Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by MaxBarraclough 2203 days ago
> being research assistant is a good start. Do it as long as you can afford - I mean no family, no obligations whatsoever. (3-8 years)

I'll be blunt: this sounds like work that pays poorly (it's academia), is likely to be quite demanding (it's academia), doesn't give great industry experience (it's academia), and doesn't get you a PhD (at the end of it you still aren't an academic). What's the upside?