We asked our Twitter community about the best alternative career for PhDs and postdocs, and it evoked a strong response. Our tweets set off a series of retweets and favorites as researchers identified with the problem that’s plaguing the research community as a whole. Despite being subject matter experts, PhDs continue to struggle finding good alternative career options.
Do check out the various responses below and provide your inputs through the comments section below.
So evil yet true! #gradschoolproblems https://t.co/vYpIXj5GA8
— §alma (@Salamino15) April 17, 2015
@kolabtree #industry for sure and launching startup with colleagues #phd #entrepreneur
— §alma (@Salamino15) April 17, 2015
Is … whatever pays your bills and leaves you feeling good about your life @kolabtree @EarlyResearcher
— DNLee (@DNLee5) April 17, 2015
@kolabtree Haha! Though my motivation line went recently up again… #publishandparty #phdchat @GemmaDiaries
— Marcel Hofeditz (@MarcelHofeditz) April 17, 2015