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Slayerblade11 06/25/21 10:10:36 AM #1:	https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2304096/Graduate-physics-PhD-31-fell-death-block-flats-taking-job-centre-qualified-for.html Westminster Coroner's Court heard Dr Elliott - who was also a qualified engineer and was described as a 'high academic achiever' - had suffered a number of career knock-backs in the weeks leading to his death. <cite>Slayerblade11 posted [p:955415667] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2304096/Graduate-physics-PhD-31-fell-death-block-flats-taking-job-centre-qualified-for.html Westminster Coroner's Court heard Dr Elliott - who was also a qualified engineer and was described as a 'high academic achiever' - had suffered a number of career knock-backs in the weeks leading to his death. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 06/25/21 10:13:47 AM #2:	Tragic --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:955415766] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>Tragic </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ModLogic 06/25/21 10:14:05 AM #3:	Published: 05:22 AEST, 5 April 2013 --- https://youtu.be/l-iLiNCScno https://imgur.com/ZngbqJn https://imgur.com/lbSi0U3 https://imgur.com/xaRYKZM <cite>ModLogic posted [p:955415774] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote><quote>Published: 05:22 AEST, 5 April 2013</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tenlaar 06/25/21 10:14:33 AM #4:	Why are you posting this story from 2013? <cite>Tenlaar posted [p:955415788] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>Why are you posting this story from 2013? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CARRRNE_ASADA 06/25/21 10:15:03 AM #5:	Depression sucks --- SEXY SEXY! <cite>CARRRNE_ASADA posted [p:955415805] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>Depression sucks </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pinky0926 06/25/21 10:24:55 AM #6:	Gotta love the pull yourself up by your bootstraps comments though, classic daily mail. I bet old toastie there walked into a corner shop when he was 16 for a part time cleaning job and now he's the regional district manager for corporate HQ and still can't rotate a PDF without calling the intern for help --- CE's Resident Scotsman. https://imgur.com/ILz2ZbV <cite>pinky0926 posted [p:955416107] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>Gotta love the pull yourself up by your bootstraps comments though, classic daily mail. I bet old toastie there walked into a corner shop when he was 16 for a part time cleaning job and now he's the regional district manager for corporate HQ and still can't rotate a PDF without calling the intern for help </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WingsOfGood 06/25/21 10:26:08 AM #7:	Tenlaar posted... Why are you posting this story from 2013? Because he feels the job market is here again? <cite>WingsOfGood posted [p:955416137] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>Tenlaar posted... </cite> <quote>Why are you posting this story from 2013?</quote> Because he feels the job market is here again? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Returning_CEmen 06/25/21 10:26:39 AM #8:	Its true, they spend all their lives in classrooms but never earn real world experience, so getting jobs outside of academia is hard. --- Genius, Thousandaire, Playboy, Philanthropist <cite>Returning_CEmen posted [p:955416153] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>Its true, they spend all their lives in classrooms but never earn real world experience, so getting jobs outside of academia is hard. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Trent 06/25/21 10:27:21 AM #9:	--- i swear to God most of y'all cats just don't know The Trent you barely know yourself so i guess most of y'all should be offended <cite>The Trent posted [p:955416179] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MixedRaceBaby 06/25/21 10:30:05 AM #10:	It's one of the reasons I left academia I was on track to get a PhD. Got a masters with that in mind. Then I realized how many folks in academia were poor as fuck and couldn't get jobs and when they did it was temp/semester based, no benefits, and barely paid anything. I had two friends who were 200000 in student loan debt cuz they both got PhDs and they were working part time at a community college teaching. Fuck that. I think both of them now have better jobs, but not teaching. --- For the mixed race babies! <cite>MixedRaceBaby posted [p:955416258] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>It's one of the reasons I left academia I was on track to get a PhD. Got a masters with that in mind. Then I realized how many folks in academia were poor as fuck and couldn't get jobs and when they did it was temp/semester based, no benefits, and barely paid anything. I had two friends who were 200000 in student loan debt cuz they both got PhDs and they were working part time at a community college teaching. Fuck that. I think both of them now have better jobs, but not teaching. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 06/25/21 10:34:12 AM #11:	Returning_CEmen posted... Its true, they spend all their lives in classrooms but never earn real world experience, so getting jobs outside of academia is hard. Real world experience can be a challenge if it's flawed by design --- "Why is ontology so expensive?" - JH [Is this live?][Joyless planet...] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:955416377] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>Returning_CEmen posted... </cite> <quote>Its true, they spend all their lives in classrooms but never earn real world experience, so getting jobs outside of academia is hard.</quote>Real world experience can be a challenge if it's flawed by design </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Trent 06/25/21 10:38:20 AM #12:	MedeaLysistrata posted... Real world experience can be a challenge if it's flawed by design Iam14andthisisdeep? --- i swear to God most of y'all cats just don't know The Trent you barely know yourself so i guess most of y'all should be offended <cite>The Trent posted [p:955416505] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>MedeaLysistrata posted... </cite> <quote>Real world experience can be a challenge if it's flawed by design</quote> Iam14andthisisdeep? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 06/25/21 10:48:48 AM #13:	The Trent posted... Iam14andthisisdeep? It's not deep at all. It would be pretty deep to say if physics was improved, society might comport itself slightly better, but maybe they let all 14 year olds have information on how scientific systems are basically the upper boundary on how well a society can function --- "Why is ontology so expensive?" - JH [Is this live?][Joyless planet...] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:955416819] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>The Trent posted... </cite> <quote>Iam14andthisisdeep?</quote>It's not deep at all. It would be pretty deep to say if physics was improved, society might comport itself slightly better, but maybe they let all 14 year olds have information on how scientific systems are basically the upper boundary on how well a society can function </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tenlaar 06/25/21 5:18:08 PM #14:	WingsOfGood posted... Because he feels the job market is here again? I guess I should have more specifically said "Why are you posting this story from 2013 with no indication that it's an old story, commentary, or attempt to start a discussion?" <cite>Tenlaar posted [p:955429804] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>WingsOfGood posted... </cite> <quote>Because he feels the job market is here again?</quote>I guess I should have more specifically said "Why are you posting this story from 2013 with no indication that it's an old story, commentary, or attempt to start a discussion?" </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 06/25/21 5:22:05 PM #15:	Returning_CEmen posted... Its true, they spend all their lives in classrooms but never earn real world experience, so getting jobs outside of academia is hard. The idea that people in academia don't develop skills useful for "the real world" is both laughable and likely coming from a weird anti-intellectual place. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:955429939] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>Returning_CEmen posted... </cite> <quote>Its true, they spend all their lives in classrooms but never earn real world experience, so getting jobs outside of academia is hard.</quote> The idea that people in academia don't develop skills useful for "the real world" is both laughable and likely coming from a weird anti-intellectual place. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xavier_On_High 06/25/21 5:24:11 PM #16:	Me lmao --- http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ltnafhjcUz1qmxswbo1_500.gif <cite>Xavier_On_High posted [p:955430004] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>Me lmao </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The Trent 06/25/21 8:57:13 PM #17:	MedeaLysistrata posted... It's not deep at all. It would be pretty deep to say if physics was improved, society might comport itself slightly better, but maybe they let all 14 year olds have information on how scientific systems are basically the upper boundary on how well a society can function Well you're part right i reckon --- i swear to God most of y'all cats just don't know The Trent you barely know yourself so i guess most of y'all should be offended <cite>The Trent posted [p:955436595] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>MedeaLysistrata posted... </cite> <quote>It's not deep at all. It would be pretty deep to say if physics was improved, society might comport itself slightly better, but maybe they let all 14 year olds have information on how scientific systems are basically the upper boundary on how well a society can function</quote> Well you're part right i reckon </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MutantJohn 06/25/21 8:59:52 PM #18:	You don't typically get a PhD for the job prospects anyway unless you choose like biochem and don't mind making new pharmaceuticals. --- "Oh, my mother; oh, my friends, ask the angels, will I ever see heaven again?" - Laura Marling <cite>MutantJohn posted [p:955436675] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>You don't typically get a PhD for the job prospects anyway unless you choose like biochem and don't mind making new pharmaceuticals. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 06/25/21 9:03:12 PM #19:	The Trent posted... Well you're part right i reckon That was just the first 8 pages I think --- "Why is ontology so expensive?" - JH [Is this live?][Joyless planet...] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:955436749] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>The Trent posted... </cite> <quote>Well you're part right i reckon</quote>That was just the first 8 pages I think </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Squall28 06/25/21 9:12:25 PM #20:	Job hunting is garbage. It's dominated by cronyism and salesman type personalities. This PhD prob lost tons of jobs to dude bros who dressed better --- You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. -Misattributed to CS Lewis <cite>Squall28 posted [p:955436984] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>Job hunting is garbage. It's dominated by cronyism and salesman type personalities. This PhD prob lost tons of jobs to dude bros who dressed better </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LightHawKnight 06/25/21 9:17:59 PM #21:	Companies do not want to pay more. --- The Official Odin of the Shin Megami Tensei IV board. "You know how confusing the whole good-evil concept is for me." <cite>LightHawKnight posted [p:955437145] in PHD gradua... [t:79532609]...</cite> <quote>Companies do not want to pay more. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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