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    Permies

    Many of you might not understand this. I'm not sure I can either.

    I've a permie sat next to me who is giving up his job to study for a PhD in RF ID tags.

    Yes that's right - apparently there's more to life than money, I don't get it. I just sat there looking dumb.
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

    #2
    How very collectivist.

    Sorry can't offer any advice.

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      #3
      Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
      I just sat there looking dumb.
      An expression to which you are most used, I'm sure
      Hard Brexit now!
      #prayfornodeal

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        #4
        Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
        Many of you might not understand this. I'm not sure I can either.

        I've a permie sat next to me who is giving up his job to study for a PhD in RF ID tags 1.

        Yes that's right - apparently there's more to life than money 2, I don't get it 3. I just sat there looking dumb 4.
        1) Each to their own I guess. Someone has to do the research in to these things
        2) It's true, there is.
        3) Which is a pity for you really
        4) See 2 then 3 for your reason

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          #5
          Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
          a PhD in RF ID tags.
          or "our future miniature robot overlords" as I like to think of them.

          To me that seems like more of a contractor thing to do. Any permie who does anything more unusual than gardening and the occasional beach holiday is breaking the mould.

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            #6
            Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
            Many of you might not understand this. I'm not sure I can either.

            I've a permie sat next to me who is giving up his job to study for a PhD in RF ID tags.

            Yes that's right - apparently there's more to life than money, I don't get it. I just sat there looking dumb.

            Thats what I did a couple of years back. Was a permie, sick of dealing with permie crap and wanted out. Was on crap pay anyhow - about 25K.

            With sponsorship top-up, doing the PhD gave me enough to live on - not a huge difference between the permie salary and PhD stipend. No payback required by sponsor - don't have to work for them for 'x' years. And the stipend and sponsorship is all tax free - I loved this bit. Maybe your permie has worked all this out and is a similar position.

            Its a good life in academia - not at all like the stressful/ backstabbing/ bullsh!tting and all that those in permie land are doing to "improve their career" - for very little reward at all. Well I loved it anyhow, some people can't hack it/ are not suited to it. It is possible to gain some good skills in academia too - many of which are mainly useless in the outside world people just don't have use for it- but I have some future plan B plans on the back of what I studied.

            Anyhow, from now on I work for myself, this I had decided long ago was my goal anyhow - the study was just available at the time and I was sick of permie land so was a stop gap and looks good on the cv anyhow.

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              #7
              Originally posted by zeitghost
              *

              **which still goes on in a more subtle & gentlepersonly way...
              Admittedly it does go on, and some gigantic ego-maniacs to boot. I must have had a good department - didn't see much bitching there, but it would have been difficult to have been worse than the permie position I left. On the whole I enjoyed my time there and wouldn't rule out taking an RA (relatively easy life) or possibly lecturer (slightly more stressful with a pinch of bitching) position in a couple of years.

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                #8
                Originally posted by zeitghost
                RA looks pretty good... the ones around here seem pretty cool, calm & collected.

                One or two are actually relatively attractive... (the female ones, I'm not that sort of GAL)...
                Are you sure.....

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by conned tractor View Post
                  Thats what I did a couple of years back. With sponsorship top-up, doing the PhD gave me enough to live on .
                  You did a PhD in 2 years? Are you some kind of phenomenon?
                  Hard Brexit now!
                  #prayfornodeal

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by sasguru View Post
                    You did a PhD in 2 years? Are you some kind of phenomenon?
                    A couple of years as not in the literal sense but more like 5 years ago. Plus contracting for one year only. No phenomenon, took 4 years to finish a 3 year position, although some personal reasons did play a part.

                    Do you need precise info for your internet grooming.

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