# @life_and_sunshine on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNQoEUCM8GG
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63278842-life-and-sunshine-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-12T15:21:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Nat ☀️ (@life_and_sunshine) — https://gondola.cc/life_and_sunshine

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I mean…. Whaaaaaat?? 👀 I used to think the same thing too 😂 but I have long since changed my mind on the topic 😇 Plus, being in industry has taught me that I’m in the right place for me at the moment 😊
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I’m not saying academia doesn’t have its perks 😁 I just personally had a really rough time at the end of my PhD 😮‍💨 I was overworked and not supported and really really close to a burn out 🔥 I knew I needed to do something else afterwards because I couldn’t keep going the way I was 😅
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And I think a part of that traumatic experience still lives within me when I hear people wanna stay in academia 😂🙈 I am happy for you!! I just can’t imagine doing it myself 😇
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#phd #phdstudentsofinstagram #phdstudentlife #science #phds #phdlife #academia #academics #darkacademia

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