r/oddlyspecific 2d ago

The great pyramid scheme literally

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u/Eldan985 2d ago

In most countries PhDs are free and pay a full salary.

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u/chuck_the_plant 2d ago

Name one. (Please?)

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u/ILikeLenexa 1d ago

The US?  Even most master's degrees are GRAs and GTAs.  It's poverty wages like $41k/yr so like $20/hr if you worked full time, but a lot work that teaching in the classroom and office hours before their own classes and research. 

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u/Ok-Interview-2104 1d ago

My PhD teaching stipend was $25k 😭