Doesn’t have to be thousands of dollars. Just a thing you spent money on that turned out to be a complete waste.

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    My wife went back several years after under grad for a phd. Biochem. It’s probably had a negative effect on job prospects. Either over qualified or under experienced. She’s currently making minimum wage doing care work. Never got a job where a phd was an advantage.

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      That’s my perspective as well, we’re either overqualified or underexperienced, as you said. For, personally, it also took a toll mentally, both because the journey was tough due to the pursuit of funding, but also because I finished during COVID, which took any chance away, due to the absolute lack of networking happening at the time.

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        Yeah my wife was the same. 2018-2023. Delayed a little over a year because they shut the labs for months and limited occupancy when it opened. Basically 3 years she hardly saw anyone.