[ams6110]

Transitioning to a corporate job after 7 years in academia would be a culture shock for most people, to say the least.

[mathattack]

It would, but people pull it off. Here's one example, also from Harvard. http://matt-welsh.blogspot.com/2010/11/why-im-leaving-harvar...

I think it's much easier in Computer Science than other fields - say the humanities, or biology or chemistry.