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		cortesoft on March 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: ‘A toxic culture of overwork’: The graduate studen... Can I ask what field you are in? I work in software, and many of my colleagues have PhDs... and many of my colleagues never went to college. They all seem to get along fine, and the ones who have PhDs are usually playing down their credentials.

wpasc on March 17, 2019 | [–]

I can't speak for the person to whom your replying, but at any big tech company doing anything with recommendations, machine learning, etc. will have teams where having a PhD is huge especially when being considered for promotions

ambicapter on March 17, 2019 | [–]

In software, not at a FAANG, but in ecommerce.

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