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Let's talk #academiclife relocation as a #postdoc #phdchat
I just moved across the country (Louisiana to California) for a great govt postdoc. Big pay raise, benefits, a real job, etc.
I don't know if I can pay my rent next month. Here's why.
I just moved across the country (Louisiana to California) for a great govt postdoc. Big pay raise, benefits, a real job, etc.
I don't know if I can pay my rent next month. Here's why.
I had to pay $3,000 to move my family and me. We shipped whatever we couldn't sell and drove. We stayed with family to avoid lodging, made our lunches, and had our spending on lock down.
I won't be reimbursed for a penny because my job isn't a permanent position.
I won't be reimbursed for a penny because my job isn't a permanent position.
Because we couldn't afford to visit first to find housing, we had to go in blind (I interviewed in person at a conference).
To get into a duplex, we had to front another $4,000. Just to sign the lease!!
To get into a duplex, we had to front another $4,000. Just to sign the lease!!
So I left #postdoc, and I left #adjunct and went into #industry. There are two things I wish I knew when making this transition, and I hope it may help you...
...I didn’t know what buzzwords to put on my resume to make it reflect, in #industry terms, my skills. For #STEM academics, I’ve learned that a lot of what we do includes systems engineering, and project management...
...now this may be obvious to some of you, esp the E part of #stem, but I didn’t know this. I recommend looking up buzzwords for sys eng and project management...
