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Academia’s postdoc system is teetering, imperiling efforts to diversify life sciences
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I strongly considered getting my PhD and doing research, but the prospect of spending over a decade making less than subsistence wages and being treated like a neophyte despite years upon years of training was oddly unappealing. I can't think why anyone else would be turned away though.
I am at the end of my PhD and trying to figure out who I hate more, corporations or academia haha. Will probably end up at a non-profit. This stuff can be worth it, but it's a real crap shoot because you can wind up without support. A masters is a good idea, however.
I've got the master's and I agree, was a good move. I still use the skills from it often despite being in a totally different field.