[scrappyjoe]

This is the sort of comment that makes me really take a hard look at capitalism. The way I see it, scientific work is rewarding in and of itself. I don’t _need_ to make huge amounts of money if I’m doing something intellectually rewarding that contributes to our collective knowledge. Sure, add monetary compensation to your list of optimising constraints. But to make it the SOLE optimising constraint in your life? That’s tragic, IMO. Make enough. Do interesting things. Cultivate rewarding relationships. Be happy.

[watwut]

PhDs are massively taken advantage of. The whole "do it for passion" thing is literally used as argument to abuse them.

Little money, long hours, effectively up or out pyramid where most people gonl out, expectation that you will move in few years and partner will follow.