Quote: (11-07-2014 03:35 AM)future Wrote:You're not going to be getting laid a ton if you're unhappy with your job, and constantly stressed out.
I am soon about to get a PhD in computer science and I have two options careerwise: 1) go to Wall Street and become a quant, 2) do a series of postdocs and attempt to become a prof.
I am inclined towards picking the one that's better in the getting laid department. Wall Street will give me pretty much three times the salary of a postdoc. Plus, from what I understand, a bank job is a high status job. A prof is perhaps also a high status job, but the job market in academia is quite fucked up and almost everyone waits for at least 3 years before getting a professorship.
If it's true that (1) is clearly better than (2) in the getting laid department, then it will make my decision very simple. Does anyone know which one of the two is better?
If you're happy with your life and fulfilled, it'll keep you positive. So keep that in mind. Being overworked won't leave you time for getting laid. I know being a professor has a lot of perks, including far more flexibility. Its a damn good job if you can get tenure.
But keep in mind the job market. Being happy and fulfilled is good and all, but you won't be either if you're broke. I know competition is tight for academic jobs nowdays.