On the one hand, academia is forming too many PhD with respect to the number of postdoc availabilities, but on the other hand it is also good that such people formed by the academic system can easily go back to the private sector (in addition that not everybody can live a postdoc life due to the hard conditions). It is a plus for the society.
The real problem to me (at least in France) is that the value of the PhD is really underestimated by the private sector.
@aizensou: good luck with the new life!
The private sector is better than academia anyway :P
Respectfully,
@justtryme90, PhD in the biotech industry.
Lol!
Actually, it highly depends how you define your own standards. The private sector may be more suitable for some people and academia better for others. Taking my personal example, I do not see myself working in the private sector at all. I need this personal satisfaction of transmitting something to the younger generations of students. Or at least having the impression I am doing it :p
Private sector or academia, you are ending up by working someone else's work, except you are very exceptional at what you are doing, or superb lucky.
At private sector you might have the financial stability, but it doesn't sound like a happy end for me.
In academia, I have the responsibility to teach a 4 hours course per week for students. Another time waster for me :D
If you have any interest in still chatting science, maybe join the #steemSTEM channel on steemit.chat with us? It's purpose will hopefully become more clear in the coming days.
I tend not to agree about academia, or at least in my field. We are generally working as groups of collaborators aiming towards a common direction. We are not directly working for anyone. Some may of course have directives from their bosses, but this consists only of a fraction of the working time.
Concerning teaching, some people like it, so other not ;)