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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Anonymous wrote:
The PhD has become the next masters in a lot of hard sciences like chemistry and biology.

+1000 
Actually a PhD is worse in these fields since it puts people in the overqualified category.

THIS IS ME, RIGHT NOW.

I was recently told I am "woefully over-qualified" for a job that would've been an excellent fit. [/quote]

Sort of.  It's a catch 22--super hard to get a job right out of a PhD (way harder than bachelors or masters), but if you want to progress in your career, eventually you need one.  I was talking to someone in business development from a large biotech company, and they said that even though it technically doesn't require a PhD, everyone on their business development team has one.  At some point to have credibility in management you need a PhD.  Same for a lot of other careers like editorial jobs, the more technical areas of patent law, and some policy jobs.  So frustrating.  It's much easier to get a job with a bachelors/masters, but then you are stuck there.[/quote]

You are freaking me out with this statement.
-a lowly BS holder[/quote]

Both DH and I make over 200k with our lowly bachelors degrees. For my last two jobs I don't think anyone even cared if I had that. At this point my work speaks for itself.

Just because you have a bunch of signs on your office wall does not mean you are likeable, resourceful, creative, or that you could even manage to make your way out of a paper bag.[/quote]

It is usually people without PhDs that have a lot signs on their office walls. They always feel insecure around PhDs regardless of how much they are making ;).[/quote]

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