• @psmgx@lemmy.world
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    5 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.

      • Nomecks
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        205 months ago

        Become a Java programmer at a large enterprise

      • @psmgx@lemmy.world
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        125 months ago

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

        The move to California.

    • @Inky@lemmy.ca
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      65 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.

  • IWantToFuckSpez
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    5 months ago

    Yet you are still a broke ass fuck. You just found salvation in instant ramen.

  • @Rudee@lemmy.ml
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    25 months ago

    Starting now, can’t wait for the eternal pressure and existential dread!