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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]CS person here. You can get a decent job and make big bucks with just a bachelor's. Sounds like she has a specialized PhD, so I bet she already knows the big company players in her particular area of specialty. They are the companies that go to and present at the same conferences she attends. I bet they're hiring, and they will pay well for PhDs. [/quote]

But they don't because they don't have too. Sadly academia sets the standard that this person is willing to accept much lower pay for the "love of it." As a PhD myself I'd argue that the degree lowers your worth in the private sector. That said, everyone has to earn their keep. You'll earn similar wages as a bachelor degree with no real world experience (because you also have none as a PhD). It takes years to build up your worth whether you have a law degree or not. They longer she is a student the higher her debt, the lower her wages.[/quote]

In the private sector she would be smart to leave the PhD off of her resume.  [/quote]

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