[leoedin]

Everywhere I've worked incoming grads with PhD's have ended up somewhere similar to the 2-year experience mark in seniority. Some have come in and quickly ended up with a lot of responsibilities, others have basically ended up as fresh grads. I think it's more due to personality than the skills a PhD give you though.

[doggydogs94]

In a job where original thinking is involved, the individual with a PhD has has already proved that they are capable of original research; after all, that is what a PhD is. The MS person still has to prove that they can do original research.