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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m biased as I never wanted tenure track and have worked in govcon my entire career but don’t let soft money scare you. Ask the company how often they have to lat off folks because contracts end. Most good govcons are stable and really don’t have to do layoffs.

The pay and growth potential is much much better outside academia. [/quote]

Thank you. It seems they don't actively lay off employees. Someone told me most ppl left after gaining more experience for higher salaries in industry, some went to R1 universities after becoming PI. My concern is whether I would be able to achieve any of these after my current job funding runs out. It is very hard to get into tech industry these days, not sure if it gets better after 2~3 years; I'm also not sure if I can become a PI that soon either. I probably can find other funded projects in the same institution after completing the one they hired me for, it's just hard for me to imagine changing supervisors from time to time.[/quote]

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