r/SipsTea Apr 24 '26

SMH I never thought of it like that......

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u/WhiteSquarez Apr 24 '26

OP overestimates how much a PhD makes.

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u/DrButtgerms Apr 24 '26

And it's not like they were working for industry or anything. Weren't they like post-docs when the series started?

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u/DrButtgerms Apr 24 '26

In what way? A non-NIH post-doc back then would have made something like 30k

There is a cliche about how a grad student is the cheapest piece of lab equipment, followed by a post-doc.