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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She’s an adult let her figure this out. [/quote]

I know. But I'm curious. I'd like to have something to say to her when she brings it up. I've been (subtly) encouraging her to go into academia, but she says she has no interest in academia. She enjoyed being a TA, and she's even an adjunct at a college near where she works.  I'm wondering what it takes to be a patent attorney. She worked really hard to get her PhD and thinks she should make more money. She doesn't want to work for FAANG, for some reason I can't figure out. [/quote]

I know quite a few people who went down the academia path and realized too late how genuinely horrible it can be. Academic in fighting, back stabbing, budget BS, whiney students who don't care, red tape -- all for zero bucks. Not a small number of these people went to law school, crushed it and are making big bucks. The life is still miserable, but at least they get paid. They miss the dream of movie style academia, but that fantasy is just that: fantasy.[/quote]

For the love of God, unless your DS is actually interested, PLEASE do not encourage her to become an academic. It’s full of terrible politics and sucks up all your time and energy just to not get fired (make tenure). And, ironically, academia is not actually a great place for an introvert. You have to be constantly schmoozing and networking, and you have to work with a lot of students.

— Former academic[/quote]

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