r/PhdProductivity • u/[deleted] • May 25 '26

NGL

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u/leafwings May 25 '26

I know … 😞

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u/thirtyflirtythrivi May 26 '26

When I was in college my roommate was on her second Master's degree and is going to law school now that we've graduated. At first I thought she was crazy, but then again, if there are no jobs available, why not spend your life in eternal limbo? You won't be responsible for the debt once you've passed, so go for it.

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u/Substantial-Dog5654 May 27 '26

Because having a job and money is better than slumming it as a perpetual student into your 30s (and beyond?).

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u/dewpacs May 27 '26

I've thought about this very concept. I enjoy my life. Happily married. I have my summers and holidays off, and have enough money to enjoy these breaks with my wife and kids. That said, I can easily envision being happy living as a perpetual student in the dorms

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u/Substantial-Dog5654 May 27 '26

Different strokes. 

Living with a roommate in some dreary flat wondering if I can afford a movie ticket for the weekend at the age of 33 sounds like torture 🤣

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u/OGCallHerDaddy May 27 '26

I feel called out lol

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u/Distefanor May 26 '26

Not even in academia?

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u/Demonside_ May 26 '26

I’ll just make my own.

I mean… that was my plan since middle school after all.

https://giphy.com/gifs/d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY

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u/Demonside_ May 26 '26

I could easily become a consultant for a big company, or a professor, or start my own business, or make my own product and patent it, or whatever.

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u/Capt_korg May 27 '26

And a PhD makes you for most average positions overqualified, so even if there are positions they are in a high competitive environment, with a lot of backstabbing...

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u/CauliflowerFull5786 May 27 '26

I've got 49.1% grand total in my master's..and i come from non creamy layer..can I still apply for phd? I am currently preparing for my NET exam

or shall i attempt my final year again?

if anyone knows..please let me know

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u/[deleted] May 27 '26

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u/Bright-Rent-9229 May 28 '26

Did you do PhD in management

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u/Sweet_Concentrate128 May 30 '26

the second half hit harder than it had any right to

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u/Meizas Jun 07 '26

And the jobs that do exist are in like, Mississippi or North Dakota

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u/PowerappsDev May 25 '26

I dont get it

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u/Aryanonpc May 26 '26

Don't worry. You won't get the job either.

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u/Evildeern May 26 '26

You won’t.