• clearedtoland@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Ngl if it weren’t for my soul crushing student loan debt, I’d do this. Not to qualify for jobs or gloat, I just love learning.

    I hope to start a PhD before 40 but the finances and family life aren’t looking too promising.

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      3 months ago

      Why do you think he’s still in school? They can’t start collecting until you finish school. All he has to do is remain in school longer than fasfa remains solvent…so Id say he’s got a chance.

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      3 months ago

      Bruh. I question very seriously the wisdom of any applicant who has a PhD. Considering that a good deal of my job requires me to fire useless phds when their idiot bosses won’t do it.

      I have a PhD, btw. Been through the trenches.

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        3 months ago

        My employer has hired a few PhD’s for entry level engineering positions, and then they always end up fired because they are too incompetent to do it.

        “I have a PhD”. Yeah, but you can’t even do this basic shit and your doctorate is in nothing we care about, but you knew some people.

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    3 months ago

    Am I being cynical or oblivious when I see that history and assume it’s mostly bullshit?

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    3 months ago

    This person’s LinkedIn account is real but they’ve also written a book about getting into all the top programs, they’ve been a CEO of their own company since 2013, and been on other boards. You can find him pretty quickly in the comments on that post.