what should I do with life?

A PhD in what?

Get an Std...?

save the rain forests

Get a skill. Plumber, electrician etc.

dont you mean a t junction in life

Be a bank robber.

do what makes you happy. YOU, not your reflection in others. Are you doing a phd because it will impress others; or because you want to? Are you planning to get a job because you need routine and regular interaction with others - or is it social conditioning that makes you embarrassed when others find out you haven't got a job?

In the words of Quentin Crisp - the only way to be happy is to live your life as though you are the only person in the world.

rustyboy 05 Jan 23:27


get a job or do a PhD?

(serious dilemma - i'm at a crossroad in life where i can do either.)

Let the forum decide!

Yeah train to become a plumber m8 and work for yourself, only chance in this life nowdays ;)

Get a skill. Butcher, torturer, builder, farmer, physician, cook, decontaminating expert. 21st century essentials.

become a snow plough driver, never ever seen that job advertised though

I wish i trained to be a vet, saving people's animals would have been my ideal job ;)

larrence are you made of sugared almonds you are such a nice man

In the later 21st century, we'll all be eating everyones' pets. Cook, I tell you!

Do a job where you need good English Language skills..............so you can't be undercut by foreigners...

yorky 05 Jan 23:36


larrence are you made of sugared almonds you are such a nice man

Not really m8, i just would like to do all the good things in life, no point being bad. Plus of course i love my animals. :)

larrence I tried to be good all my life, but find others feel you can be easily put upon

sit on your @rse and sign on, receive a nice house with all the bills paid for where you can drink, sleep and play with no hassles......seems very popular nowadays

bin men have a cushy job shirley. get up. dont bother having a wash or a shave. tell each other rude jokes. whinge about immigrants. drool over some** on page 3. push a bin about 5 feet. scrath your testicles. push a bin back where you got it from. have a bacon sarnie. go back to bed.

PhD - you will have plenty of time to work in the future

yorky 05 Jan 23:43


larrence I tried to be good all my life, but find others feel you can be easily put upon

i am sure you are a good person m8, never change, don't worry about others if they try to bring you down they are not worth it. Plenty of good people about.

:)

thanks all

some nice advice here

Don't you get funding for a PhD? Good time to do one given state of economy- we'll come out of recession slowly so even if it takes 3 years it's worthwhile as long as the research is meaningful and opens a potential career path (beyond academia if possible).

yes equivalent of £22,000 (=£17,000 as its an untaxed grant)

not to be sniffed at.

depends what you are doing a phd in tbh

wander the earth like kane from kung fu

peanuts- i'm not special- i netted 65k p.a til i had the good sense to escape

it would be in computer animation and film technologies.

(Pixar type stuff ;) )

what are your job options, rusty?

get a job u lazy fvcker...u won't necessarily make any more dough if ur a phd as opposed to say an msc or even bsc.

1 do what makes you happy

2 try and get in touch with the people doing the type of work you want to do and ask them

are the 2 best bits of advice i can give at this late hour.

1. get into an industry that pays well
2. get out as soon as you cabn afford to

A bit late now. I recommend running about naked screaming "it's too late." But I always lacked the artistic touch.

Get a job as bodil's psychiatrist. You'll never cure him and he'll still be morbid ,but you'll bring in the big bucks ;)
Just joshing bodil :D

I know you are Brodie. You laughably assumed I had money!

:D