Comment Comment by fooker > graduate studentsInteresting comparison. You’re right. The primary difference I can think of is the training to quickly become an expert in a different topic.I know plenty of PhD students accepting jobs in unrelated fields and quickly becoming the local expert in that topic.While possible, it’s far more difficult for a machinist to suddenly become an expert car mechanic like this. parent fooker 1 year ago
Interesting comparison. You’re right. The primary difference I can think of is the training to quickly become an expert in a different topic.
I know plenty of PhD students accepting jobs in unrelated fields and quickly becoming the local expert in that topic.
While possible, it’s far more difficult for a machinist to suddenly become an expert car mechanic like this.