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Originally posted by Aurel
For instance, a bad phD will usually make more than a good engineer...so, if you want a quantum jump in salary, I would recommend getting a higher degree. First thing is to honestly assess if you are underpaid or overpaid for what you are doing.
Aurel
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Agreed. All those lousy dot.com startups were headed by a slew of PhDs who only knew how to write papers. A lot of them emerged as new millionaires while the actual engineers, if there were any, were left with a bunch of useless stock options.
Unless the company is large and with many technical goals having a PhD on payroll does not make sense. You hire these folks out on a temp basis (winning contracts, writing proposals) cause they create too large of a hit based on cost vs. performance over the longer haul. I've worked with a fair number of these types and their egos are difficult to manage and frankly, they aren't all that productive. Nothing gets under their skin more than having a guy with a BS from San Diego State lead them. Haha!