I turned down a top 60 place for this. The ph.D.s are morons, absolute morons. We have to come in most every Saturday. I don't know why, but we have to be there. The work is dull. The clients are obnoxious.
I made the worst mistake of my life. I am going back on the market. I will gladly settle for a no-name academic job.
OP is probably not trolling, or if so he is channeling a real person. I'm sorry you aren't happy. I left industry in NY to go to UVLRM in Podunk, and honestly, couldn't be happier. Do it. I no longer have to work for morons with an ego because of their MBA/JD, and now my "clients" may not be the brightest but at least understand that learning from me is what they are supposed to do.
I turned down a top 60 place for this. The ph.D.s are morons, absolute morons. We have to come in most every Saturday. I don't know why, but we have to be there. The work is dull. The clients are obnoxious.
I made the worst mistake of my life. I am going back on the market. I will gladly settle for a no-name academic job.
Thank God I took my job at 50 to 100 ranked LAC. I am so happy and the 78K + summer grant is not too bad in my small city.
Yup. PPP you are probably not making any less than consulting in NY/DC.
I turned down a top 60 place for this. The ph.D.s are morons, absolute morons. We have to come in most every Saturday. I don't know why, but we have to be there. The work is dull. The clients are obnoxious.
I made the worst mistake of my life. I am going back on the market. I will gladly settle for a no-name academic job.Thank God I took my job at 50 to 100 ranked LAC. I am so happy and the 78K + summer grant is not too bad in my small city.
Looks so cool, I bet you get to use all the fancy game and contract theory models to "Foster a culture of collaboration and engagement", dynamic optimization to "Optimize budgetary insights and reward performance" and so on. The company represents the beginnings of truly scientific management systems. Working under several inspiring leaders (with B.Sc. from LSE or B.A. and M.B.A. from Duke) must be incredibly motivational. Keep it up, you have bright future ahead of ya!
But who am I to make fun of it, I wasn't even accepted to PhD.. :'(
It isn't Cornerstone's fault and I expect it is the same at all our competitors. All I saw was the money.
The worst part is that there is absolutely no need for a Ph.D. to do this. All I see are decades of boring work weeks punctuated only by brief vacations. No summer, no winter break, no tenure. And I get so depressed when I think that this just goes on forever.
The money is OK but not worth it. I never drank much. Now I am drinking more because that is something to spend money on That scares me a little. I bought a nice car but I never drive it because I can walk to work and parking is a nightmare.
7d74, I hope you are serious.
The worst part is that there is absolutely no need for a Ph.D. to do this. All I see are decades of boring work weeks punctuated only by brief vacations. No summer, no winter break, no tenure. And I get so depressed when I think that this just goes on forever.
Here is what you do: Make a goal of saving $1-2mn then get out. It doesn't take decades plural, just singular.
The money is OK but not worth it. I never drank much. Now I am drinking more because that is something to spend money on That scares me a little. I bought a nice car but I never drive it because I can walk to work and parking is a nightmare.
Why did you buy a car? Don't spend money just because you have it. The whole point of taking a job like this is to save up enough to GTFO. Be smart with money and you will be free before you turn 40.