• psmgx@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Nah.

    I quit grad school and made 250k in California smoking weed everyday. My postdoc buddies are still stuck in publish or perish and teaching in no name European universities.

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        10 months ago

        Become a Java programmer at a large enterprise

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        10 months ago

        Get good at programming systems that mix audio and control stage lighting, speakers, distortion effects, etc.

        The move to California.

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      10 months ago

      Leaving academia was definitely one of the best choices I ever made for my (physical, mental and financial) health.

      I don’t regret doing my PhD, but I definitely spent two years too many on the postdoc treadmill.