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by dovyski 3260 days ago
As someone that worked in the industry and is now in the academia, I think rewardingness is relative. I see academia as much (or as little) rewarding as the industry. For me, the rewarding part of academia is related to teaching, i.e. see my students develop and evolve as professionals and citizens. Some of my colleagues think the reward is related to conducting research.

I think reward boils down to the things you actually pursue and do, both in the academia or the industry.