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Let your dreams be memes
(mander.xyz)
A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.
Rules
This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.
I've actually always wanted one solely for the sake of one. Only took an extra 10 years to figure out which I wanted it to be. However, I EMPHATICALLY do not want to get stuck in academia
Staying in academia is harder than leaving. One just generally cannot reenter academia after leaving.
Work on industry contacts and focus on projects with applications (ideally funded by your future employer).
Because other people said you should get one. That's no way to choose a career / education path.
I chose this. I've got my undergrad and 10 years of work experience. This has been a developing plan for the past 8 years, so it's not an uninformed decision and it's not anyone else's expectation.
But yes, you shouldn't do something just because someone said so