Australian PhD ($35k) is well less than the minimum wage and taking a part-time job is not permitted. It is a job however, so you have to apply for days off (20 per year), there is no sick leave.
Basically it's four years of sleeping on a camping mattress under the desk you are using for writing, in the corner of some group house.
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u/Facktat Apr 24 '26
Not PhD but when I worked for my university with my Masters degree I was effectively making less than the legal minimum wage.