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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Plenty of folks get PhDs, choose not to pursue academia, and will often find many opportunities to make quite a bit of money in the private sector.[/quote]
True for some fields, for others, it is usually considered a disappointment or settling not to get an academic job, as that is what you are trained for in grad school.[/quote]
That's fine, I just thought it was odd that some PPs were making broad-brushed statements about PhDs as wastes of money when obviously the universe of possible/likely career paths is so field-dependent.[/quote]

people were not talking about getting a phd - rather that TT at a major university in a nice city/area is very very difficult to attain, and the setting that is a goal is going to result in disappointment for a vast majority of people.

as for phd - people make work with it, but for most, it's not what they wanted. phd is different from JD, or MD or MBA (or pharmacy, dentistry and similar degrees) in a way it makes you specialize in a tiny topic and makes you feel your efforts have been wasted if you do not become a professor in that area. most of those phds could have obtained those other degrees - they would have some debt but so much more flexibility in their careers and none of the nagging sense of failure that so many phds have.

as a phd from a family of phds married to a phd and reasonably successful - i will not encourage my kids to pursue this. it's a huge gamble and not worth it.[/quote]

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