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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this a bad idea? I'm thinking about asking for a month extension. The company changed from offering me a contract job ( 1 year) to a permanent position. This most likely means they need the position filled urgently. I'm not sure what to do. Could they take the job offer back if I ask for a later start date?[/quote]

My rule (for me) was not to leave grad school for a job until I had a draft of my dissertation complete.  I found a job, and that gave me a writing deadline.  My field is Physics.  Note, though, I probably had 3 more months of work to get it 100% out the door.  Working full time, it took me two years and a lot of sleepless nights.

On the other hand, I had hit the wall on university funding, so if I wanted to eat, I needed a job[/quote]

What year did you start working FT in industry? I am almost on my fifth year and I have been a FT student all this time. Originally the plan was to finish in December. [/quote]

I spent 7 years in residence:  2 for a (required) masters, and 5 for the PhD.  Now, I did get sick for a while which resulted in no progress for a year.  I started working after 7 years in residence (started grad school 1987; MA 1990; PhD 1996; job in 1994).

If you leave without a draft of your dissertation, you will probably never finish.  That is what I saw with colleagues.  Research done, and documented you can finish.[/quote]

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