I’m not an academic, but my experience at universities killed any desire to continue being there. From the experiences I read online, the descriptions on universities’ own websites, and what PhDs themselves have told me, it is a long investment that costs a lot of money, involves lots of free work and groveling for funding, and although it can be rewarding, it often did not result in higher paying jobs unless you were in the right country. Not to mention the publishing racket.
It’s a real pity, because I would love to spend my days learning, building stuff, documenting everything, and helping humanity progress on minuscule step at a time, but the system seems quite fucked. Education is the engine of every civilisation and for some reason, we just cannot seem to understand that as a whole.
As an educator, a PhD will get be an extra 1k on my annual salary in Texas. Not worth the money or effort.
But the ability to put Dr. in front of your name worth it!
A PhD can be a pretty raw offer for most people STEM or not. There is the lost opportunity financially for many, socially, some psychological damage, damage to health, and that is assuming you find a job using your degree after you finish. Frequently you move from your degree to consulting which just lines you up for more chaos depending on the field.
Some people are trying to make things better but there are always professors who push against making things better because they ultimately need output as much as rhe student needs their degree, if not more so.
I have yet to recommend someone do a doctoral program though I am always sure to mention that my case and observed cases aren’t the only scenarios available.
Haha, I’m one of the extra damaged cases but I’m here out of spite. My first supervisor had to be removed. Almost done. >:)
Congratulations! Hope things finish quickly and as smooth as they can be.
Me too.
I love how an article discussing lower amounts of people pursuing higher education has spelling mistakes on its subtitle…
As someone getting a PhD I 100% think the stipend if you have one and life stagnation are 100% reasons not to get one. I often tell students who ask me if they should explore religious studies grad school that they should pursue a job in their stem field and study religion on their own time, so they get paid.
I’ve worked in academics and it just all seems miserable and only about the money and beuracracy.
I was putting together a research paper and a friend of mine whose a professor was telling me to try to monetize it rather than publish. Meanwhile I just wanted to see how things work and share it out.
So… “whose” is possessive and “who’s” is the contraction you’re looking for. 🤣 “Spelling error” much, doc? Better watch out. 😂🖖🏼
Edit: ohgod. The “bureaucracy” carnage was too much for my brain to parse in a glance — I must’ve repressed it until this second look. 🥲
I’ve worked in academics
In what way?
it just all seems miserable and only about the money and beuracracy.
Was it stem?
I was putting together a research paper and a friend of mine whose a professor was telling me to try to monetize it rather than publish.
Never heard of that! I agree the bureaucracy can be horrible but there isn’t much money to be had lol.
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Young peasants are realizing that all that education if high risk esp if financed…
Parasites in Academia can’t figure why these marks are opting out…
Boomer proffs don’t have any young women to sexually harass!
THE HORROR!
But, their bootlickers’ll still spell ‘luster’ like a pompous ass who never made it through a Classic Lit course w/o whining like an incel. Fucking “lustre”, are you kidding me right now?
