876 Posts
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hixhix
1158 Posts
On May 16 2010 13:36 Drowsy wrote: I'm just now finishing undergrad and I've already decided to pursue a career in academia (economics, not a physical science). To be honest teaching classes maybe 16 hours a week+grading papers+research obligations and a ton of time off sounds like a really good and enjoyable life, especially if you're in a field you genuinely like. A lot of my professors really seem to have active lives and get plenty of time to do stuff they love outside of work, who cares if you don't make much money? One of my professors was running marathons well into his 40s while still teaching. Well, the problem is that, in order to enjoy that "dream life of a professor", you have to be tenure and have good funding. And it's really hard to reach that point. | ||
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Blenderhead
United States29 Posts
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lowbright
308 Posts
On May 16 2010 13:35 starcraft911 wrote: I have 2 brothers, done has a phd in chemistry and is a college instructor. The other is a truck driver who didn't graduate high school. The trucker makes over twice as much. ... seriously? i thought college professors make like 80k plus whatever they get from consulting and research or whatever | ||
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Terranist
United States2496 Posts
On May 16 2010 13:35 starcraft911 wrote: I have 2 brothers, done has a phd in chemistry and is a college instructor. The other is a truck driver who didn't graduate high school. The trucker makes over twice as much. wow what kind of cargo is he driving? | ||
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Servolisk
United States5241 Posts
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ray1234
Canada679 Posts
I work with lasers and feel like a kid going to a candy shop everyday when i wake up. I feel many of my friends in industry hate their jobs and certainly cant find happiness in their work. So on the one hand if you are someone who loves intellectual freedom and dont want to be a hamster in the corporate wheel, then science is not a bad choice at all. The price to be paid is potentially deadend career with no money... This I have no experience with because i am still a grad So like many, I am too afraid and uncertain future, especially the "postdoc trap". so is it a myth or fact that its easier to get a job right after PhD than after a few years in postdoc? Maybe Catyoul you have some comments about this? I think my current of strategy is, if I have a ton of publications by the end of my PhD, I will try a postdoc and professor.. if not Im gonna stay the hell out of the loop and go for industry... | ||
thedeadhaji
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ziz
203 Posts
that's why i'm pre-med!!!!!! | ||
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T.O.P.
Hong Kong4685 Posts
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ray1234
Canada679 Posts
On May 16 2010 14:26 T.O.P. wrote: The article is written in 1999. Is it still relevant? lol just noticed, i guess that was before the dotcom bubble and the fiber optics fail. and with the shitty economy, now getting a industry job straight from undergrad doesn't seem like a much better option. | ||
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hixhix
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