Just that really, am going into second year but have been offered permanent NHS job with chance of further training. What would you do?
Do you enjoy your PhD? Do you think you will enjoy the job more? Or are you just fed up with student life?
These are just some of the questions you should be asking yourself. Quitting a PhD is a big decision and I wouldn't do it lightly. Though if I wanted advice I would give a bit more context, so that people can actually help with the decision.
Hi cannot post more than a sentence or it freezes so will reply in bits. Trained as a clinician, masters related to that. PhD is not related, but was a 'good opportunity'. I do not fit, and it takes me away from my interests,
and ultimately will result in me being deregistered and having a PhD but no profession. The only reason I am doing it is to 'do a PhD', which isn't good enough.
So I've been looking at NHS jobs and found something identical to my MA research, and which I felt excited at applying for. I have been offered that job but am scared quitting PhD will be a huge mistake.
After all, studentships are like hen's teeth and I'm lucky. They've also offered for me to do it part time, at home. And I have kids so it works practically, whereas the job will be hard. But the job has training etc
It sounds like you did a PhD as you had nothing else to do and now that you have a job you are reassessing things. A PhD doeskin sound like it will get you a better, job you dont have a passion and your dream job turned up. But you don't want to give up on that years worth of PhD work.
I would say take the job BUT talk with as many people in real life as they know the situation better than us.
Hi. I have schizophrenia so the isolation makes me very paranoid and the medication means I cannot sit up all night studying, which is how I always did brilliant work prior. The topic is very interesting but means lots
of late nights for data collection etc. I'm not sure I can do it, plus it is humanities and may not lead anywhere-I cannot maintain professional skills and do the PhD.. The job is what I'm trained for.
Albeit only entry level, but with pay scale pension etc. I like the ability to work from home for PhD and a job will be more tiring but will make me get up, dressed, be with people etc.
I just think a PhD is supposed to make you an expert in something, for me I want that to be linked to my job. This job gives me a specialism, then hopefully a PhD later where I am researching through the role?
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