A colleague brought this piece to my attention … it makes sad and sobering reading, and might resonate with some PhD students …
Why I’m leaving academia
http://indecisionblog.com/2014/04/07/viewpoint-why-im-leaving-academia/
It begins:
“This week we’re featuring a guest post from Ben Kozary, a PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle in Australia. After getting to know Ben at various conferences over the past year, the InDecision team was disappointed to hear about his decision to leave academia – partly because he’s an excellent and passionate researcher, partly because we wouldn’t benefit from his jovial company at future conferences! However, his reasons for leaving echoed many dinner conversations we’ve had with fellow PhD students so we asked him to write about his experience and his decision to move to industry. Over to Ben…”
Regards .. Paul
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