Comment on To all those guys who took the conservative banking jobsparentComments−hugh17yJob security for postdocs? I've never heard of a postdoc losing their job.Sure, you might be only funded for a year at a time, but at least the money runs out on a predetermined date rather than unexpectedly one Friday.Maybe my experiences are just limited, though.−timr17yProblem is, it takes a lot longer to find work as a post-doc than as a programmer. The money may run out on predictable, yearly intervals, but what do you do once it's gone? Get a faculty position? (Because we all know that's easy.)
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Job security for postdocs? I've never heard of a postdoc losing their job.
Sure, you might be only funded for a year at a time, but at least the money runs out on a predetermined date rather than unexpectedly one Friday.
Maybe my experiences are just limited, though.
Problem is, it takes a lot longer to find work as a post-doc than as a programmer. The money may run out on predictable, yearly intervals, but what do you do once it's gone? Get a faculty position? (Because we all know that's easy.)