Recent content by D246ga

Thanks everyone for your input. I've been keeping my questions perhaps unnecessarily hypothetical up to now, but let me at least say that I personally am not interested in a career in academia. If I were, I doubt I'd be considering work in two separate fields and instead, would be devoting...

I spoke with this classmate more, and he told me that ironically enough, his Ph.D. is what really did it. Apparently, with a Ph.D., you cannot be paid less than a certain salary and to an employer, his years out of the field, combined with his minimum salary, made him a completely unviable...

I'm studying at a trade school right now, to pursue a career not in the sciences. I'm also considering pursuing a degree(s) in a field of science later on, not just because of the additional job market, or the additional skills, but also because of a love and respect for the subjects, and a...

Welcome and hello! I'm not sure what exactly your username means, or is in reference to, but I love it, haha.

That's incredible... Anyone in the field have insight as to why that is so high comparatively? I've seen some pretty shocking cases of misrepresentation in salary surveys before, so I can't help but wonder..

As someone one year older who's in a similar predicament (not to mention if I do decide to go back to school, I'll likely have to wait another couple of years anyway), I appreciate this thread.

:bugeye: Well, that's... beyond embarrassing. I did, in fact mean astronomy, yes... and you'll have to take my word for it, but I'm usually careful to avoid that mix-up (especially considering the vast difference in scientific credibility between - and my personal interest in - the two fields)...

I'm Vin, nice to meet you all! I've always been interested in science, long before the rigours of academia discouraged me from pursuing it as a career, but in recent months I've been feeling a strong rekindling, and am flirting with the idea of pursuing a career in the sciences. In my past...