The struggle
The struggle
The struggle
I think Arts and Sciences folks need to team up and fuck up Commerce bros.
Deal of the day: tech bros and finance bros fuck shit up for everybody. Take it or have it shoved down your throat.
Why I noped out of academia for industry.
Yea, I figured this out my first year of classes.
It's not like it's unknown, and I started college in the 80's.
Got my bachelor's and wanted to go to PhD, but realizing this has me strongly considering skipping it. I want to do the research, but holy shit, there's so much other bullshit, and it's so fucking competitive for funding. Since I'm considering an international move, I also have to consider how stable my position will be so I don't get deported. I want to push science forward, but I dunno if I can wade through all the bullshit to get my chance to...
If someone doesn't know this about academia, their reasearch skills are not that great.
It has meme status at this point.
I used to read this comic 20 years ago https://phdcomics.com/
I feel personally attacked by this!
Ok, but what good has 'science' ever done. /s
I played the game for a long time. Then I went to industry and never looked back.
I totally, totally get people who stay in academia. I've had and in a way still have the dream. But: the struggle is just as bad if not worse than industry, while the money in industry is much, much better.
Any recommendations for how to break through into industry?
It will be largely dependent on your industry. But I do have a couple general comments:
Just a few things that come to mind. But of course, once you get those first couple roles under your belt, it's a different story. "This person has years of good experience and results AND they have a PhD?" That's when you start looking for the perfect role.
And especially for #2: job hopping is infinitely easier if you can land remote roles. I have been lucky enough to have been in remote roles for nearly 10 years. The same logic applies: show your worth. And, take that remote contract to start. The need to build experience is annoying, but it is a necessity, and if you're coming from academia, it's one thing for which you are automatically behind the curve.
Apply. I myself was contacted by a recruiter on LinkedIn. It's absolutely normal to switch.
My company hires academics all the time. If anyone knows anything about incremental sheet metal forming, PM me.