Come out of the colonial thinking.
by Welcome on Jan 18, 2008 06:46 PM
The writer is trying to save the sole of "Ph.D", it looks like this is a desperate attempt to regain the perception a Ph.D had. If left alone the market value of a Ph.D has a risk of falling to a lowest lever ever.
It all started with outsourcing industry. We, the young India went through lot of phases and had to learn lot of new things with this outsourcing industry and finally lost innocence. One important thing we learned was firing an employee. Ask any HR guy and he'll tell you that firing a Ph.D guy was a hardest thing just because of the hype and perception around the degree. All my life I have not seen a worthy Ph.D scholar, including some in my close family circles. I have known some friends who pursued Ph.D just because they had no other choice. These are the guys who could not get a job and to retain the visa status they went for Ph.D. I have also known some colleagues who would never revile that they are Ph.D so that they can keep the expectations low. May be, I might have interacted with very few people but I don't think that I have an adverse selection. I would say, let the market forces decide the value of a Ph.D
