Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
How many of y’all have ever worked with someone who never went to college?
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kbc
@kbc
Did the full path (have a PhD) and I’m indifferent if my kids attend. I’m pushing them for a gap year or working first or just do something else than sit in a seat and listen to a person talk. Got in-laws in Australia so they might do the work-travel visa there
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Cameron Armstrong
@cameron
Sounds like a great experience tbh
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kbc
@kbc
The PhD? One of the loneliest jobs ever. At least in the social science. It's you & the data. You specialize in an area & need to find a community of people who get you. Met PhDs and postdocs on anti-depressants & who had panic attacks. Heard of profs in elite universities throwing chairs...Oh and pay is shit.
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Fran
@0x99fran
I found the PhD to be very different from bachelor’s or masters. At the end of the day no one “needs” a phd. its hard to argue that the PhD leads to more career or financial success. So you really need some other intrinsic motivation to get one. See both highly driven people and very anxious people with phds.
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kbc
@kbc
It depends on your industry and culture (did research on it) In some countries, PhDs give you better career options. Some do it because they want to solve a societal problem & then realise they can only contribute a tiny answer. For teaching in uni it’s required (which is another joke…)
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