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Originally Posted by PyramidsofMars

I know that academics work their asses off. I've seen them do it. They also do it in a field they love. I know I hate the corporate world. It isn't even a matter of 'those corporate s!', it's really more a matter of my finding the whole thing extremely dull. Everyone talks about the 'real world', and I just don't undertand why I should accept being bored for the rest of my working life the 'real world'. I dunno, maybe academia is really just what I was meant to do. Maybe I should try a field that has less competition, like psychology, neuroscience, or even film studies. Not saying those paths are easy, just that they don't seem to be (based on talking to people in those fields) to be as competitive as English.

40k doesn't even seem like too bad a salary to me. All I need is a roof over my head, books to read, a television set, and enough money left over to buy some good beer and nice cigars now and then

You want 40K? Just be a manager at McD's then.