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.
41 0 ReplyCan you give me a reference? I too want to make $250k by smoking weed
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The move to California.
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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.
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Nah, that's just an integer underflow.
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Starting now, can't wait for the eternal pressure and existential dread!
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